What color is #7B8A87?

#7B8A87 is a gray, closest to the named color Armour. It belongs to the gray family of colors.

What is the RGB value of #7B8A87?

The RGB value is 123, 138, 135: 123 red, 138 green and 135 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.

What is the complementary color of #7B8A87?

The complementary color is #8A7B7E, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.

Is black or white text better on #7B8A87?

Black text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 5.83:1 and white text 3.6:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.

#7B8A87 color

#7B8A87 rgb(123, 138, 135)

Shades of gray

The hex color #7B8A87 is a gray.

In the RGB color model it is made of 48.2% red, 54.1% green and 52.9% blue (123, 138, 135).

Its hue angle is 168°, with 6% saturation and 51% lightness. For print, the CMYK equivalent is 11% cyan, 0% magenta, 2% yellow and 46% black.

The closest named color is Armour (#74857F), a difference of 2.8 ΔE, a small difference.

Black text is the more readable choice on this background (contrast 5.83:1).

#7B8A87 color codes

HEX	`#7B8A87`
RGB	`rgb(123, 138, 135)`
RGB percent	`rgb(48.2%, 54.1%, 52.9%)`
HSL	`hsl(168, 6%, 51%)`
HSV / HSB	`hsv(168, 11%, 54%)`
CMYK	`cmyk(11%, 0%, 2%, 46%)`
CIE LAB	`lab(56.22, -6.05, -0.25)`
CIE LCH	`lch(56.22, 6.06, 182.32)`
CIE XYZ	`xyz(21.629, 24.137, 26.436)`
Decimal	`8096391`
Short hex	`None (no 3-digit form)`

Color harmonies

Colors that go with #7B8A87, based on their position on the color wheel.

Complementary

The color opposite on the color wheel (180°). Strongest contrast.

Analogous

Neighbors 30° either side. Calm, natural combinations.

Split complementary

The two colors next to the complement (150° and 210°).

Triadic

Three colors evenly spaced, 120° apart.

Tetradic (square)

Four colors 90° apart.

Shades, tints and tones

Shades (darker, mixed with black)

Tints (lighter, mixed with white)

Tones (mixed with gray)

Contrast and accessibility

Text on #7B8A87	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	5.83:1	Pass	Fail	Pass
Sample text	3.6:1	Fail	Fail	Pass

#7B8A87 as text on	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	3.6:1	Fail	Fail	Pass
Sample text	5.83:1	Pass	Fail	Pass

WCAG 2 asks for 4.5:1 for normal text (AA), 7:1 for AAA, and 3:1 for large text. Check other pairs.

Color blindness simulation

How #7B8A87 looks to people with the most common types of color vision deficiency.

CSS examples

.background { background-color: #7b8a87; }
.text { color: #7b8a87; }
.border { border: 2px solid #7b8a87; }
.transparent { background-color: rgb(123 138 135 / 50%); }
.gradient { background: linear-gradient(to right, #7b8a87, #7b858a); }

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Questions

What color is #7B8A87?: #7B8A87 is a gray, closest to the named color Armour. It belongs to the gray family of colors.
What is the RGB value of #7B8A87?: The RGB value is 123, 138, 135: 123 red, 138 green and 135 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.
What is the complementary color of #7B8A87?: The complementary color is #8A7B7E, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.
Is black or white text better on #7B8A87?: Black text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 5.83:1 and white text 3.6:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.