What color is #7B8C86?

#7B8C86 is a gray, closest to the named color Armour. It belongs to the gray family of colors.

What is the RGB value of #7B8C86?

The RGB value is 123, 140, 134: 123 red, 140 green and 134 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.

What is the complementary color of #7B8C86?

The complementary color is #8C7B81, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.

Is black or white text better on #7B8C86?

Black text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 5.94:1 and white text 3.54:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.

#7B8C86 color

#7B8C86 rgb(123, 140, 134)

Shades of gray

The hex color #7B8C86 is a gray.

In the RGB color model it is made of 48.2% red, 54.9% green and 52.5% blue (123, 140, 134).

Its hue angle is 159°, with 7% saturation and 52% lightness. For print, the CMYK equivalent is 12% cyan, 0% magenta, 4% yellow and 45% black.

The closest named color is Armour (#74857F), a difference of 2.6 ΔE, a small difference.

Black text is the more readable choice on this background (contrast 5.94:1).

#7B8C86 color codes

HEX	`#7B8C86`
RGB	`rgb(123, 140, 134)`
RGB percent	`rgb(48.2%, 54.9%, 52.5%)`
HSL	`hsl(159, 7%, 52%)`
HSV / HSB	`hsv(159, 12%, 55%)`
CMYK	`cmyk(12%, 0%, 4%, 45%)`
CIE LAB	`lab(56.77, -7.38, 1.13)`
CIE LCH	`lch(56.77, 7.46, 171.32)`
CIE XYZ	`xyz(21.849, 24.688, 26.164)`
Decimal	`8096902`
Short hex	`None (no 3-digit form)`

Color harmonies

Colors that go with #7B8C86, 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 #7B8C86	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	5.94:1	Pass	Fail	Pass
Sample text	3.54:1	Fail	Fail	Pass

#7B8C86 as text on	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	3.54:1	Fail	Fail	Pass
Sample text	5.94:1	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 #7B8C86 looks to people with the most common types of color vision deficiency.

CSS examples

.background { background-color: #7b8c86; }
.text { color: #7b8c86; }
.border { border: 2px solid #7b8c86; }
.transparent { background-color: rgb(123 140 134 / 50%); }
.gradient { background: linear-gradient(to right, #7b8c86, #7b8a8c); }

Background

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Questions

What color is #7B8C86?: #7B8C86 is a gray, closest to the named color Armour. It belongs to the gray family of colors.
What is the RGB value of #7B8C86?: The RGB value is 123, 140, 134: 123 red, 140 green and 134 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.
What is the complementary color of #7B8C86?: The complementary color is #8C7B81, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.
Is black or white text better on #7B8C86?: Black text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 5.94:1 and white text 3.54:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.