What color is #7B8E93?

#7B8E93 is a grayish cyan, closest to the named color Inland Waters. It belongs to the gray family of colors.

What is the RGB value of #7B8E93?

The RGB value is 123, 142, 147: 123 red, 142 green and 147 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.

What is the complementary color of #7B8E93?

The complementary color is #93807B, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.

Is black or white text better on #7B8E93?

Black text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 6.13:1 and white text 3.42:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.

#7B8E93 color

#7B8E93 rgb(123, 142, 147)

Shades of gray

The hex color #7B8E93 is a grayish cyan.

In the RGB color model it is made of 48.2% red, 55.7% green and 57.6% blue (123, 142, 147).

Its hue angle is 192°, with 10% saturation and 53% lightness. For print, the CMYK equivalent is 16% cyan, 3% magenta, 0% yellow and 42% black.

The closest named color is Inland Waters (#7C939D), a difference of 2.8 ΔE, a small difference.

Black text is the more readable choice on this background (contrast 6.13:1).

#7B8E93 color codes

HEX	`#7B8E93`
RGB	`rgb(123, 142, 147)`
RGB percent	`rgb(48.2%, 55.7%, 57.6%)`
HSL	`hsl(192, 10%, 53%)`
HSV / HSB	`hsv(192, 16%, 58%)`
CMYK	`cmyk(16%, 3%, 0%, 42%)`
CIE LAB	`lab(57.72, -5.68, -4.95)`
CIE LCH	`lch(57.72, 7.53, 221.04)`
CIE XYZ	`xyz(23.106, 25.663, 31.334)`
Decimal	`8097427`
Short hex	`None (no 3-digit form)`

Color harmonies

Colors that go with #7B8E93, 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 #7B8E93	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	6.13:1	Pass	Fail	Pass
Sample text	3.42:1	Fail	Fail	Pass

#7B8E93 as text on	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	3.42:1	Fail	Fail	Pass
Sample text	6.13:1	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 #7B8E93 looks to people with the most common types of color vision deficiency.

CSS examples

.background { background-color: #7b8e93; }
.text { color: #7b8e93; }
.border { border: 2px solid #7b8e93; }
.transparent { background-color: rgb(123 142 147 / 50%); }
.gradient { background: linear-gradient(to right, #7b8e93, #7b8293); }

Background

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Questions

What color is #7B8E93?: #7B8E93 is a grayish cyan, closest to the named color Inland Waters. It belongs to the gray family of colors.
What is the RGB value of #7B8E93?: The RGB value is 123, 142, 147: 123 red, 142 green and 147 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.
What is the complementary color of #7B8E93?: The complementary color is #93807B, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.
Is black or white text better on #7B8E93?: Black text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 6.13:1 and white text 3.42:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.