What color is #7C7C8D?

#7C7C8D is a gray, closest to the named color Silver Surfer. It belongs to the gray family of colors.

What is the RGB value of #7C7C8D?

The RGB value is 124, 124, 141: 124 red, 124 green and 141 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.

What is the complementary color of #7C7C8D?

The complementary color is #8D8D7C, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.

Is black or white text better on #7C7C8D?

Black text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 5.12:1 and white text 4.1:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.

#7C7C8D color

#7C7C8D rgb(124, 124, 141)

Shades of gray

The hex color #7C7C8D is a gray.

In the RGB color model it is made of 48.6% red, 48.6% green and 55.3% blue (124, 124, 141).

Its hue angle is 240°, with 7% saturation and 52% lightness. For print, the CMYK equivalent is 12% cyan, 12% magenta, 0% yellow and 45% black.

The closest named color is Silver Surfer (#7E7D88), a difference of 2.7 ΔE, a small difference.

Black text is the more readable choice on this background (contrast 5.12:1).

#7C7C8D color codes

HEX	`#7C7C8D`
RGB	`rgb(124, 124, 141)`
RGB percent	`rgb(48.6%, 48.6%, 55.3%)`
HSL	`hsl(240, 7%, 52%)`
HSV / HSB	`hsv(240, 12%, 55%)`
CMYK	`cmyk(12%, 12%, 0%, 45%)`
CIE LAB	`lab(52.53, 3.6, -9.18)`
CIE LCH	`lch(52.53, 9.86, 291.4)`
CIE XYZ	`xyz(20.327, 20.623, 28.104)`
Decimal	`8158349`
Short hex	`None (no 3-digit form)`

Color harmonies

Colors that go with #7C7C8D, 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 #7C7C8D	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	5.12:1	Pass	Fail	Pass
Sample text	4.1:1	Fail	Fail	Pass

#7C7C8D as text on	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	4.1:1	Fail	Fail	Pass
Sample text	5.12:1	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 #7C7C8D looks to people with the most common types of color vision deficiency.

CSS examples

.background { background-color: #7c7c8d; }
.text { color: #7c7c8d; }
.border { border: 2px solid #7c7c8d; }
.transparent { background-color: rgb(124 124 141 / 50%); }
.gradient { background: linear-gradient(to right, #7c7c8d, #857c8d); }

Background

Text color

Border

Similar colors

Closest common color name: Space Gray.

Questions

What color is #7C7C8D?: #7C7C8D is a gray, closest to the named color Silver Surfer. It belongs to the gray family of colors.
What is the RGB value of #7C7C8D?: The RGB value is 124, 124, 141: 124 red, 124 green and 141 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.
What is the complementary color of #7C7C8D?: The complementary color is #8D8D7C, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.
Is black or white text better on #7C7C8D?: Black text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 5.12:1 and white text 4.1:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.