What color is #7C7D8E?

#7C7D8E is a gray, closest to the named color Your Shadow. It belongs to the gray family of colors.

What is the RGB value of #7C7D8E?

The RGB value is 124, 125, 142: 124 red, 125 green and 142 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.

What is the complementary color of #7C7D8E?

The complementary color is #8E8D7C, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.

Is black or white text better on #7C7D8E?

Black text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 5.18:1 and white text 4.05:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.

#7C7D8E color

#7C7D8E rgb(124, 125, 142)

Shades of gray

The hex color #7C7D8E is a gray.

In the RGB color model it is made of 48.6% red, 49% green and 55.7% blue (124, 125, 142).

Its hue angle is 237°, with 7% saturation and 52% lightness. For print, the CMYK equivalent is 13% cyan, 12% magenta, 0% yellow and 44% black.

The closest named color is Your Shadow (#787E93), a difference of 2.5 ΔE, a small difference.

Black text is the more readable choice on this background (contrast 5.18:1).

#7C7D8E color codes

HEX	`#7C7D8E`
RGB	`rgb(124, 125, 142)`
RGB percent	`rgb(48.6%, 49%, 55.7%)`
HSL	`hsl(237, 7%, 52%)`
HSV / HSB	`hsv(237, 13%, 56%)`
CMYK	`cmyk(13%, 12%, 0%, 44%)`
CIE LAB	`lab(52.85, 3.24, -9.3)`
CIE LCH	`lch(52.85, 9.84, 289.2)`
CIE XYZ	`xyz(20.527, 20.905, 28.54)`
Decimal	`8158606`
Short hex	`None (no 3-digit form)`

Color harmonies

Colors that go with #7C7D8E, 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 #7C7D8E	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	5.18:1	Pass	Fail	Pass
Sample text	4.05:1	Fail	Fail	Pass

#7C7D8E as text on	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	4.05:1	Fail	Fail	Pass
Sample text	5.18:1	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 #7C7D8E looks to people with the most common types of color vision deficiency.

CSS examples

.background { background-color: #7c7d8e; }
.text { color: #7c7d8e; }
.border { border: 2px solid #7c7d8e; }
.transparent { background-color: rgb(124 125 142 / 50%); }
.gradient { background: linear-gradient(to right, #7c7d8e, #847c8e); }

Background

Text color

Border

Similar colors

Closest common color name: Slate Gray.

Questions

What color is #7C7D8E?: #7C7D8E is a gray, closest to the named color Your Shadow. It belongs to the gray family of colors.
What is the RGB value of #7C7D8E?: The RGB value is 124, 125, 142: 124 red, 125 green and 142 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.
What is the complementary color of #7C7D8E?: The complementary color is #8E8D7C, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.
Is black or white text better on #7C7D8E?: Black text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 5.18:1 and white text 4.05:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.