What color is #7C7E81?

#7C7E81 is a gray, closest to the named color Ironside. It belongs to the gray family of colors.

What is the RGB value of #7C7E81?

The RGB value is 124, 126, 129: 124 red, 126 green and 129 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.

What is the complementary color of #7C7E81?

The complementary color is #817F7C, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.

Is black or white text better on #7C7E81?

Black text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 5.16:1 and white text 4.07:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.

#7C7E81 color

#7C7E81 rgb(124, 126, 129)

Shades of gray

The hex color #7C7E81 is a gray.

In the RGB color model it is made of 48.6% red, 49.4% green and 50.6% blue (124, 126, 129).

Its hue angle is 216°, with 2% saturation and 50% lightness. For print, the CMYK equivalent is 4% cyan, 2% magenta, 0% yellow and 49% black.

The closest named color is Ironside (#7E8082), a difference of 0.9 ΔE, which is barely visible.

Black text is the more readable choice on this background (contrast 5.16:1).

#7C7E81 color codes

HEX	`#7C7E81`
RGB	`rgb(124, 126, 129)`
RGB percent	`rgb(48.6%, 49.4%, 50.6%)`
HSL	`hsl(216, 2%, 50%)`
HSV / HSB	`hsv(216, 4%, 51%)`
CMYK	`cmyk(4%, 2%, 0%, 49%)`
CIE LAB	`lab(52.72, -0.14, -1.89)`
CIE LCH	`lch(52.72, 1.89, 265.89)`
CIE XYZ	`xyz(19.735, 20.792, 23.738)`
Decimal	`8158849`
Short hex	`None (no 3-digit form)`

Color harmonies

Colors that go with #7C7E81, 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 #7C7E81	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	5.16:1	Pass	Fail	Pass
Sample text	4.07:1	Fail	Fail	Pass

#7C7E81 as text on	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	4.07:1	Fail	Fail	Pass
Sample text	5.16:1	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 #7C7E81 looks to people with the most common types of color vision deficiency.

CSS examples

.background { background-color: #7c7e81; }
.text { color: #7c7e81; }
.border { border: 2px solid #7c7e81; }
.transparent { background-color: rgb(124 126 129 / 50%); }
.gradient { background: linear-gradient(to right, #7c7e81, #7d7c81); }

Background

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Questions

What color is #7C7E81?: #7C7E81 is a gray, closest to the named color Ironside. It belongs to the gray family of colors.
What is the RGB value of #7C7E81?: The RGB value is 124, 126, 129: 124 red, 126 green and 129 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.
What is the complementary color of #7C7E81?: The complementary color is #817F7C, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.
Is black or white text better on #7C7E81?: Black text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 5.16:1 and white text 4.07:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.