What color is #7C7F82?

#7C7F82 is a gray, closest to the named color Ironside. It belongs to the gray family of colors.

What is the RGB value of #7C7F82?

The RGB value is 124, 127, 130: 124 red, 127 green and 130 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.

What is the complementary color of #7C7F82?

The complementary color is #827F7C, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.

Is black or white text better on #7C7F82?

Black text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 5.22:1 and white text 4.03:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.

#7C7F82 color

#7C7F82 rgb(124, 127, 130)

Shades of gray

The hex color #7C7F82 is a gray.

In the RGB color model it is made of 48.6% red, 49.8% green and 51% blue (124, 127, 130).

Its hue angle is 210°, with 2% saturation and 50% lightness. For print, the CMYK equivalent is 5% cyan, 2% magenta, 0% yellow and 49% black.

The closest named color is Ironside (#7E8082), a difference of 0.8 ΔE, which is barely visible.

Black text is the more readable choice on this background (contrast 5.22:1).

#7C7F82 color codes

HEX	`#7C7F82`
RGB	`rgb(124, 127, 130)`
RGB percent	`rgb(48.6%, 49.8%, 51%)`
HSL	`hsl(210, 2%, 50%)`
HSV / HSB	`hsv(210, 5%, 51%)`
CMYK	`cmyk(5%, 2%, 0%, 49%)`
CIE LAB	`lab(53.03, -0.5, -2.01)`
CIE LCH	`lch(53.03, 2.08, 255.97)`
CIE XYZ	`xyz(19.93, 21.075, 24.133)`
Decimal	`8159106`
Short hex	`None (no 3-digit form)`

Color harmonies

Colors that go with #7C7F82, 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 #7C7F82	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	5.22:1	Pass	Fail	Pass
Sample text	4.03:1	Fail	Fail	Pass

#7C7F82 as text on	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	4.03:1	Fail	Fail	Pass
Sample text	5.22:1	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 #7C7F82 looks to people with the most common types of color vision deficiency.

CSS examples

.background { background-color: #7c7f82; }
.text { color: #7c7f82; }
.border { border: 2px solid #7c7f82; }
.transparent { background-color: rgb(124 127 130 / 50%); }
.gradient { background: linear-gradient(to right, #7c7f82, #7c7c82); }

Background

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Questions

What color is #7C7F82?: #7C7F82 is a gray, closest to the named color Ironside. It belongs to the gray family of colors.
What is the RGB value of #7C7F82?: The RGB value is 124, 127, 130: 124 red, 127 green and 130 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.
What is the complementary color of #7C7F82?: The complementary color is #827F7C, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.
Is black or white text better on #7C7F82?: Black text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 5.22:1 and white text 4.03:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.