What color is #7C8080?

#7C8080 is a gray, closest to the named color Whale. It belongs to the gray family of colors.

What is the RGB value of #7C8080?

The RGB value is 124, 128, 128: 124 red, 128 green and 128 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.

What is the complementary color of #7C8080?

The complementary color is #807C7C, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.

Is black or white text better on #7C8080?

Black text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 5.26:1 and white text 4:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.

#7C8080 color

#7C8080 rgb(124, 128, 128)

Shades of gray

The hex color #7C8080 is a gray.

In the RGB color model it is made of 48.6% red, 50.2% green and 50.2% blue (124, 128, 128).

Its hue angle is 180°, with 2% saturation and 49% lightness. For print, the CMYK equivalent is 3% cyan, 0% magenta, 0% yellow and 50% black.

The closest named color is Whale (#7C8181), a difference of 0.6 ΔE, which is barely visible.

Black text is the more readable choice on this background (contrast 5.26:1).

#7C8080 color codes

HEX	`#7C8080`
RGB	`rgb(124, 128, 128)`
RGB percent	`rgb(48.6%, 50.2%, 50.2%)`
HSL	`hsl(180, 2%, 49%)`
HSV / HSB	`hsv(180, 3%, 50%)`
CMYK	`cmyk(3%, 0%, 0%, 50%)`
CIE LAB	`lab(53.26, -1.49, -0.52)`
CIE LCH	`lch(53.26, 1.58, 199.24)`
CIE XYZ	`xyz(19.927, 21.282, 23.476)`
Decimal	`8159360`
Short hex	`None (no 3-digit form)`

Color harmonies

Colors that go with #7C8080, 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 #7C8080	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	5.26:1	Pass	Fail	Pass
Sample text	4:1	Fail	Fail	Pass

#7C8080 as text on	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	4:1	Fail	Fail	Pass
Sample text	5.26:1	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 #7C8080 looks to people with the most common types of color vision deficiency.

CSS examples

.background { background-color: #7c8080; }
.text { color: #7c8080; }
.border { border: 2px solid #7c8080; }
.transparent { background-color: rgb(124 128 128 / 50%); }
.gradient { background: linear-gradient(to right, #7c8080, #7c7e80); }

Background

Text color

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Questions

What color is #7C8080?: #7C8080 is a gray, closest to the named color Whale. It belongs to the gray family of colors.
What is the RGB value of #7C8080?: The RGB value is 124, 128, 128: 124 red, 128 green and 128 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.
What is the complementary color of #7C8080?: The complementary color is #807C7C, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.
Is black or white text better on #7C8080?: Black text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 5.26:1 and white text 4:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.