What color is #7C808D?

#7C808D is a gray, closest to the named color Silver Surfer. It belongs to the gray family of colors.

What is the RGB value of #7C808D?

The RGB value is 124, 128, 141: 124 red, 128 green and 141 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.

What is the complementary color of #7C808D?

The complementary color is #8D897C, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.

Is black or white text better on #7C808D?

Black text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 5.33:1 and white text 3.94:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.

#7C808D color

#7C808D rgb(124, 128, 141)

Shades of gray

The hex color #7C808D is a gray.

In the RGB color model it is made of 48.6% red, 50.2% green and 55.3% blue (124, 128, 141).

Its hue angle is 226°, with 7% saturation and 52% lightness. For print, the CMYK equivalent is 12% cyan, 9% magenta, 0% yellow and 45% black.

The closest named color is Silver Surfer (#7E7D88), a difference of 2.6 ΔE, a small difference.

Black text is the more readable choice on this background (contrast 5.33:1).

#7C808D color codes

HEX	`#7C808D`
RGB	`rgb(124, 128, 141)`
RGB percent	`rgb(48.6%, 50.2%, 55.3%)`
HSL	`hsl(226, 7%, 52%)`
HSV / HSB	`hsv(226, 12%, 55%)`
CMYK	`cmyk(12%, 9%, 0%, 45%)`
CIE LAB	`lab(53.65, 1.28, -7.51)`
CIE LCH	`lch(53.65, 7.62, 279.66)`
CIE XYZ	`xyz(20.838, 21.646, 28.274)`
Decimal	`8159373`
Short hex	`None (no 3-digit form)`

Color harmonies

Colors that go with #7C808D, 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 #7C808D	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	5.33:1	Pass	Fail	Pass
Sample text	3.94:1	Fail	Fail	Pass

#7C808D as text on	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	3.94:1	Fail	Fail	Pass
Sample text	5.33:1	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 #7C808D looks to people with the most common types of color vision deficiency.

CSS examples

.background { background-color: #7c808d; }
.text { color: #7c808d; }
.border { border: 2px solid #7c808d; }
.transparent { background-color: rgb(124 128 141 / 50%); }
.gradient { background: linear-gradient(to right, #7c808d, #817c8d); }

Background

Text color

Border

Similar colors

Closest common color name: Slate Gray.

Questions

What color is #7C808D?: #7C808D is a gray, closest to the named color Silver Surfer. It belongs to the gray family of colors.
What is the RGB value of #7C808D?: The RGB value is 124, 128, 141: 124 red, 128 green and 141 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.
What is the complementary color of #7C808D?: The complementary color is #8D897C, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.
Is black or white text better on #7C808D?: Black text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 5.33:1 and white text 3.94:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.