What color is #7C8387?

#7C8387 is a gray, closest to the named color Serious Cloud. It belongs to the gray family of colors.

What is the RGB value of #7C8387?

The RGB value is 124, 131, 135: 124 red, 131 green and 135 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.

What is the complementary color of #7C8387?

The complementary color is #87807C, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.

Is black or white text better on #7C8387?

Black text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 5.45:1 and white text 3.85:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.

#7C8387 color

#7C8387 rgb(124, 131, 135)

Shades of gray

The hex color #7C8387 is a gray.

In the RGB color model it is made of 48.6% red, 51.4% green and 52.9% blue (124, 131, 135).

Its hue angle is 202°, with 4% saturation and 51% lightness. For print, the CMYK equivalent is 8% cyan, 3% magenta, 0% yellow and 47% black.

The closest named color is Serious Cloud (#7D848B), a difference of 1.7 ΔE, which is barely visible.

Black text is the more readable choice on this background (contrast 5.45:1).

#7C8387 color codes

HEX	`#7C8387`
RGB	`rgb(124, 131, 135)`
RGB percent	`rgb(48.6%, 51.4%, 52.9%)`
HSL	`hsl(202, 4%, 51%)`
HSV / HSB	`hsv(202, 8%, 53%)`
CMYK	`cmyk(8%, 3%, 0%, 47%)`
CIE LAB	`lab(54.31, -1.74, -3.05)`
CIE LCH	`lch(54.31, 3.51, 240.22)`
CIE XYZ	`xyz(20.801, 22.267, 26.119)`
Decimal	`8160135`
Short hex	`None (no 3-digit form)`

Color harmonies

Colors that go with #7C8387, 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 #7C8387	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	5.45:1	Pass	Fail	Pass
Sample text	3.85:1	Fail	Fail	Pass

#7C8387 as text on	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	3.85:1	Fail	Fail	Pass
Sample text	5.45:1	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 #7C8387 looks to people with the most common types of color vision deficiency.

CSS examples

.background { background-color: #7c8387; }
.text { color: #7c8387; }
.border { border: 2px solid #7c8387; }
.transparent { background-color: rgb(124 131 135 / 50%); }
.gradient { background: linear-gradient(to right, #7c8387, #7c7e87); }

Background

Text color

Border

Similar colors

Closest common color name: Gray.

Questions

What color is #7C8387?: #7C8387 is a gray, closest to the named color Serious Cloud. It belongs to the gray family of colors.
What is the RGB value of #7C8387?: The RGB value is 124, 131, 135: 124 red, 131 green and 135 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.
What is the complementary color of #7C8387?: The complementary color is #87807C, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.
Is black or white text better on #7C8387?: Black text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 5.45:1 and white text 3.85:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.