What color is #7C847C?

#7C847C is a gray, closest to the named color Happy Hippo. It belongs to the gray family of colors.

What is the RGB value of #7C847C?

The RGB value is 124, 132, 124: 124 red, 132 green and 124 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.

What is the complementary color of #7C847C?

The complementary color is #847C84, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.

Is black or white text better on #7C847C?

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.

#7C847C color

#7C847C rgb(124, 132, 124)

Shades of gray

The hex color #7C847C is a gray.

In the RGB color model it is made of 48.6% red, 51.8% green and 48.6% blue (124, 132, 124).

Its hue angle is 120°, with 3% saturation and 50% lightness. For print, the CMYK equivalent is 6% cyan, 0% magenta, 6% yellow and 48% black.

The closest named color is Happy Hippo (#818581), a difference of 3.1 ΔE, a small difference.

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

#7C847C color codes

HEX	`#7C847C`
RGB	`rgb(124, 132, 124)`
RGB percent	`rgb(48.6%, 51.8%, 48.6%)`
HSL	`hsl(120, 3%, 50%)`
HSV / HSB	`hsv(120, 6%, 52%)`
CMYK	`cmyk(6%, 0%, 6%, 48%)`
CIE LAB	`lab(54.28, -4.56, 3.3)`
CIE LCH	`lch(54.28, 5.63, 144.11)`
CIE XYZ	`xyz(20.201, 22.243, 22.294)`
Decimal	`8160380`
Short hex	`None (no 3-digit form)`

Color harmonies

Colors that go with #7C847C, 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 #7C847C	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	5.45:1	Pass	Fail	Pass
Sample text	3.85:1	Fail	Fail	Pass

#7C847C 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 #7C847C looks to people with the most common types of color vision deficiency.

CSS examples

.background { background-color: #7c847c; }
.text { color: #7c847c; }
.border { border: 2px solid #7c847c; }
.transparent { background-color: rgb(124 132 124 / 50%); }
.gradient { background: linear-gradient(to right, #7c847c, #7c8480); }

Background

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Questions

What color is #7C847C?: #7C847C is a gray, closest to the named color Happy Hippo. It belongs to the gray family of colors.
What is the RGB value of #7C847C?: The RGB value is 124, 132, 124: 124 red, 132 green and 124 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.
What is the complementary color of #7C847C?: The complementary color is #847C84, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.
Is black or white text better on #7C847C?: 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.