What color is #7C8784?

#7C8784 is a gray, closest to the named color Happy Hippo. It belongs to the gray family of colors.

What is the RGB value of #7C8784?

The RGB value is 124, 135, 132: 124 red, 135 green and 132 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.

What is the complementary color of #7C8784?

The complementary color is #877C7F, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.

Is black or white text better on #7C8784?

Black text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 5.66:1 and white text 3.71:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.

#7C8784 color

#7C8784 rgb(124, 135, 132)

Shades of gray

The hex color #7C8784 is a gray.

In the RGB color model it is made of 48.6% red, 52.9% green and 51.8% blue (124, 135, 132).

Its hue angle is 164°, with 4% saturation and 51% lightness. For print, the CMYK equivalent is 8% cyan, 0% magenta, 2% yellow and 47% black.

The closest named color is Happy Hippo (#818581), a difference of 3.2 ΔE, a small difference.

Black text is the more readable choice on this background (contrast 5.66:1).

#7C8784 color codes

HEX	`#7C8784`
RGB	`rgb(124, 135, 132)`
RGB percent	`rgb(48.6%, 52.9%, 51.8%)`
HSL	`hsl(164, 4%, 51%)`
HSV / HSB	`hsv(164, 8%, 53%)`
CMYK	`cmyk(8%, 0%, 2%, 47%)`
CIE LAB	`lab(55.36, -4.64, 0.23)`
CIE LCH	`lch(55.36, 4.64, 177.16)`
CIE XYZ	`xyz(21.14, 23.279, 25.205)`
Decimal	`8161156`
Short hex	`None (no 3-digit form)`

Color harmonies

Colors that go with #7C8784, 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 #7C8784	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	5.66:1	Pass	Fail	Pass
Sample text	3.71:1	Fail	Fail	Pass

#7C8784 as text on	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	3.71:1	Fail	Fail	Pass
Sample text	5.66:1	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 #7C8784 looks to people with the most common types of color vision deficiency.

CSS examples

.background { background-color: #7c8784; }
.text { color: #7c8784; }
.border { border: 2px solid #7c8784; }
.transparent { background-color: rgb(124 135 132 / 50%); }
.gradient { background: linear-gradient(to right, #7c8784, #7c8487); }

Background

Text color

Border

Similar colors

Closest common color name: Smoke.

Questions

What color is #7C8784?: #7C8784 is a gray, closest to the named color Happy Hippo. It belongs to the gray family of colors.
What is the RGB value of #7C8784?: The RGB value is 124, 135, 132: 124 red, 135 green and 132 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.
What is the complementary color of #7C8784?: The complementary color is #877C7F, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.
Is black or white text better on #7C8784?: Black text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 5.66:1 and white text 3.71:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.