What color is #7C8786?

#7C8786 is a gray, closest to the named color Classic Movie. It belongs to the gray family of colors.

What is the RGB value of #7C8786?

The RGB value is 124, 135, 134: 124 red, 135 green and 134 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.

What is the complementary color of #7C8786?

The complementary color is #877C7D, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.

Is black or white text better on #7C8786?

Black text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 5.67:1 and white text 3.71:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.

#7C8786 color

#7C8786 rgb(124, 135, 134)

Shades of gray

The hex color #7C8786 is a gray.

In the RGB color model it is made of 48.6% red, 52.9% green and 52.5% blue (124, 135, 134).

Its hue angle is 175°, with 4% saturation and 51% lightness. For print, the CMYK equivalent is 8% cyan, 0% magenta, 1% yellow and 47% black.

The closest named color is Classic Movie (#728284), a difference of 3.1 ΔE, a small difference.

Black text is the more readable choice on this background (contrast 5.67:1).

#7C8786 color codes

HEX	`#7C8786`
RGB	`rgb(124, 135, 134)`
RGB percent	`rgb(48.6%, 52.9%, 52.5%)`
HSL	`hsl(175, 4%, 51%)`
HSV / HSB	`hsv(175, 8%, 53%)`
CMYK	`cmyk(8%, 0%, 1%, 47%)`
CIE LAB	`lab(55.41, -4.22, -0.84)`
CIE LCH	`lch(55.41, 4.3, 191.3)`
CIE XYZ	`xyz(21.278, 23.334, 25.933)`
Decimal	`8161158`
Short hex	`None (no 3-digit form)`

Color harmonies

Colors that go with #7C8786, 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 #7C8786	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	5.67:1	Pass	Fail	Pass
Sample text	3.71:1	Fail	Fail	Pass

#7C8786 as text on	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	3.71:1	Fail	Fail	Pass
Sample text	5.67:1	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 #7C8786 looks to people with the most common types of color vision deficiency.

CSS examples

.background { background-color: #7c8786; }
.text { color: #7c8786; }
.border { border: 2px solid #7c8786; }
.transparent { background-color: rgb(124 135 134 / 50%); }
.gradient { background: linear-gradient(to right, #7c8786, #7c8387); }

Background

Text color

Border

Similar colors

Closest common color name: Battleship Gray.

Questions

What color is #7C8786?: #7C8786 is a gray, closest to the named color Classic Movie. It belongs to the gray family of colors.
What is the RGB value of #7C8786?: The RGB value is 124, 135, 134: 124 red, 135 green and 134 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.
What is the complementary color of #7C8786?: The complementary color is #877C7D, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.
Is black or white text better on #7C8786?: Black text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 5.67:1 and white text 3.71:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.