What color is #7C8988?

#7C8988 is a gray, closest to the named color Classic Movie. It belongs to the gray family of colors.

What is the RGB value of #7C8988?

The RGB value is 124, 137, 136: 124 red, 137 green and 136 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.

What is the complementary color of #7C8988?

The complementary color is #897C7D, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.

Is black or white text better on #7C8988?

Black text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 5.79:1 and white text 3.63:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.

#7C8988 color

#7C8988 rgb(124, 137, 136)

Shades of gray

The hex color #7C8988 is a gray.

In the RGB color model it is made of 48.6% red, 53.7% green and 53.3% blue (124, 137, 136).

Its hue angle is 175°, with 5% saturation and 51% lightness. For print, the CMYK equivalent is 9% cyan, 0% magenta, 1% yellow and 46% black.

The closest named color is Classic Movie (#728284), a difference of 3.3 ΔE, a small difference.

Black text is the more readable choice on this background (contrast 5.79:1).

#7C8988 color codes

HEX	`#7C8988`
RGB	`rgb(124, 137, 136)`
RGB percent	`rgb(48.6%, 53.7%, 53.3%)`
HSL	`hsl(175, 5%, 51%)`
HSV / HSB	`hsv(175, 9%, 54%)`
CMYK	`cmyk(9%, 0%, 1%, 46%)`
CIE LAB	`lab(56.04, -4.93, -1.08)`
CIE LCH	`lch(56.04, 5.04, 192.37)`
CIE XYZ	`xyz(21.701, 23.954, 26.768)`
Decimal	`8161672`
Short hex	`None (no 3-digit form)`

Color harmonies

Colors that go with #7C8988, 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 #7C8988	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	5.79:1	Pass	Fail	Pass
Sample text	3.63:1	Fail	Fail	Pass

#7C8988 as text on	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	3.63:1	Fail	Fail	Pass
Sample text	5.79:1	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 #7C8988 looks to people with the most common types of color vision deficiency.

CSS examples

.background { background-color: #7c8988; }
.text { color: #7c8988; }
.border { border: 2px solid #7c8988; }
.transparent { background-color: rgb(124 137 136 / 50%); }
.gradient { background: linear-gradient(to right, #7c8988, #7c8389); }

Background

Text color

Border

Similar colors

Closest common color name: Pewter.

Questions

What color is #7C8988?: #7C8988 is a gray, closest to the named color Classic Movie. It belongs to the gray family of colors.
What is the RGB value of #7C8988?: The RGB value is 124, 137, 136: 124 red, 137 green and 136 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.
What is the complementary color of #7C8988?: The complementary color is #897C7D, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.
Is black or white text better on #7C8988?: Black text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 5.79:1 and white text 3.63:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.