What color is #7C898A?

#7C898A is a gray, closest to the named color Classic Movie. It belongs to the gray family of colors.

What is the RGB value of #7C898A?

The RGB value is 124, 137, 138: 124 red, 137 green and 138 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.

What is the complementary color of #7C898A?

The complementary color is #8A7D7C, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.

Is black or white text better on #7C898A?

Black text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 5.8:1 and white text 3.62:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.

#7C898A color

#7C898A rgb(124, 137, 138)

Shades of gray

The hex color #7C898A is a gray.

In the RGB color model it is made of 48.6% red, 53.7% green and 54.1% blue (124, 137, 138).

Its hue angle is 184°, with 6% saturation and 51% lightness. For print, the CMYK equivalent is 10% cyan, 1% magenta, 0% yellow and 46% black.

The closest named color is Classic Movie (#728284), a difference of 3 ΔE, a small difference.

Black text is the more readable choice on this background (contrast 5.8:1).

#7C898A color codes

HEX	`#7C898A`
RGB	`rgb(124, 137, 138)`
RGB percent	`rgb(48.6%, 53.7%, 54.1%)`
HSL	`hsl(184, 6%, 51%)`
HSV / HSB	`hsv(184, 10%, 54%)`
CMYK	`cmyk(10%, 1%, 0%, 46%)`
CIE LAB	`lab(56.1, -4.5, -2.15)`
CIE LCH	`lch(56.1, 4.99, 205.52)`
CIE XYZ	`xyz(21.844, 24.011, 27.524)`
Decimal	`8161674`
Short hex	`None (no 3-digit form)`

Color harmonies

Colors that go with #7C898A, 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 #7C898A	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	5.8:1	Pass	Fail	Pass
Sample text	3.62:1	Fail	Fail	Pass

#7C898A as text on	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	3.62:1	Fail	Fail	Pass
Sample text	5.8:1	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 #7C898A looks to people with the most common types of color vision deficiency.

CSS examples

.background { background-color: #7c898a; }
.text { color: #7c898a; }
.border { border: 2px solid #7c898a; }
.transparent { background-color: rgb(124 137 138 / 50%); }
.gradient { background: linear-gradient(to right, #7c898a, #7c828a); }

Background

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Questions

What color is #7C898A?: #7C898A is a gray, closest to the named color Classic Movie. It belongs to the gray family of colors.
What is the RGB value of #7C898A?: The RGB value is 124, 137, 138: 124 red, 137 green and 138 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.
What is the complementary color of #7C898A?: The complementary color is #8A7D7C, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.
Is black or white text better on #7C898A?: Black text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 5.8:1 and white text 3.62:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.