What color is #7C898F?

#7C898F is a gray, closest to the named color Serious Cloud. It belongs to the gray family of colors.

What is the RGB value of #7C898F?

The RGB value is 124, 137, 143: 124 red, 137 green and 143 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.

What is the complementary color of #7C898F?

The complementary color is #8F827C, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.

Is black or white text better on #7C898F?

Black text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 5.83:1 and white text 3.6:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.

#7C898F color

#7C898F rgb(124, 137, 143)

Shades of gray

The hex color #7C898F is a gray.

In the RGB color model it is made of 48.6% red, 53.7% green and 56.1% blue (124, 137, 143).

Its hue angle is 199°, with 8% saturation and 52% lightness. For print, the CMYK equivalent is 13% cyan, 4% magenta, 0% yellow and 44% black.

The closest named color is Serious Cloud (#7D848B), a difference of 3.2 ΔE, a small difference.

Black text is the more readable choice on this background (contrast 5.83:1).

#7C898F color codes

HEX	`#7C898F`
RGB	`rgb(124, 137, 143)`
RGB percent	`rgb(48.6%, 53.7%, 56.1%)`
HSL	`hsl(199, 8%, 52%)`
HSV / HSB	`hsv(199, 13%, 56%)`
CMYK	`cmyk(13%, 4%, 0%, 44%)`
CIE LAB	`lab(56.25, -3.42, -4.81)`
CIE LCH	`lch(56.25, 5.9, 234.62)`
CIE XYZ	`xyz(22.215, 24.159, 29.474)`
Decimal	`8161679`
Short hex	`None (no 3-digit form)`

Color harmonies

Colors that go with #7C898F, 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 #7C898F	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	5.83:1	Pass	Fail	Pass
Sample text	3.6:1	Fail	Fail	Pass

#7C898F as text on	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	3.6:1	Fail	Fail	Pass
Sample text	5.83:1	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 #7C898F looks to people with the most common types of color vision deficiency.

CSS examples

.background { background-color: #7c898f; }
.text { color: #7c898f; }
.border { border: 2px solid #7c898f; }
.transparent { background-color: rgb(124 137 143 / 50%); }
.gradient { background: linear-gradient(to right, #7c898f, #7c808f); }

Background

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Questions

What color is #7C898F?: #7C898F is a gray, closest to the named color Serious Cloud. It belongs to the gray family of colors.
What is the RGB value of #7C898F?: The RGB value is 124, 137, 143: 124 red, 137 green and 143 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.
What is the complementary color of #7C898F?: The complementary color is #8F827C, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.
Is black or white text better on #7C898F?: Black text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 5.83:1 and white text 3.6:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.