What color is #7C8F89?

#7C8F89 is a gray, closest to the named color Mummy’s Tomb. It belongs to the gray family of colors.

What is the RGB value of #7C8F89?

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

What is the complementary color of #7C8F89?

The complementary color is #8F7C82, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.

Is black or white text better on #7C8F89?

Black text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 6.15:1 and white text 3.42:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.

#7C8F89 color

#7C8F89 rgb(124, 143, 137)

Shades of gray

The hex color #7C8F89 is a gray.

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

Its hue angle is 161°, with 8% saturation and 52% lightness. For print, the CMYK equivalent is 13% cyan, 0% magenta, 4% yellow and 44% black.

The closest named color is Mummy’s Tomb (#828E84), a difference of 3.1 ΔE, a small difference.

Black text is the more readable choice on this background (contrast 6.15:1).

#7C8F89 color codes

HEX	`#7C8F89`
RGB	`rgb(124, 143, 137)`
RGB percent	`rgb(48.6%, 56.1%, 53.7%)`
HSL	`hsl(161, 8%, 52%)`
HSV / HSB	`hsv(161, 13%, 56%)`
CMYK	`cmyk(13%, 0%, 4%, 44%)`
CIE LAB	`lab(57.79, -8.06, 0.89)`
CIE LCH	`lch(57.79, 8.11, 173.68)`
CIE XYZ	`xyz(22.649, 25.736, 27.436)`
Decimal	`8163209`
Short hex	`None (no 3-digit form)`

Color harmonies

Colors that go with #7C8F89, 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 #7C8F89	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	6.15:1	Pass	Fail	Pass
Sample text	3.42:1	Fail	Fail	Pass

#7C8F89 as text on	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	3.42:1	Fail	Fail	Pass
Sample text	6.15:1	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 #7C8F89 looks to people with the most common types of color vision deficiency.

CSS examples

.background { background-color: #7c8f89; }
.text { color: #7c8f89; }
.border { border: 2px solid #7c8f89; }
.transparent { background-color: rgb(124 143 137 / 50%); }
.gradient { background: linear-gradient(to right, #7c8f89, #7c8c8f); }

Background

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Questions

What color is #7C8F89?: #7C8F89 is a gray, closest to the named color Mummy’s Tomb. It belongs to the gray family of colors.
What is the RGB value of #7C8F89?: The RGB value is 124, 143, 137: 124 red, 143 green and 137 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.
What is the complementary color of #7C8F89?: The complementary color is #8F7C82, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.
Is black or white text better on #7C8F89?: Black text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 6.15:1 and white text 3.42:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.