What color is #7D7482?

#7D7482 is a gray, closest to the named color Mamba. It belongs to the gray family of colors.

What is the RGB value of #7D7482?

The RGB value is 125, 116, 130: 125 red, 116 green and 130 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.

What is the complementary color of #7D7482?

The complementary color is #798274, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.

Is black or white text better on #7D7482?

Black text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 4.69:1 and white text 4.48:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.

#7D7482 color

#7D7482 rgb(125, 116, 130)

Shades of gray

The hex color #7D7482 is a gray.

In the RGB color model it is made of 49% red, 45.5% green and 51% blue (125, 116, 130).

Its hue angle is 279°, with 6% saturation and 48% lightness. For print, the CMYK equivalent is 4% cyan, 11% magenta, 0% yellow and 49% black.

The closest named color is Mamba (#766D7C), a difference of 2.8 ΔE, a small difference.

Black text is the more readable choice on this background (contrast 4.69:1).

#7D7482 color codes

HEX	`#7D7482`
RGB	`rgb(125, 116, 130)`
RGB percent	`rgb(49%, 45.5%, 51%)`
HSL	`hsl(279, 6%, 48%)`
HSV / HSB	`hsv(279, 11%, 51%)`
CMYK	`cmyk(4%, 11%, 0%, 49%)`
CIE LAB	`lab(50.05, 6.26, -6.41)`
CIE LCH	`lch(50.05, 8.96, 314.33)`
CIE XYZ	`xyz(18.731, 18.463, 23.692)`
Decimal	`8221826`
Short hex	`None (no 3-digit form)`

Color harmonies

Colors that go with #7D7482, 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 #7D7482	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	4.69:1	Pass	Fail	Pass
Sample text	4.48:1	Fail	Fail	Pass

#7D7482 as text on	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	4.48:1	Fail	Fail	Pass
Sample text	4.69:1	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 #7D7482 looks to people with the most common types of color vision deficiency.

CSS examples

.background { background-color: #7d7482; }
.text { color: #7d7482; }
.border { border: 2px solid #7d7482; }
.transparent { background-color: rgb(125 116 130 / 50%); }
.gradient { background: linear-gradient(to right, #7d7482, #827480); }

Background

Text color

Border

Similar colors

Closest common color name: Space Gray.

Questions

What color is #7D7482?: #7D7482 is a gray, closest to the named color Mamba. It belongs to the gray family of colors.
What is the RGB value of #7D7482?: The RGB value is 125, 116, 130: 125 red, 116 green and 130 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.
What is the complementary color of #7D7482?: The complementary color is #798274, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.
Is black or white text better on #7D7482?: Black text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 4.69:1 and white text 4.48:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.