What color is #7D757B?

#7D757B is a gray, closest to the named color Cement Feet. It belongs to the gray family of colors.

What is the RGB value of #7D757B?

The RGB value is 125, 117, 123: 125 red, 117 green and 123 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.

What is the complementary color of #7D757B?

The complementary color is #757D77, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.

Is black or white text better on #7D757B?

Black text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 4.7:1 and white text 4.47:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.

#7D757B color

#7D757B rgb(125, 117, 123)

Shades of gray

The hex color #7D757B is a gray.

In the RGB color model it is made of 49% red, 45.9% green and 48.2% blue (125, 117, 123).

Its hue angle is 315°, with 3% saturation and 47% lightness. For print, the CMYK equivalent is 0% cyan, 6% magenta, 2% yellow and 51% black.

The closest named color is Cement Feet (#7B737B), a difference of 1.3 ΔE, which is barely visible.

Black text is the more readable choice on this background (contrast 4.7:1).

#7D757B color codes

HEX	`#7D757B`
RGB	`rgb(125, 117, 123)`
RGB percent	`rgb(49%, 45.9%, 48.2%)`
HSL	`hsl(315, 3%, 47%)`
HSV / HSB	`hsv(315, 6%, 49%)`
CMYK	`cmyk(0%, 6%, 2%, 51%)`
CIE LAB	`lab(50.11, 4.24, -2.19)`
CIE LCH	`lch(50.11, 4.77, 332.74)`
CIE XYZ	`xyz(18.393, 18.513, 21.339)`
Decimal	`8222075`
Short hex	`None (no 3-digit form)`

Color harmonies

Colors that go with #7D757B, 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 #7D757B	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	4.7:1	Pass	Fail	Pass
Sample text	4.47:1	Fail	Fail	Pass

#7D757B as text on	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	4.47:1	Fail	Fail	Pass
Sample text	4.7:1	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 #7D757B looks to people with the most common types of color vision deficiency.

CSS examples

.background { background-color: #7d757b; }
.text { color: #7d757b; }
.border { border: 2px solid #7d757b; }
.transparent { background-color: rgb(125 117 123 / 50%); }
.gradient { background: linear-gradient(to right, #7d757b, #7d7577); }

Background

Text color

Border

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Questions

What color is #7D757B?: #7D757B is a gray, closest to the named color Cement Feet. It belongs to the gray family of colors.
What is the RGB value of #7D757B?: The RGB value is 125, 117, 123: 125 red, 117 green and 123 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.
What is the complementary color of #7D757B?: The complementary color is #757D77, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.
Is black or white text better on #7D757B?: Black text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 4.7:1 and white text 4.47:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.