What color is #7D7581?

#7D7581 is a gray, closest to the named color Cement Feet. It belongs to the gray family of colors.

What is the RGB value of #7D7581?

The RGB value is 125, 117, 129: 125 red, 117 green and 129 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.

What is the complementary color of #7D7581?

The complementary color is #798175, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.

Is black or white text better on #7D7581?

Black text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 4.73:1 and white text 4.44:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.

#7D7581 color

#7D7581 rgb(125, 117, 129)

Shades of gray

The hex color #7D7581 is a gray.

In the RGB color model it is made of 49% red, 45.9% green and 50.6% blue (125, 117, 129).

Its hue angle is 280°, with 5% saturation and 48% lightness. For print, the CMYK equivalent is 3% cyan, 9% magenta, 0% yellow and 49% black.

The closest named color is Cement Feet (#7B737B), a difference of 2.1 ΔE, a small difference.

Black text is the more readable choice on this background (contrast 4.73:1).

#7D7581 color codes

HEX	`#7D7581`
RGB	`rgb(125, 117, 129)`
RGB percent	`rgb(49%, 45.9%, 50.6%)`
HSL	`hsl(280, 5%, 48%)`
HSV / HSB	`hsv(280, 9%, 51%)`
CMYK	`cmyk(3%, 9%, 0%, 49%)`
CIE LAB	`lab(50.3, 5.46, -5.46)`
CIE LCH	`lch(50.3, 7.72, 315.04)`
CIE XYZ	`xyz(18.781, 18.668, 23.378)`
Decimal	`8222081`
Short hex	`None (no 3-digit form)`

Color harmonies

Colors that go with #7D7581, 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 #7D7581	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	4.73:1	Pass	Fail	Pass
Sample text	4.44:1	Fail	Fail	Pass

#7D7581 as text on	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	4.44:1	Fail	Fail	Pass
Sample text	4.73:1	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 #7D7581 looks to people with the most common types of color vision deficiency.

CSS examples

.background { background-color: #7d7581; }
.text { color: #7d7581; }
.border { border: 2px solid #7d7581; }
.transparent { background-color: rgb(125 117 129 / 50%); }
.gradient { background: linear-gradient(to right, #7d7581, #81757f); }

Background

Text color

Border

Similar colors

Closest common color name: Space Gray.

Questions

What color is #7D7581?: #7D7581 is a gray, closest to the named color Cement Feet. It belongs to the gray family of colors.
What is the RGB value of #7D7581?: The RGB value is 125, 117, 129: 125 red, 117 green and 129 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.
What is the complementary color of #7D7581?: The complementary color is #798175, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.
Is black or white text better on #7D7581?: Black text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 4.73:1 and white text 4.44:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.