What color is #7D7585?

#7D7585 is a gray, closest to the named color Flying Carpet. It belongs to the gray family of colors.

What is the RGB value of #7D7585?

The RGB value is 125, 117, 133: 125 red, 117 green and 133 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.

What is the complementary color of #7D7585?

The complementary color is #7D8575, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.

Is black or white text better on #7D7585?

Black text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 4.76:1 and white text 4.42:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.

#7D7585 color

#7D7585 rgb(125, 117, 133)

Shades of gray

The hex color #7D7585 is a gray.

In the RGB color model it is made of 49% red, 45.9% green and 52.2% blue (125, 117, 133).

Its hue angle is 270°, with 6% saturation and 49% lightness. For print, the CMYK equivalent is 6% cyan, 12% magenta, 0% yellow and 48% black.

The closest named color is Flying Carpet (#787489), a difference of 2.7 ΔE, a small difference.

Black text is the more readable choice on this background (contrast 4.76:1).

#7D7585 color codes

HEX	`#7D7585`
RGB	`rgb(125, 117, 133)`
RGB percent	`rgb(49%, 45.9%, 52.2%)`
HSL	`hsl(270, 6%, 49%)`
HSV / HSB	`hsv(270, 12%, 52%)`
CMYK	`cmyk(6%, 12%, 0%, 48%)`
CIE LAB	`lab(50.42, 6.31, -7.63)`
CIE LCH	`lch(50.42, 9.9, 309.59)`
CIE XYZ	`xyz(19.052, 18.776, 24.806)`
Decimal	`8222085`
Short hex	`None (no 3-digit form)`

Color harmonies

Colors that go with #7D7585, 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 #7D7585	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	4.76:1	Pass	Fail	Pass
Sample text	4.42:1	Fail	Fail	Pass

#7D7585 as text on	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	4.42:1	Fail	Fail	Pass
Sample text	4.76:1	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 #7D7585 looks to people with the most common types of color vision deficiency.

CSS examples

.background { background-color: #7d7585; }
.text { color: #7d7585; }
.border { border: 2px solid #7d7585; }
.transparent { background-color: rgb(125 117 133 / 50%); }
.gradient { background: linear-gradient(to right, #7d7585, #857585); }

Background

Text color

Border

Similar colors

Closest common color name: Space Gray.

Questions

What color is #7D7585?: #7D7585 is a gray, closest to the named color Flying Carpet. It belongs to the gray family of colors.
What is the RGB value of #7D7585?: The RGB value is 125, 117, 133: 125 red, 117 green and 133 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.
What is the complementary color of #7D7585?: The complementary color is #7D8575, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.
Is black or white text better on #7D7585?: Black text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 4.76:1 and white text 4.42:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.