What color is #7D787E?

#7D787E is a gray, closest to the named color Cement Feet. It belongs to the gray family of colors.

What is the RGB value of #7D787E?

The RGB value is 125, 120, 126: 125 red, 120 green and 126 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.

What is the complementary color of #7D787E?

The complementary color is #797E78, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.

Is black or white text better on #7D787E?

Black text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 4.86:1 and white text 4.32:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.

#7D787E color

#7D787E rgb(125, 120, 126)

Shades of gray

The hex color #7D787E is a gray.

In the RGB color model it is made of 49% red, 47.1% green and 49.4% blue (125, 120, 126).

Its hue angle is 290°, with 2% saturation and 48% lightness. For print, the CMYK equivalent is 1% cyan, 5% magenta, 0% yellow and 51% black.

The closest named color is Cement Feet (#7B737B), a difference of 2.5 ΔE, a small difference.

Black text is the more readable choice on this background (contrast 4.86:1).

#7D787E color codes

HEX	`#7D787E`
RGB	`rgb(125, 120, 126)`
RGB percent	`rgb(49%, 47.1%, 49.4%)`
HSL	`hsl(290, 2%, 48%)`
HSV / HSB	`hsv(290, 5%, 49%)`
CMYK	`cmyk(1%, 5%, 0%, 51%)`
CIE LAB	`lab(51.04, 3.09, -2.6)`
CIE LCH	`lch(51.04, 4.04, 320)`
CIE XYZ	`xyz(18.939, 19.299, 22.462)`
Decimal	`8222846`
Short hex	`None (no 3-digit form)`

Color harmonies

Colors that go with #7D787E, 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 #7D787E	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	4.86:1	Pass	Fail	Pass
Sample text	4.32:1	Fail	Fail	Pass

#7D787E as text on	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	4.32:1	Fail	Fail	Pass
Sample text	4.86:1	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 #7D787E looks to people with the most common types of color vision deficiency.

CSS examples

.background { background-color: #7d787e; }
.text { color: #7d787e; }
.border { border: 2px solid #7d787e; }
.transparent { background-color: rgb(125 120 126 / 50%); }
.gradient { background: linear-gradient(to right, #7d787e, #7e787c); }

Background

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Questions

What color is #7D787E?: #7D787E is a gray, closest to the named color Cement Feet. It belongs to the gray family of colors.
What is the RGB value of #7D787E?: The RGB value is 125, 120, 126: 125 red, 120 green and 126 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.
What is the complementary color of #7D787E?: The complementary color is #797E78, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.
Is black or white text better on #7D787E?: Black text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 4.86:1 and white text 4.32:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.