What color is #7D788B?

#7D788B is a gray, closest to the named color Flying Carpet. It belongs to the gray family of colors.

What is the RGB value of #7D788B?

The RGB value is 125, 120, 139: 125 red, 120 green and 139 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.

What is the complementary color of #7D788B?

The complementary color is #868B78, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.

Is black or white text better on #7D788B?

Black text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 4.93:1 and white text 4.26:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.

#7D788B color

#7D788B rgb(125, 120, 139)

Shades of gray

The hex color #7D788B is a gray.

In the RGB color model it is made of 49% red, 47.1% green and 54.5% blue (125, 120, 139).

Its hue angle is 256°, with 8% saturation and 51% lightness. For print, the CMYK equivalent is 10% cyan, 14% magenta, 0% yellow and 45% black.

The closest named color is Flying Carpet (#787489), a difference of 1.8 ΔE, which is barely visible.

Black text is the more readable choice on this background (contrast 4.93:1).

#7D788B color codes

HEX	`#7D788B`
RGB	`rgb(125, 120, 139)`
RGB percent	`rgb(49%, 47.1%, 54.5%)`
HSL	`hsl(256, 8%, 51%)`
HSV / HSB	`hsv(256, 14%, 55%)`
CMYK	`cmyk(10%, 14%, 0%, 45%)`
CIE LAB	`lab(51.45, 5.85, -9.63)`
CIE LCH	`lch(51.45, 11.26, 301.27)`
CIE XYZ	`xyz(19.833, 19.657, 27.17)`
Decimal	`8222859`
Short hex	`None (no 3-digit form)`

Color harmonies

Colors that go with #7D788B, 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 #7D788B	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	4.93:1	Pass	Fail	Pass
Sample text	4.26:1	Fail	Fail	Pass

#7D788B as text on	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	4.26:1	Fail	Fail	Pass
Sample text	4.93:1	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 #7D788B looks to people with the most common types of color vision deficiency.

CSS examples

.background { background-color: #7d788b; }
.text { color: #7d788b; }
.border { border: 2px solid #7d788b; }
.transparent { background-color: rgb(125 120 139 / 50%); }
.gradient { background: linear-gradient(to right, #7d788b, #86788b); }

Background

Text color

Border

Similar colors

Closest common color name: Space Gray.

Questions

What color is #7D788B?: #7D788B is a gray, closest to the named color Flying Carpet. It belongs to the gray family of colors.
What is the RGB value of #7D788B?: The RGB value is 125, 120, 139: 125 red, 120 green and 139 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.
What is the complementary color of #7D788B?: The complementary color is #868B78, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.
Is black or white text better on #7D788B?: Black text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 4.93:1 and white text 4.26:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.