What color is #7D7983?

#7D7983 is a gray, closest to the named color Silver Surfer. It belongs to the gray family of colors.

What is the RGB value of #7D7983?

The RGB value is 125, 121, 131: 125 red, 121 green and 131 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.

What is the complementary color of #7D7983?

The complementary color is #7F8379, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.

Is black or white text better on #7D7983?

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.

#7D7983 color

#7D7983 rgb(125, 121, 131)

Shades of gray

The hex color #7D7983 is a gray.

In the RGB color model it is made of 49% red, 47.5% green and 51.4% blue (125, 121, 131).

Its hue angle is 264°, with 4% saturation and 49% lightness. For print, the CMYK equivalent is 5% cyan, 8% magenta, 0% yellow and 49% black.

The closest named color is Silver Surfer (#7E7D88), a difference of 2 ΔE, a small difference.

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

#7D7983 color codes

HEX	`#7D7983`
RGB	`rgb(125, 121, 131)`
RGB percent	`rgb(49%, 47.5%, 51.4%)`
HSL	`hsl(264, 4%, 49%)`
HSV / HSB	`hsv(264, 8%, 51%)`
CMYK	`cmyk(5%, 8%, 0%, 49%)`
CIE LAB	`lab(51.47, 3.54, -4.9)`
CIE LCH	`lch(51.47, 6.05, 305.87)`
CIE XYZ	`xyz(19.391, 19.673, 24.244)`
Decimal	`8223107`
Short hex	`None (no 3-digit form)`

Color harmonies

Colors that go with #7D7983, 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 #7D7983	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	4.93:1	Pass	Fail	Pass
Sample text	4.26:1	Fail	Fail	Pass

#7D7983 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 #7D7983 looks to people with the most common types of color vision deficiency.

CSS examples

.background { background-color: #7d7983; }
.text { color: #7d7983; }
.border { border: 2px solid #7d7983; }
.transparent { background-color: rgb(125 121 131 / 50%); }
.gradient { background: linear-gradient(to right, #7d7983, #827983); }

Background

Text color

Border

Similar colors

Closest common color name: Space Gray.

Questions

What color is #7D7983?: #7D7983 is a gray, closest to the named color Silver Surfer. It belongs to the gray family of colors.
What is the RGB value of #7D7983?: The RGB value is 125, 121, 131: 125 red, 121 green and 131 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.
What is the complementary color of #7D7983?: The complementary color is #7F8379, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.
Is black or white text better on #7D7983?: 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.