What color is #7D7984?

#7D7984 is a gray, closest to the named color Silver Surfer. It belongs to the gray family of colors.

What is the RGB value of #7D7984?

The RGB value is 125, 121, 132: 125 red, 121 green and 132 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.

What is the complementary color of #7D7984?

The complementary color is #808479, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.

Is black or white text better on #7D7984?

Black text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 4.94:1 and white text 4.25:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.

#7D7984 color

#7D7984 rgb(125, 121, 132)

Shades of gray

The hex color #7D7984 is a gray.

In the RGB color model it is made of 49% red, 47.5% green and 51.8% blue (125, 121, 132).

Its hue angle is 262°, with 4% saturation and 50% lightness. For print, the CMYK equivalent is 5% cyan, 8% magenta, 0% yellow and 48% 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 4.94:1).

#7D7984 color codes

HEX	`#7D7984`
RGB	`rgb(125, 121, 132)`
RGB percent	`rgb(49%, 47.5%, 51.8%)`
HSL	`hsl(262, 4%, 50%)`
HSV / HSB	`hsv(262, 8%, 52%)`
CMYK	`cmyk(5%, 8%, 0%, 48%)`
CIE LAB	`lab(51.5, 3.75, -5.44)`
CIE LCH	`lch(51.5, 6.61, 304.59)`
CIE XYZ	`xyz(19.459, 19.701, 24.603)`
Decimal	`8223108`
Short hex	`None (no 3-digit form)`

Color harmonies

Colors that go with #7D7984, 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 #7D7984	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	4.94:1	Pass	Fail	Pass
Sample text	4.25:1	Fail	Fail	Pass

#7D7984 as text on	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	4.25:1	Fail	Fail	Pass
Sample text	4.94:1	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 #7D7984 looks to people with the most common types of color vision deficiency.

CSS examples

.background { background-color: #7d7984; }
.text { color: #7d7984; }
.border { border: 2px solid #7d7984; }
.transparent { background-color: rgb(125 121 132 / 50%); }
.gradient { background: linear-gradient(to right, #7d7984, #837984); }

Background

Text color

Border

Similar colors

Closest common color name: Space Gray.

Questions

What color is #7D7984?: #7D7984 is a gray, closest to the named color Silver Surfer. It belongs to the gray family of colors.
What is the RGB value of #7D7984?: The RGB value is 125, 121, 132: 125 red, 121 green and 132 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.
What is the complementary color of #7D7984?: The complementary color is #808479, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.
Is black or white text better on #7D7984?: Black text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 4.94:1 and white text 4.25:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.