What color is #7D798E?

#7D798E is a grayish violet, closest to the named color Flying Carpet. It belongs to the gray family of colors.

What is the RGB value of #7D798E?

The RGB value is 125, 121, 142: 125 red, 121 green and 142 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.

What is the complementary color of #7D798E?

The complementary color is #8A8E79, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.

Is black or white text better on #7D798E?

Black text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 5:1 and white text 4.2:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.

#7D798E color

#7D798E rgb(125, 121, 142)

Shades of gray

The hex color #7D798E is a grayish violet.

In the RGB color model it is made of 49% red, 47.5% green and 55.7% blue (125, 121, 142).

Its hue angle is 251°, with 9% saturation and 52% lightness. For print, the CMYK equivalent is 12% cyan, 15% magenta, 0% yellow and 44% black.

The closest named color is Flying Carpet (#787489), a difference of 2 ΔE, which is barely visible.

Black text is the more readable choice on this background (contrast 5:1).

#7D798E color codes

HEX	`#7D798E`
RGB	`rgb(125, 121, 142)`
RGB percent	`rgb(49%, 47.5%, 55.7%)`
HSL	`hsl(251, 9%, 52%)`
HSV / HSB	`hsv(251, 15%, 56%)`
CMYK	`cmyk(12%, 15%, 0%, 44%)`
CIE LAB	`lab(51.82, 5.93, -10.82)`
CIE LCH	`lch(51.82, 12.34, 298.7)`
CIE XYZ	`xyz(20.176, 19.988, 28.381)`
Decimal	`8223118`
Short hex	`None (no 3-digit form)`

Color harmonies

Colors that go with #7D798E, 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 #7D798E	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	5:1	Pass	Fail	Pass
Sample text	4.2:1	Fail	Fail	Pass

#7D798E as text on	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	4.2:1	Fail	Fail	Pass
Sample text	5:1	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 #7D798E looks to people with the most common types of color vision deficiency.

CSS examples

.background { background-color: #7d798e; }
.text { color: #7d798e; }
.border { border: 2px solid #7d798e; }
.transparent { background-color: rgb(125 121 142 / 50%); }
.gradient { background: linear-gradient(to right, #7d798e, #88798e); }

Background

Text color

Border

Similar colors

Closest common color name: Space Gray.

Questions

What color is #7D798E?: #7D798E is a grayish violet, closest to the named color Flying Carpet. It belongs to the gray family of colors.
What is the RGB value of #7D798E?: The RGB value is 125, 121, 142: 125 red, 121 green and 142 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.
What is the complementary color of #7D798E?: The complementary color is #8A8E79, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.
Is black or white text better on #7D798E?: Black text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 5:1 and white text 4.2:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.