What color is #7D7F8B?

#7D7F8B is a gray, closest to the named color Silver Surfer. It belongs to the gray family of colors.

What is the RGB value of #7D7F8B?

The RGB value is 125, 127, 139: 125 red, 127 green and 139 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.

What is the complementary color of #7D7F8B?

The complementary color is #8B897D, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.

Is black or white text better on #7D7F8B?

Black text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 5.28:1 and white text 3.98:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.

#7D7F8B color

#7D7F8B rgb(125, 127, 139)

Shades of gray

The hex color #7D7F8B is a gray.

In the RGB color model it is made of 49% red, 49.8% green and 54.5% blue (125, 127, 139).

Its hue angle is 231°, with 6% saturation and 52% lightness. For print, the CMYK equivalent is 10% cyan, 9% magenta, 0% yellow and 45% black.

The closest named color is Silver Surfer (#7E7D88), a difference of 1.6 ΔE, which is barely visible.

Black text is the more readable choice on this background (contrast 5.28:1).

#7D7F8B color codes

HEX	`#7D7F8B`
RGB	`rgb(125, 127, 139)`
RGB percent	`rgb(49%, 49.8%, 54.5%)`
HSL	`hsl(231, 6%, 52%)`
HSV / HSB	`hsv(231, 10%, 55%)`
CMYK	`cmyk(10%, 9%, 0%, 45%)`
CIE LAB	`lab(53.39, 1.77, -6.73)`
CIE LCH	`lch(53.39, 6.96, 284.74)`
CIE XYZ	`xyz(20.706, 21.403, 27.461)`
Decimal	`8224651`
Short hex	`None (no 3-digit form)`

Color harmonies

Colors that go with #7D7F8B, 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 #7D7F8B	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	5.28:1	Pass	Fail	Pass
Sample text	3.98:1	Fail	Fail	Pass

#7D7F8B as text on	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	3.98:1	Fail	Fail	Pass
Sample text	5.28:1	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 #7D7F8B looks to people with the most common types of color vision deficiency.

CSS examples

.background { background-color: #7d7f8b; }
.text { color: #7d7f8b; }
.border { border: 2px solid #7d7f8b; }
.transparent { background-color: rgb(125 127 139 / 50%); }
.gradient { background: linear-gradient(to right, #7d7f8b, #827d8b); }

Background

Text color

Border

Similar colors

Closest common color name: Slate Gray.

Questions

What color is #7D7F8B?: #7D7F8B is a gray, closest to the named color Silver Surfer. It belongs to the gray family of colors.
What is the RGB value of #7D7F8B?: The RGB value is 125, 127, 139: 125 red, 127 green and 139 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.
What is the complementary color of #7D7F8B?: The complementary color is #8B897D, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.
Is black or white text better on #7D7F8B?: Black text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 5.28:1 and white text 3.98:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.