What color is #7D8085?

#7D8085 is a gray, closest to the named color Ironside. It belongs to the gray family of colors.

What is the RGB value of #7D8085?

The RGB value is 125, 128, 133: 125 red, 128 green and 133 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.

What is the complementary color of #7D8085?

The complementary color is #85827D, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.

Is black or white text better on #7D8085?

Black text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 5.3:1 and white text 3.96:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.

#7D8085 color

#7D8085 rgb(125, 128, 133)

Shades of gray

The hex color #7D8085 is a gray.

In the RGB color model it is made of 49% red, 50.2% green and 52.2% blue (125, 128, 133).

Its hue angle is 218°, with 3% saturation and 51% lightness. For print, the CMYK equivalent is 6% cyan, 4% magenta, 0% yellow and 48% black.

The closest named color is Ironside (#7E8082), a difference of 1.6 ΔE, which is barely visible.

Black text is the more readable choice on this background (contrast 5.3:1).

#7D8085 color codes

HEX	`#7D8085`
RGB	`rgb(125, 128, 133)`
RGB percent	`rgb(49%, 50.2%, 52.2%)`
HSL	`hsl(218, 3%, 51%)`
HSV / HSB	`hsv(218, 6%, 52%)`
CMYK	`cmyk(6%, 4%, 0%, 48%)`
CIE LAB	`lab(53.48, -0.09, -3.09)`
CIE LCH	`lch(53.48, 3.09, 268.39)`
CIE XYZ	`xyz(20.409, 21.492, 25.259)`
Decimal	`8224901`
Short hex	`None (no 3-digit form)`

Color harmonies

Colors that go with #7D8085, 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 #7D8085	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	5.3:1	Pass	Fail	Pass
Sample text	3.96:1	Fail	Fail	Pass

#7D8085 as text on	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	3.96:1	Fail	Fail	Pass
Sample text	5.3:1	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 #7D8085 looks to people with the most common types of color vision deficiency.

CSS examples

.background { background-color: #7d8085; }
.text { color: #7d8085; }
.border { border: 2px solid #7d8085; }
.transparent { background-color: rgb(125 128 133 / 50%); }
.gradient { background: linear-gradient(to right, #7d8085, #7e7d85); }

Background

Text color

Border

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Questions

What color is #7D8085?: #7D8085 is a gray, closest to the named color Ironside. It belongs to the gray family of colors.
What is the RGB value of #7D8085?: The RGB value is 125, 128, 133: 125 red, 128 green and 133 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.
What is the complementary color of #7D8085?: The complementary color is #85827D, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.
Is black or white text better on #7D8085?: Black text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 5.3:1 and white text 3.96:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.