What color is #7D827D?

#7D827D is a gray, closest to the named color Happy Hippo. It belongs to the gray family of colors.

What is the RGB value of #7D827D?

The RGB value is 125, 130, 125: 125 red, 130 green and 125 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.

What is the complementary color of #7D827D?

The complementary color is #827D82, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.

Is black or white text better on #7D827D?

Black text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 5.36:1 and white text 3.92:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.

#7D827D color

#7D827D rgb(125, 130, 125)

Shades of gray

The hex color #7D827D is a gray.

In the RGB color model it is made of 49% red, 51% green and 49% blue (125, 130, 125).

Its hue angle is 120°, with 2% saturation and 50% lightness. For print, the CMYK equivalent is 4% cyan, 0% magenta, 4% yellow and 49% black.

The closest named color is Happy Hippo (#818581), a difference of 1.5 ΔE, which is barely visible.

Black text is the more readable choice on this background (contrast 5.36:1).

#7D827D color codes

HEX	`#7D827D`
RGB	`rgb(125, 130, 125)`
RGB percent	`rgb(49%, 51%, 49%)`
HSL	`hsl(120, 2%, 50%)`
HSV / HSB	`hsv(120, 4%, 51%)`
CMYK	`cmyk(4%, 0%, 4%, 49%)`
CIE LAB	`lab(53.82, -2.86, 2.06)`
CIE LCH	`lch(53.82, 3.52, 144.24)`
CIE XYZ	`xyz(20.141, 21.806, 22.546)`
Decimal	`8225405`
Short hex	`None (no 3-digit form)`

Color harmonies

Colors that go with #7D827D, 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 #7D827D	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	5.36:1	Pass	Fail	Pass
Sample text	3.92:1	Fail	Fail	Pass

#7D827D as text on	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	3.92:1	Fail	Fail	Pass
Sample text	5.36:1	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 #7D827D looks to people with the most common types of color vision deficiency.

CSS examples

.background { background-color: #7d827d; }
.text { color: #7d827d; }
.border { border: 2px solid #7d827d; }
.transparent { background-color: rgb(125 130 125 / 50%); }
.gradient { background: linear-gradient(to right, #7d827d, #7d8280); }

Background

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Questions

What color is #7D827D?: #7D827D is a gray, closest to the named color Happy Hippo. It belongs to the gray family of colors.
What is the RGB value of #7D827D?: The RGB value is 125, 130, 125: 125 red, 130 green and 125 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.
What is the complementary color of #7D827D?: The complementary color is #827D82, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.
Is black or white text better on #7D827D?: Black text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 5.36:1 and white text 3.92:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.