What color is #7D8296?

#7D8296 is a grayish blue, closest to the named color Your Shadow. It belongs to the gray family of colors.

What is the RGB value of #7D8296?

The RGB value is 125, 130, 150: 125 red, 130 green and 150 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.

What is the complementary color of #7D8296?

The complementary color is #96917D, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.

Is black or white text better on #7D8296?

Black text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 5.51:1 and white text 3.81:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.

#7D8296 color

#7D8296 rgb(125, 130, 150)

Shades of gray

The hex color #7D8296 is a grayish blue.

In the RGB color model it is made of 49% red, 51% green and 58.8% blue (125, 130, 150).

Its hue angle is 228°, with 11% saturation and 54% lightness. For print, the CMYK equivalent is 17% cyan, 13% magenta, 0% yellow and 41% black.

The closest named color is Your Shadow (#787E93), a difference of 1.6 ΔE, which is barely visible.

Black text is the more readable choice on this background (contrast 5.51:1).

#7D8296 color codes

HEX	`#7D8296`
RGB	`rgb(125, 130, 150)`
RGB percent	`rgb(49%, 51%, 58.8%)`
HSL	`hsl(228, 11%, 54%)`
HSV / HSB	`hsv(228, 17%, 59%)`
CMYK	`cmyk(17%, 13%, 0%, 41%)`
CIE LAB	`lab(54.58, 2.5, -11.34)`
CIE LCH	`lch(54.58, 11.61, 282.45)`
CIE XYZ	`xyz(21.944, 22.527, 32.04)`
Decimal	`8225430`
Short hex	`None (no 3-digit form)`

Color harmonies

Colors that go with #7D8296, 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 #7D8296	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	5.51:1	Pass	Fail	Pass
Sample text	3.81:1	Fail	Fail	Pass

#7D8296 as text on	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	3.81:1	Fail	Fail	Pass
Sample text	5.51:1	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 #7D8296 looks to people with the most common types of color vision deficiency.

CSS examples

.background { background-color: #7d8296; }
.text { color: #7d8296; }
.border { border: 2px solid #7d8296; }
.transparent { background-color: rgb(125 130 150 / 50%); }
.gradient { background: linear-gradient(to right, #7d8296, #847d96); }

Background

Text color

Border

Similar colors

Closest common color name: Cool Gray.

Questions

What color is #7D8296?: #7D8296 is a grayish blue, closest to the named color Your Shadow. It belongs to the gray family of colors.
What is the RGB value of #7D8296?: The RGB value is 125, 130, 150: 125 red, 130 green and 150 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.
What is the complementary color of #7D8296?: The complementary color is #96917D, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.
Is black or white text better on #7D8296?: Black text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 5.51:1 and white text 3.81:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.