What color is #7D8386?

#7D8386 is a gray, closest to the named color Whale. It belongs to the gray family of colors.

What is the RGB value of #7D8386?

The RGB value is 125, 131, 134: 125 red, 131 green and 134 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.

What is the complementary color of #7D8386?

The complementary color is #86807D, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.

Is black or white text better on #7D8386?

Black text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 5.46:1 and white text 3.84:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.

#7D8386 color

#7D8386 rgb(125, 131, 134)

Shades of gray

The hex color #7D8386 is a gray.

In the RGB color model it is made of 49% red, 51.4% green and 52.5% blue (125, 131, 134).

Its hue angle is 200°, with 4% saturation and 51% lightness. For print, the CMYK equivalent is 7% cyan, 2% magenta, 0% yellow and 47% black.

The closest named color is Whale (#7C8181), a difference of 1.8 ΔE, which is barely visible.

Black text is the more readable choice on this background (contrast 5.46:1).

#7D8386 color codes

HEX	`#7D8386`
RGB	`rgb(125, 131, 134)`
RGB percent	`rgb(49%, 51.4%, 52.5%)`
HSL	`hsl(200, 4%, 51%)`
HSV / HSB	`hsv(200, 7%, 53%)`
CMYK	`cmyk(7%, 2%, 0%, 47%)`
CIE LAB	`lab(54.36, -1.59, -2.38)`
CIE LCH	`lch(54.36, 2.87, 236.25)`
CIE XYZ	`xyz(20.876, 22.314, 25.757)`
Decimal	`8225670`
Short hex	`None (no 3-digit form)`

Color harmonies

Colors that go with #7D8386, 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 #7D8386	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	5.46:1	Pass	Fail	Pass
Sample text	3.84:1	Fail	Fail	Pass

#7D8386 as text on	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	3.84:1	Fail	Fail	Pass
Sample text	5.46:1	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 #7D8386 looks to people with the most common types of color vision deficiency.

CSS examples

.background { background-color: #7d8386; }
.text { color: #7d8386; }
.border { border: 2px solid #7d8386; }
.transparent { background-color: rgb(125 131 134 / 50%); }
.gradient { background: linear-gradient(to right, #7d8386, #7d7e86); }

Background

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Questions

What color is #7D8386?: #7D8386 is a gray, closest to the named color Whale. It belongs to the gray family of colors.
What is the RGB value of #7D8386?: The RGB value is 125, 131, 134: 125 red, 131 green and 134 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.
What is the complementary color of #7D8386?: The complementary color is #86807D, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.
Is black or white text better on #7D8386?: Black text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 5.46:1 and white text 3.84:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.