What color is #7D8471?

#7D8471 is a gray, closest to the named color Majestic Evergreen. It belongs to the gray family of colors.

What is the RGB value of #7D8471?

The RGB value is 125, 132, 113: 125 red, 132 green and 113 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.

What is the complementary color of #7D8471?

The complementary color is #787184, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.

Is black or white text better on #7D8471?

Black text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 5.41:1 and white text 3.88:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.

#7D8471 color

#7D8471 rgb(125, 132, 113)

Shades of gray

The hex color #7D8471 is a gray.

In the RGB color model it is made of 49% red, 51.8% green and 44.3% blue (125, 132, 113).

Its hue angle is 82°, with 8% saturation and 48% lightness. For print, the CMYK equivalent is 5% cyan, 0% magenta, 14% yellow and 48% black.

The closest named color is Majestic Evergreen (#7D8878), a difference of 2.4 ΔE, a small difference.

Black text is the more readable choice on this background (contrast 5.41:1).

#7D8471 color codes

HEX	`#7D8471`
RGB	`rgb(125, 132, 113)`
RGB percent	`rgb(49%, 51.8%, 44.3%)`
HSL	`hsl(82, 8%, 48%)`
HSV / HSB	`hsv(82, 14%, 52%)`
CMYK	`cmyk(5%, 0%, 14%, 48%)`
CIE LAB	`lab(54.09, -6.25, 9.39)`
CIE LCH	`lch(54.09, 11.28, 123.63)`
CIE XYZ	`xyz(19.689, 22.055, 18.839)`
Decimal	`8225905`
Short hex	`None (no 3-digit form)`

Color harmonies

Colors that go with #7D8471, 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 #7D8471	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	5.41:1	Pass	Fail	Pass
Sample text	3.88:1	Fail	Fail	Pass

#7D8471 as text on	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	3.88:1	Fail	Fail	Pass
Sample text	5.41:1	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 #7D8471 looks to people with the most common types of color vision deficiency.

CSS examples

.background { background-color: #7d8471; }
.text { color: #7d8471; }
.border { border: 2px solid #7d8471; }
.transparent { background-color: rgb(125 132 113 / 50%); }
.gradient { background: linear-gradient(to right, #7d8471, #738471); }

Background

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Questions

What color is #7D8471?: #7D8471 is a gray, closest to the named color Majestic Evergreen. It belongs to the gray family of colors.
What is the RGB value of #7D8471?: The RGB value is 125, 132, 113: 125 red, 132 green and 113 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.
What is the complementary color of #7D8471?: The complementary color is #787184, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.
Is black or white text better on #7D8471?: Black text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 5.41:1 and white text 3.88:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.