What color is #7D847A?

#7D847A is a gray, closest to the named color Majestic Evergreen. It belongs to the gray family of colors.

What is the RGB value of #7D847A?

The RGB value is 125, 132, 122: 125 red, 132 green and 122 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.

What is the complementary color of #7D847A?

The complementary color is #817A84, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.

Is black or white text better on #7D847A?

Black text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 5.45:1 and white text 3.85:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.

#7D847A color

#7D847A rgb(125, 132, 122)

Shades of gray

The hex color #7D847A is a gray.

In the RGB color model it is made of 49% red, 51.8% green and 47.8% blue (125, 132, 122).

Its hue angle is 102°, with 4% saturation and 50% lightness. For print, the CMYK equivalent is 5% cyan, 0% magenta, 8% yellow and 48% black.

The closest named color is Majestic Evergreen (#7D8878), a difference of 3.4 ΔE, a small difference.

Black text is the more readable choice on this background (contrast 5.45:1).

#7D847A color codes

HEX	`#7D847A`
RGB	`rgb(125, 132, 122)`
RGB percent	`rgb(49%, 51.8%, 47.8%)`
HSL	`hsl(102, 4%, 50%)`
HSV / HSB	`hsv(102, 8%, 52%)`
CMYK	`cmyk(5%, 0%, 8%, 48%)`
CIE LAB	`lab(54.31, -4.57, 4.51)`
CIE LCH	`lch(54.31, 6.42, 135.42)`
CIE XYZ	`xyz(20.221, 22.268, 21.641)`
Decimal	`8225914`
Short hex	`None (no 3-digit form)`

Color harmonies

Colors that go with #7D847A, 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 #7D847A	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	5.45:1	Pass	Fail	Pass
Sample text	3.85:1	Fail	Fail	Pass

#7D847A as text on	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	3.85:1	Fail	Fail	Pass
Sample text	5.45:1	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 #7D847A looks to people with the most common types of color vision deficiency.

CSS examples

.background { background-color: #7d847a; }
.text { color: #7d847a; }
.border { border: 2px solid #7d847a; }
.transparent { background-color: rgb(125 132 122 / 50%); }
.gradient { background: linear-gradient(to right, #7d847a, #7a847c); }

Background

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Questions

What color is #7D847A?: #7D847A is a gray, closest to the named color Majestic Evergreen. It belongs to the gray family of colors.
What is the RGB value of #7D847A?: The RGB value is 125, 132, 122: 125 red, 132 green and 122 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.
What is the complementary color of #7D847A?: The complementary color is #817A84, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.
Is black or white text better on #7D847A?: Black text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 5.45:1 and white text 3.85:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.