What color is #7D8487?

#7D8487 is a gray, closest to the named color Whale. It belongs to the gray family of colors.

What is the RGB value of #7D8487?

The RGB value is 125, 132, 135: 125 red, 132 green and 135 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.

What is the complementary color of #7D8487?

The complementary color is #87807D, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.

Is black or white text better on #7D8487?

Black text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 5.52:1 and white text 3.8:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.

#7D8487 color

#7D8487 rgb(125, 132, 135)

Shades of gray

The hex color #7D8487 is a gray.

In the RGB color model it is made of 49% red, 51.8% green and 52.9% blue (125, 132, 135).

Its hue angle is 198°, 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 2 ΔE, a small difference.

Black text is the more readable choice on this background (contrast 5.52:1).

#7D8487 color codes

HEX	`#7D8487`
RGB	`rgb(125, 132, 135)`
RGB percent	`rgb(49%, 51.8%, 52.9%)`
HSL	`hsl(198, 4%, 51%)`
HSV / HSB	`hsv(198, 7%, 53%)`
CMYK	`cmyk(7%, 2%, 0%, 47%)`
CIE LAB	`lab(54.67, -1.95, -2.51)`
CIE LCH	`lch(54.67, 3.18, 232.08)`
CIE XYZ	`xyz(21.081, 22.612, 26.171)`
Decimal	`8225927`
Short hex	`None (no 3-digit form)`

Color harmonies

Colors that go with #7D8487, 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 #7D8487	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	5.52:1	Pass	Fail	Pass
Sample text	3.8:1	Fail	Fail	Pass

#7D8487 as text on	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	3.8:1	Fail	Fail	Pass
Sample text	5.52:1	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 #7D8487 looks to people with the most common types of color vision deficiency.

CSS examples

.background { background-color: #7d8487; }
.text { color: #7d8487; }
.border { border: 2px solid #7d8487; }
.transparent { background-color: rgb(125 132 135 / 50%); }
.gradient { background: linear-gradient(to right, #7d8487, #7d7f87); }

Background

Text color

Border

Similar colors

Closest common color name: Gray.

Questions

What color is #7D8487?: #7D8487 is a gray, closest to the named color Whale. It belongs to the gray family of colors.
What is the RGB value of #7D8487?: The RGB value is 125, 132, 135: 125 red, 132 green and 135 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.
What is the complementary color of #7D8487?: The complementary color is #87807D, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.
Is black or white text better on #7D8487?: Black text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 5.52:1 and white text 3.8:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.