What color is #7D8495?

#7D8495 is a grayish blue, closest to the named color Roman Silver. It belongs to the gray family of colors.

What is the RGB value of #7D8495?

The RGB value is 125, 132, 149: 125 red, 132 green and 149 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.

What is the complementary color of #7D8495?

The complementary color is #958E7D, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.

Is black or white text better on #7D8495?

Black text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 5.61:1 and white text 3.75:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.

#7D8495 color

#7D8495 rgb(125, 132, 149)

Shades of gray

The hex color #7D8495 is a grayish blue.

In the RGB color model it is made of 49% red, 51.8% green and 58.4% blue (125, 132, 149).

Its hue angle is 222°, with 10% saturation and 54% lightness. For print, the CMYK equivalent is 16% cyan, 11% magenta, 0% yellow and 42% black.

The closest named color is Roman Silver (#838996), a difference of 2.5 ΔE, a small difference.

Black text is the more readable choice on this background (contrast 5.61:1).

#7D8495 color codes

HEX	`#7D8495`
RGB	`rgb(125, 132, 149)`
RGB percent	`rgb(49%, 51.8%, 58.4%)`
HSL	`hsl(222, 10%, 54%)`
HSV / HSB	`hsv(222, 16%, 58%)`
CMYK	`cmyk(16%, 11%, 0%, 42%)`
CIE LAB	`lab(55.11, 1.12, -9.97)`
CIE LCH	`lch(55.11, 10.03, 276.41)`
CIE XYZ	`xyz(22.132, 23.032, 31.708)`
Decimal	`8225941`
Short hex	`None (no 3-digit form)`

Color harmonies

Colors that go with #7D8495, 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 #7D8495	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	5.61:1	Pass	Fail	Pass
Sample text	3.75:1	Fail	Fail	Pass

#7D8495 as text on	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	3.75:1	Fail	Fail	Pass
Sample text	5.61:1	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 #7D8495 looks to people with the most common types of color vision deficiency.

CSS examples

.background { background-color: #7d8495; }
.text { color: #7d8495; }
.border { border: 2px solid #7d8495; }
.transparent { background-color: rgb(125 132 149 / 50%); }
.gradient { background: linear-gradient(to right, #7d8495, #827d95); }

Background

Text color

Border

Similar colors

Closest common color name: Light Slate Gray.

Questions

What color is #7D8495?: #7D8495 is a grayish blue, closest to the named color Roman Silver. It belongs to the gray family of colors.
What is the RGB value of #7D8495?: The RGB value is 125, 132, 149: 125 red, 132 green and 149 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.
What is the complementary color of #7D8495?: The complementary color is #958E7D, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.
Is black or white text better on #7D8495?: Black text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 5.61:1 and white text 3.75:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.