What color is #7D857E?

#7D857E is a gray, closest to the named color Happy Hippo. It belongs to the gray family of colors.

What is the RGB value of #7D857E?

The RGB value is 125, 133, 126: 125 red, 133 green and 126 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.

What is the complementary color of #7D857E?

The complementary color is #857D84, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.

Is black or white text better on #7D857E?

Black text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 5.53:1 and white text 3.8:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.

#7D857E color

#7D857E rgb(125, 133, 126)

Shades of gray

The hex color #7D857E is a gray.

In the RGB color model it is made of 49% red, 52.2% green and 49.4% blue (125, 133, 126).

Its hue angle is 128°, with 3% saturation and 51% lightness. For print, the CMYK equivalent is 6% cyan, 0% magenta, 5% yellow and 48% black.

The closest named color is Happy Hippo (#818581), a difference of 2.7 ΔE, a small difference.

Black text is the more readable choice on this background (contrast 5.53:1).

#7D857E color codes

HEX	`#7D857E`
RGB	`rgb(125, 133, 126)`
RGB percent	`rgb(49%, 52.2%, 49.4%)`
HSL	`hsl(128, 3%, 51%)`
HSV / HSB	`hsv(128, 6%, 52%)`
CMYK	`cmyk(6%, 0%, 5%, 48%)`
CIE LAB	`lab(54.7, -4.36, 2.75)`
CIE LCH	`lch(54.7, 5.15, 147.7)`
CIE XYZ	`xyz(20.61, 22.641, 23.019)`
Decimal	`8226174`
Short hex	`None (no 3-digit form)`

Color harmonies

Colors that go with #7D857E, 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 #7D857E	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	5.53:1	Pass	Fail	Pass
Sample text	3.8:1	Fail	Fail	Pass

#7D857E as text on	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	3.8:1	Fail	Fail	Pass
Sample text	5.53:1	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 #7D857E looks to people with the most common types of color vision deficiency.

CSS examples

.background { background-color: #7d857e; }
.text { color: #7d857e; }
.border { border: 2px solid #7d857e; }
.transparent { background-color: rgb(125 133 126 / 50%); }
.gradient { background: linear-gradient(to right, #7d857e, #7d8582); }

Background

Text color

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Questions

What color is #7D857E?: #7D857E is a gray, closest to the named color Happy Hippo. It belongs to the gray family of colors.
What is the RGB value of #7D857E?: The RGB value is 125, 133, 126: 125 red, 133 green and 126 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.
What is the complementary color of #7D857E?: The complementary color is #857D84, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.
Is black or white text better on #7D857E?: Black text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 5.53:1 and white text 3.8:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.