What color is #7D858A?

#7D858A is a gray, closest to the named color Serious Cloud. It belongs to the gray family of colors.

What is the RGB value of #7D858A?

The RGB value is 125, 133, 138: 125 red, 133 green and 138 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.

What is the complementary color of #7D858A?

The complementary color is #8A827D, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.

Is black or white text better on #7D858A?

Black text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 5.59:1 and white text 3.75:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.

#7D858A color

#7D858A rgb(125, 133, 138)

Shades of gray

The hex color #7D858A is a gray.

In the RGB color model it is made of 49% red, 52.2% green and 54.1% blue (125, 133, 138).

Its hue angle is 203°, with 5% saturation and 52% lightness. For print, the CMYK equivalent is 9% cyan, 4% magenta, 0% yellow and 46% black.

The closest named color is Serious Cloud (#7D848B), a difference of 1.4 ΔE, which is barely visible.

Black text is the more readable choice on this background (contrast 5.59:1).

#7D858A color codes

HEX	`#7D858A`
RGB	`rgb(125, 133, 138)`
RGB percent	`rgb(49%, 52.2%, 54.1%)`
HSL	`hsl(203, 5%, 52%)`
HSV / HSB	`hsv(203, 9%, 54%)`
CMYK	`cmyk(9%, 4%, 0%, 46%)`
CIE LAB	`lab(55.04, -1.88, -3.7)`
CIE LCH	`lch(55.04, 4.15, 242.99)`
CIE XYZ	`xyz(21.431, 22.97, 27.344)`
Decimal	`8226186`
Short hex	`None (no 3-digit form)`

Color harmonies

Colors that go with #7D858A, 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 #7D858A	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	5.59:1	Pass	Fail	Pass
Sample text	3.75:1	Fail	Fail	Pass

#7D858A as text on	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	3.75:1	Fail	Fail	Pass
Sample text	5.59:1	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 #7D858A looks to people with the most common types of color vision deficiency.

CSS examples

.background { background-color: #7d858a; }
.text { color: #7d858a; }
.border { border: 2px solid #7d858a; }
.transparent { background-color: rgb(125 133 138 / 50%); }
.gradient { background: linear-gradient(to right, #7d858a, #7d7f8a); }

Background

Text color

Border

Similar colors

Closest common color name: Gray.

Questions

What color is #7D858A?: #7D858A is a gray, closest to the named color Serious Cloud. It belongs to the gray family of colors.
What is the RGB value of #7D858A?: The RGB value is 125, 133, 138: 125 red, 133 green and 138 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.
What is the complementary color of #7D858A?: The complementary color is #8A827D, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.
Is black or white text better on #7D858A?: Black text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 5.59:1 and white text 3.75:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.