What color is #7D8684?

#7D8684 is a gray, closest to the named color Happy Hippo. It belongs to the gray family of colors.

What is the RGB value of #7D8684?

The RGB value is 125, 134, 132: 125 red, 134 green and 132 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.

What is the complementary color of #7D8684?

The complementary color is #867D7F, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.

Is black or white text better on #7D8684?

Black text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 5.62:1 and white text 3.74:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.

#7D8684 color

#7D8684 rgb(125, 134, 132)

Shades of gray

The hex color #7D8684 is a gray.

In the RGB color model it is made of 49% red, 52.5% green and 51.8% blue (125, 134, 132).

Its hue angle is 167°, with 4% saturation and 51% lightness. For print, the CMYK equivalent is 7% cyan, 0% magenta, 1% yellow and 47% black.

The closest named color is Happy Hippo (#818581), a difference of 2.4 ΔE, a small difference.

Black text is the more readable choice on this background (contrast 5.62:1).

#7D8684 color codes

HEX	`#7D8684`
RGB	`rgb(125, 134, 132)`
RGB percent	`rgb(49%, 52.5%, 51.8%)`
HSL	`hsl(167, 4%, 51%)`
HSV / HSB	`hsv(167, 7%, 53%)`
CMYK	`cmyk(7%, 0%, 1%, 47%)`
CIE LAB	`lab(55.15, -3.71, -0.06)`
CIE LCH	`lch(55.15, 3.71, 180.99)`
CIE XYZ	`xyz(21.147, 23.076, 25.165)`
Decimal	`8226436`
Short hex	`None (no 3-digit form)`

Color harmonies

Colors that go with #7D8684, 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 #7D8684	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	5.62:1	Pass	Fail	Pass
Sample text	3.74:1	Fail	Fail	Pass

#7D8684 as text on	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	3.74:1	Fail	Fail	Pass
Sample text	5.62:1	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 #7D8684 looks to people with the most common types of color vision deficiency.

CSS examples

.background { background-color: #7d8684; }
.text { color: #7d8684; }
.border { border: 2px solid #7d8684; }
.transparent { background-color: rgb(125 134 132 / 50%); }
.gradient { background: linear-gradient(to right, #7d8684, #7d8486); }

Background

Text color

Border

Similar colors

Closest common color name: Battleship Gray.

Questions

What color is #7D8684?: #7D8684 is a gray, closest to the named color Happy Hippo. It belongs to the gray family of colors.
What is the RGB value of #7D8684?: The RGB value is 125, 134, 132: 125 red, 134 green and 132 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.
What is the complementary color of #7D8684?: The complementary color is #867D7F, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.
Is black or white text better on #7D8684?: Black text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 5.62:1 and white text 3.74:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.