What color is #7D868B?

#7D868B is a gray, closest to the named color Serious Cloud. It belongs to the gray family of colors.

What is the RGB value of #7D868B?

The RGB value is 125, 134, 139: 125 red, 134 green and 139 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.

What is the complementary color of #7D868B?

The complementary color is #8B827D, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.

Is black or white text better on #7D868B?

Black text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 5.65:1 and white text 3.71:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.

#7D868B color

#7D868B rgb(125, 134, 139)

Shades of gray

The hex color #7D868B is a gray.

In the RGB color model it is made of 49% red, 52.5% green and 54.5% blue (125, 134, 139).

Its hue angle is 201°, with 6% saturation and 52% lightness. For print, the CMYK equivalent is 10% cyan, 4% magenta, 0% yellow and 45% black.

The closest named color is Serious Cloud (#7D848B), a difference of 1.8 ΔE, which is barely visible.

Black text is the more readable choice on this background (contrast 5.65:1).

#7D868B color codes

HEX	`#7D868B`
RGB	`rgb(125, 134, 139)`
RGB percent	`rgb(49%, 52.5%, 54.5%)`
HSL	`hsl(201, 6%, 52%)`
HSV / HSB	`hsv(201, 10%, 55%)`
CMYK	`cmyk(10%, 4%, 0%, 45%)`
CIE LAB	`lab(55.35, -2.24, -3.82)`
CIE LCH	`lch(55.35, 4.42, 239.6)`
CIE XYZ	`xyz(21.642, 23.274, 27.773)`
Decimal	`8226443`
Short hex	`None (no 3-digit form)`

Color harmonies

Colors that go with #7D868B, 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 #7D868B	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	5.65:1	Pass	Fail	Pass
Sample text	3.71:1	Fail	Fail	Pass

#7D868B as text on	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	3.71:1	Fail	Fail	Pass
Sample text	5.65:1	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 #7D868B looks to people with the most common types of color vision deficiency.

CSS examples

.background { background-color: #7d868b; }
.text { color: #7d868b; }
.border { border: 2px solid #7d868b; }
.transparent { background-color: rgb(125 134 139 / 50%); }
.gradient { background: linear-gradient(to right, #7d868b, #7d7f8b); }

Background

Text color

Border

Similar colors

Closest common color name: Pewter.

Questions

What color is #7D868B?: #7D868B is a gray, closest to the named color Serious Cloud. It belongs to the gray family of colors.
What is the RGB value of #7D868B?: The RGB value is 125, 134, 139: 125 red, 134 green and 139 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.
What is the complementary color of #7D868B?: The complementary color is #8B827D, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.
Is black or white text better on #7D868B?: Black text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 5.65:1 and white text 3.71:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.