What color is #7D8890?

#7D8890 is a gray, closest to the named color Serious Cloud. It belongs to the gray family of colors.

What is the RGB value of #7D8890?

The RGB value is 125, 136, 144: 125 red, 136 green and 144 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.

What is the complementary color of #7D8890?

The complementary color is #90857D, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.

Is black or white text better on #7D8890?

Black text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 5.8:1 and white text 3.62:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.

#7D8890 color

#7D8890 rgb(125, 136, 144)

Shades of gray

The hex color #7D8890 is a gray.

In the RGB color model it is made of 49% red, 53.3% green and 56.5% blue (125, 136, 144).

Its hue angle is 205°, with 8% saturation and 53% lightness. For print, the CMYK equivalent is 13% cyan, 6% magenta, 0% yellow and 44% black.

The closest named color is Serious Cloud (#7D848B), a difference of 2.1 ΔE, a small difference.

Black text is the more readable choice on this background (contrast 5.8:1).

#7D8890 color codes

HEX	`#7D8890`
RGB	`rgb(125, 136, 144)`
RGB percent	`rgb(49%, 53.3%, 56.5%)`
HSL	`hsl(205, 8%, 53%)`
HSV / HSB	`hsv(205, 13%, 56%)`
CMYK	`cmyk(13%, 6%, 0%, 44%)`
CIE LAB	`lab(56.07, -2.28, -5.64)`
CIE LCH	`lch(56.07, 6.09, 247.96)`
CIE XYZ	`xyz(22.294, 23.982, 29.834)`
Decimal	`8226960`
Short hex	`None (no 3-digit form)`

Color harmonies

Colors that go with #7D8890, 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 #7D8890	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	5.8:1	Pass	Fail	Pass
Sample text	3.62:1	Fail	Fail	Pass

#7D8890 as text on	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	3.62:1	Fail	Fail	Pass
Sample text	5.8:1	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 #7D8890 looks to people with the most common types of color vision deficiency.

CSS examples

.background { background-color: #7d8890; }
.text { color: #7d8890; }
.border { border: 2px solid #7d8890; }
.transparent { background-color: rgb(125 136 144 / 50%); }
.gradient { background: linear-gradient(to right, #7d8890, #7d7f90); }

Background

Text color

Border

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Questions

What color is #7D8890?: #7D8890 is a gray, closest to the named color Serious Cloud. It belongs to the gray family of colors.
What is the RGB value of #7D8890?: The RGB value is 125, 136, 144: 125 red, 136 green and 144 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.
What is the complementary color of #7D8890?: The complementary color is #90857D, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.
Is black or white text better on #7D8890?: Black text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 5.8:1 and white text 3.62:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.