What color is #7D8979?

#7D8979 is a gray, closest to the named color Majestic Evergreen. It belongs to the gray family of colors.

What is the RGB value of #7D8979?

The RGB value is 125, 137, 121: 125 red, 137 green and 121 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.

What is the complementary color of #7D8979?

The complementary color is #857989, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.

Is black or white text better on #7D8979?

Black text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 5.73:1 and white text 3.67:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.

#7D8979 color

#7D8979 rgb(125, 137, 121)

Shades of gray

The hex color #7D8979 is a gray.

In the RGB color model it is made of 49% red, 53.7% green and 47.5% blue (125, 137, 121).

Its hue angle is 105°, with 6% saturation and 51% lightness. For print, the CMYK equivalent is 9% cyan, 0% magenta, 12% yellow and 46% black.

The closest named color is Majestic Evergreen (#7D8878), a difference of 0.5 ΔE, which is barely visible.

Black text is the more readable choice on this background (contrast 5.73:1).

#7D8979 color codes

HEX	`#7D8979`
RGB	`rgb(125, 137, 121)`
RGB percent	`rgb(49%, 53.7%, 47.5%)`
HSL	`hsl(105, 6%, 51%)`
HSV / HSB	`hsv(105, 12%, 54%)`
CMYK	`cmyk(9%, 0%, 12%, 46%)`
CIE LAB	`lab(55.72, -7.56, 7.1)`
CIE LCH	`lch(55.72, 10.37, 136.79)`
CIE XYZ	`xyz(20.854, 23.632, 21.548)`
Decimal	`8227193`
Short hex	`None (no 3-digit form)`

Color harmonies

Colors that go with #7D8979, 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 #7D8979	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	5.73:1	Pass	Fail	Pass
Sample text	3.67:1	Fail	Fail	Pass

#7D8979 as text on	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	3.67:1	Fail	Fail	Pass
Sample text	5.73:1	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 #7D8979 looks to people with the most common types of color vision deficiency.

CSS examples

.background { background-color: #7d8979; }
.text { color: #7d8979; }
.border { border: 2px solid #7d8979; }
.transparent { background-color: rgb(125 137 121 / 50%); }
.gradient { background: linear-gradient(to right, #7d8979, #79897d); }

Background

Text color

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Questions

What color is #7D8979?: #7D8979 is a gray, closest to the named color Majestic Evergreen. It belongs to the gray family of colors.
What is the RGB value of #7D8979?: The RGB value is 125, 137, 121: 125 red, 137 green and 121 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.
What is the complementary color of #7D8979?: The complementary color is #857989, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.
Is black or white text better on #7D8979?: Black text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 5.73:1 and white text 3.67:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.