What color is #7D897D?

#7D897D is a gray, closest to the named color Majestic Evergreen. It belongs to the gray family of colors.

What is the RGB value of #7D897D?

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

What is the complementary color of #7D897D?

The complementary color is #897D89, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.

Is black or white text better on #7D897D?

Black text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 5.75:1 and white text 3.65:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.

#7D897D color

#7D897D rgb(125, 137, 125)

Shades of gray

The hex color #7D897D is a gray.

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

Its hue angle is 120°, with 5% saturation and 51% lightness. For print, the CMYK equivalent is 9% cyan, 0% magenta, 9% yellow and 46% black.

The closest named color is Majestic Evergreen (#7D8878), a difference of 1.8 ΔE, which is barely visible.

Black text is the more readable choice on this background (contrast 5.75:1).

#7D897D color codes

HEX	`#7D897D`
RGB	`rgb(125, 137, 125)`
RGB percent	`rgb(49%, 53.7%, 49%)`
HSL	`hsl(120, 5%, 51%)`
HSV / HSB	`hsv(120, 9%, 54%)`
CMYK	`cmyk(9%, 0%, 9%, 46%)`
CIE LAB	`lab(55.82, -6.79, 4.94)`
CIE LCH	`lch(55.82, 8.4, 143.95)`
CIE XYZ	`xyz(21.104, 23.732, 22.867)`
Decimal	`8227197`
Short hex	`None (no 3-digit form)`

Color harmonies

Colors that go with #7D897D, 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 #7D897D	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	5.75:1	Pass	Fail	Pass
Sample text	3.65:1	Fail	Fail	Pass

#7D897D as text on	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	3.65:1	Fail	Fail	Pass
Sample text	5.75:1	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 #7D897D looks to people with the most common types of color vision deficiency.

CSS examples

.background { background-color: #7d897d; }
.text { color: #7d897d; }
.border { border: 2px solid #7d897d; }
.transparent { background-color: rgb(125 137 125 / 50%); }
.gradient { background: linear-gradient(to right, #7d897d, #7d8983); }

Background

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Questions

What color is #7D897D?: #7D897D is a gray, closest to the named color Majestic Evergreen. It belongs to the gray family of colors.
What is the RGB value of #7D897D?: The RGB value is 125, 137, 125: 125 red, 137 green and 125 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.
What is the complementary color of #7D897D?: The complementary color is #897D89, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.
Is black or white text better on #7D897D?: Black text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 5.75:1 and white text 3.65:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.