What color is #7D8981?

#7D8981 is a gray, closest to the named color Mummy’s Tomb. It belongs to the gray family of colors.

What is the RGB value of #7D8981?

The RGB value is 125, 137, 129: 125 red, 137 green and 129 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.

What is the complementary color of #7D8981?

The complementary color is #897D85, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.

Is black or white text better on #7D8981?

Black text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 5.77:1 and white text 3.64:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.

#7D8981 color

#7D8981 rgb(125, 137, 129)

Shades of gray

The hex color #7D8981 is a gray.

In the RGB color model it is made of 49% red, 53.7% green and 50.6% blue (125, 137, 129).

Its hue angle is 140°, with 5% saturation and 51% lightness. For print, the CMYK equivalent is 9% cyan, 0% magenta, 6% yellow and 46% black.

The closest named color is Mummy’s Tomb (#828E84), a difference of 2 ΔE, which is barely visible.

Black text is the more readable choice on this background (contrast 5.77:1).

#7D8981 color codes

HEX	`#7D8981`
RGB	`rgb(125, 137, 129)`
RGB percent	`rgb(49%, 53.7%, 50.6%)`
HSL	`hsl(140, 5%, 51%)`
HSV / HSB	`hsv(140, 9%, 54%)`
CMYK	`cmyk(9%, 0%, 6%, 46%)`
CIE LAB	`lab(55.92, -6, 2.79)`
CIE LCH	`lch(55.92, 6.62, 155.06)`
CIE XYZ	`xyz(21.365, 23.836, 24.24)`
Decimal	`8227201`
Short hex	`None (no 3-digit form)`

Color harmonies

Colors that go with #7D8981, 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 #7D8981	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	5.77:1	Pass	Fail	Pass
Sample text	3.64:1	Fail	Fail	Pass

#7D8981 as text on	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	3.64:1	Fail	Fail	Pass
Sample text	5.77:1	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 #7D8981 looks to people with the most common types of color vision deficiency.

CSS examples

.background { background-color: #7d8981; }
.text { color: #7d8981; }
.border { border: 2px solid #7d8981; }
.transparent { background-color: rgb(125 137 129 / 50%); }
.gradient { background: linear-gradient(to right, #7d8981, #7d8987); }

Background

Text color

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Questions

What color is #7D8981?: #7D8981 is a gray, closest to the named color Mummy’s Tomb. It belongs to the gray family of colors.
What is the RGB value of #7D8981?: The RGB value is 125, 137, 129: 125 red, 137 green and 129 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.
What is the complementary color of #7D8981?: The complementary color is #897D85, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.
Is black or white text better on #7D8981?: Black text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 5.77:1 and white text 3.64:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.