What color is #7D8E87?

#7D8E87 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 #7D8E87?

The RGB value is 125, 142, 135: 125 red, 142 green and 135 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.

What is the complementary color of #7D8E87?

The complementary color is #8E7D84, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.

Is black or white text better on #7D8E87?

Black text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 6.09:1 and white text 3.45:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.

#7D8E87 color

#7D8E87 rgb(125, 142, 135)

Shades of gray

The hex color #7D8E87 is a gray.

In the RGB color model it is made of 49% red, 55.7% green and 52.9% blue (125, 142, 135).

Its hue angle is 155°, with 7% saturation and 52% lightness. For print, the CMYK equivalent is 12% cyan, 0% magenta, 5% yellow and 44% black.

The closest named color is Mummy’s Tomb (#828E84), a difference of 2.3 ΔE, a small difference.

Black text is the more readable choice on this background (contrast 6.09:1).

#7D8E87 color codes

HEX	`#7D8E87`
RGB	`rgb(125, 142, 135)`
RGB percent	`rgb(49%, 55.7%, 52.9%)`
HSL	`hsl(155, 7%, 52%)`
HSV / HSB	`hsv(155, 12%, 56%)`
CMYK	`cmyk(12%, 0%, 5%, 44%)`
CIE LAB	`lab(57.52, -7.56, 1.65)`
CIE LCH	`lch(57.52, 7.74, 167.66)`
CIE XYZ	`xyz(22.503, 25.455, 26.645)`
Decimal	`8228487`
Short hex	`None (no 3-digit form)`

Color harmonies

Colors that go with #7D8E87, 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 #7D8E87	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	6.09:1	Pass	Fail	Pass
Sample text	3.45:1	Fail	Fail	Pass

#7D8E87 as text on	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	3.45:1	Fail	Fail	Pass
Sample text	6.09:1	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 #7D8E87 looks to people with the most common types of color vision deficiency.

CSS examples

.background { background-color: #7d8e87; }
.text { color: #7d8e87; }
.border { border: 2px solid #7d8e87; }
.transparent { background-color: rgb(125 142 135 / 50%); }
.gradient { background: linear-gradient(to right, #7d8e87, #7d8d8e); }

Background

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Questions

What color is #7D8E87?: #7D8E87 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 #7D8E87?: The RGB value is 125, 142, 135: 125 red, 142 green and 135 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.
What is the complementary color of #7D8E87?: The complementary color is #8E7D84, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.
Is black or white text better on #7D8E87?: Black text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 6.09:1 and white text 3.45:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.