What color is #7D8F81?

#7D8F81 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 #7D8F81?

The RGB value is 125, 143, 129: 125 red, 143 green and 129 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.

What is the complementary color of #7D8F81?

The complementary color is #8F7D8B, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.

Is black or white text better on #7D8F81?

Black text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 6.12:1 and white text 3.43:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.

#7D8F81 color

#7D8F81 rgb(125, 143, 129)

Shades of gray

The hex color #7D8F81 is a gray.

In the RGB color model it is made of 49% red, 56.1% green and 50.6% blue (125, 143, 129).

Its hue angle is 133°, with 7% saturation and 53% lightness. For print, the CMYK equivalent is 13% cyan, 0% magenta, 10% yellow and 44% black.

The closest named color is Mummy’s Tomb (#828E84), a difference of 3 ΔE, a small difference.

Black text is the more readable choice on this background (contrast 6.12:1).

#7D8F81 color codes

HEX	`#7D8F81`
RGB	`rgb(125, 143, 129)`
RGB percent	`rgb(49%, 56.1%, 50.6%)`
HSL	`hsl(133, 7%, 53%)`
HSV / HSB	`hsv(133, 13%, 56%)`
CMYK	`cmyk(13%, 0%, 10%, 44%)`
CIE LAB	`lab(57.65, -9.32, 5.28)`
CIE LCH	`lch(57.65, 10.71, 150.5)`
CIE XYZ	`xyz(22.241, 25.59, 24.532)`
Decimal	`8228737`
Short hex	`None (no 3-digit form)`

Color harmonies

Colors that go with #7D8F81, 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 #7D8F81	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	6.12:1	Pass	Fail	Pass
Sample text	3.43:1	Fail	Fail	Pass

#7D8F81 as text on	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	3.43:1	Fail	Fail	Pass
Sample text	6.12:1	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 #7D8F81 looks to people with the most common types of color vision deficiency.

CSS examples

.background { background-color: #7d8f81; }
.text { color: #7d8f81; }
.border { border: 2px solid #7d8f81; }
.transparent { background-color: rgb(125 143 129 / 50%); }
.gradient { background: linear-gradient(to right, #7d8f81, #7d8f8a); }

Background

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Questions

What color is #7D8F81?: #7D8F81 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 #7D8F81?: The RGB value is 125, 143, 129: 125 red, 143 green and 129 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.
What is the complementary color of #7D8F81?: The complementary color is #8F7D8B, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.
Is black or white text better on #7D8F81?: Black text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 6.12:1 and white text 3.43:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.