HEX Color #7C8A83 (Gray)

About #7C8A83

When working with digital screens, the color #7C8A83 is rendered by mixing light. Designers often compare it to the standard color Gray. This translates to an RGB value of rgb(124, 138, 131).

Translating this color to physical media requires the CMYK color model. To reproduce this shade on paper, a printer utilizes 10% cyan and 0% magenta inks. The HSL representation is 150.0° hue, 5.6% saturation, and 51.4% lightness.

Web Content Accessibility Guidelines (WCAG) dictate how we should use this color. Mathematical luminance calculations suggest that #000000 text provides the most optimal reading experience. Strict adherence to these ratios protects visually impaired users from unreadable interfaces.

Color Space Conversions

HEX#7C8A83

RGB124, 138, 131

HSL150.0°, 5.6%, 51.4%

CMYK10%, 0%, 5%, 46%

HSV150.0°, 10.1%, 54.1%

LAB56.2, -6.5, 2.0

XYZ21.5, 24.1, 25.0

Decimal8161923

Color Harmonies

Complementary

#7C8A83 #8A7B83

Analogous

#7C8A7B #7B8A8A

Triadic

#837B8A #8A837B

Tetradic

#7B7B8A #8A7B83 #8A8A7B

Tints, Shades & Tones

Tints (Adding White)

#7C8A83

#8A9790

#99A49E

#A7B1AC

#B6BEBA

#C4CBC7

#D3D8D5

#E1E5E3

#F0F2F1

#FFFFFF

Shades (Adding Black)

#7C8A83

#6E7A74

#606B65

#525C57

#444C48

#373D3A

#292E2B

#1B1E1D

#0D0F0E

#000000

WCAG Contrast Accessibility

3.61:1

Text on #FFFFFF

AA Large

5.82:1

Text on #000000

AA

3.45:1

Text on #F8FAFC

AA Large

4.95:1

Text on #0F172A

AA

CSS Implementation

.bg-color { background-color: #7C8A83; }

.text-color { color: #7C8A83; }

.border-color { border: 2px solid #7C8A83; }

Similar Colors

Gray

#808080