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#7A907D Color

#7A907D is rgb(122, 144, 125) in RGB, hsl(128, 9%, 52%) in HSL, and about cmyk(15%, 0%, 13%, 44%) in CMYK. It has no registered color name of its own — the closest is Xanadu (#738678), very hard to tell apart at ΔE 4.55. Black text is the more readable choice on this background.

#7A907D
HEX#7A907D
RGBrgb(122, 144, 125)
HSLhsl(128, 9%, 52%)
HSVhsv(128, 15%, 56%)
CMYKcmyk(15%, 0%, 13%, 44%)
OKLCHoklch(63% 0.038 149)
LABlab(57.62% -11.07 7.39)
LCHlch(57.62% 13.31 146.29)

What #7A907D Is Called

Most hex codes have no name: there are 16.7 million of them and a few thousand registered names. These are the named colors nearest to #7A907D, ordered by CIE76 distance in CIELAB. Anything under about ΔE 2 is a difference most people cannot see.

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#7A907D Channel Values

How #7A907D breaks down in each color model. Hue is measured in degrees around the color wheel; saturation, lightness, and the CMYK inks are percentages.

ModelChannelsNotes
RGBR 122 · G 144 · B 1258-bit channels as sent to the display
HSLH 128° · S 9% · L 52%Easiest model for building lighter and darker variants
HSVH 128° · S 15% · V 56%Matches the picker in most design tools
CMYKC 15% · M 0% · Y 13% · K 44%Approximate ink mix; confirm with an ICC profile before printing
Luminance3.44:1 vs white · 6.11:1 vs blackWCAG 2.2 relative-luminance contrast ratios

Text Contrast & Accessibility

WCAG 2.2 contrast ratios for text on a #7A907D background. AA requires 4.5:1 for normal text and 3:1 for large text; AAA requires 7:1. Contrast is one check, not a full accessibility review.

Fails AAWhite text3.44:1AA normal AA large AAA normal
TextBlack text6.11:1AA normal AA large AAA normal

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Colors That Go With #7A907D

Pairings derived from color-wheel relationships. The complementary color sits opposite #7A907D; analogous colors sit beside it; triadic and split-complementary sets spread evenly around the wheel. Select any swatch for its own breakdown.

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Tints & Shades of #7A907D

Lighter tints and darker shades built by moving the lightness channel while holding hue and saturation, which is what you want for hover states, backgrounds, and text variants.

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How #7A907D Looks with Color Vision Deficiency

Simulated with the Viénot, Brettel & Mollon LMS projection model. Anomalous types are rendered as partial versions of the matching dichromacy, which is an approximation rather than a per-person clinical model.

Typical#7A907D
Protanopia#8D8D7D
Protanomaly#868E7D
Deuteranopia#89897E
Deuteranomaly#838C7D
Tritanopia#7D8E8E
Tritanomaly#7C8F87
Achromatopsia#8A8A8A

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Using #7A907D in Code

Copy-ready declarations for the places this color usually ends up.

CSS custom property--color-7a907d: #7A907D;
CSS backgroundbackground-color: #7A907D;
Tailwind configcolors: { 'color-7a907d': '#7A907D' }
SwiftUIColor(red: 0.478, green: 0.565, blue: 0.490)
Android XML<color name="color_7a907d">#7A907D</color>
SVG fillfill="#7A907D"

More Gray Colors

#7A907D sits in the gray family. These are its neighbours across that family's full range, each with its own breakdown.

#7A907D Frequently Asked Questions

What color is #7A907D?

#7A907D is a mid-tone gray — rgb(122, 144, 125) in RGB and hsl(128, 9%, 52%) in HSL. It carries no registered color name of its own; the closest named color is Xanadu (#738678), which is very hard to tell apart at a CIE76 distance of 4.55.

What is the RGB value of #7A907D?

#7A907D is rgb(122, 144, 125) — red 122, green 144, and blue 125 on the 0-255 scale.

What is the CMYK value of #7A907D?

#7A907D converts to approximately cmyk(15%, 0%, 13%, 44%). CMYK output is a mathematical approximation for planning; confirm production print colors with your printer and ICC profile.

Should text on #7A907D be black or white?

Black text is the more readable choice. #7A907D scores 3.44:1 against white and 6.11:1 against black, and WCAG 2.2 asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal body text.

Can I write #7A907D as a CSS color keyword?

No. #7A907D is not one of the CSS color keywords, so it has to be written as a hex, rgb() or hsl() value. The closest keyword is gray (#808080) at a CIE76 distance of 13.91, which is visibly different.

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