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#7D737D Color

#7D737D is rgb(125, 115, 125) in RGB, hsl(300, 4%, 47%) in HSL, and about cmyk(0%, 8%, 0%, 51%) in CMYK. It has no registered color name of its own — the closest is Old Lavender (#796878), clearly related but distinguishable side by side at ΔE 5.68. Black text is the more readable choice on this background.

#7D737D
HEX#7D737D
RGBrgb(125, 115, 125)
HSLhsl(300, 4%, 47%)
HSVhsv(300, 8%, 49%)
CMYKcmyk(0%, 8%, 0%, 51%)
OKLCHoklch(56.8% 0.019 325.8)
LABlab(49.61% 5.46 -4.05)
LCHlch(49.61% 6.80 323.40)

What #7D737D 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 #7D737D, ordered by CIE76 distance in CIELAB. Anything under about ΔE 2 is a difference most people cannot see.

Old Lavender#796878ΔE 5.68Zircon Gray#807473ΔE 6.44Sonic Silver#757575ΔE 6.81Rocket Metallic#8A7F80ΔE 6.94Taupe Gray#8B8589ΔE 7.55Steel#71797EΔE 7.78

Browse the full index of named colors A-Z or every gray in the library.

#7D737D Channel Values

How #7D737D 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 125 · G 115 · B 1258-bit channels as sent to the display
HSLH 300° · S 4% · L 47%Easiest model for building lighter and darker variants
HSVH 300° · S 8% · V 49%Matches the picker in most design tools
CMYKC 0% · M 8% · Y 0% · K 51%Approximate ink mix; confirm with an ICC profile before printing
Luminance4.55:1 vs white · 4.62:1 vs blackWCAG 2.2 relative-luminance contrast ratios

Text Contrast & Accessibility

WCAG 2.2 contrast ratios for text on a #7D737D 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.

TextWhite text4.55:1AA normal AA large AAA normal
TextBlack text4.62:1AA normal AA large AAA normal

Need a specific ratio against another background? Open #7D737D in the contrast checker.

Colors That Go With #7D737D

Pairings derived from color-wheel relationships. The complementary color sits opposite #7D737D; analogous colors sit beside it; triadic and split-complementary sets spread evenly around the wheel. Select any swatch for its own breakdown.

Base
#7D737D
Complementary
#737D73
Analogous
#78737D
Analogous
#7D7378
Triadic
#7D7D73
Triadic
#737D7D
Split comp.
#787D73
Split comp.
#737D78

Tints & Shades of #7D737D

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.

Tints

#8E858E
#A29AA2
#B3ADB3
#C4BFC4
#D5D2D5
#E9E7E9

Shades

#6D646D
#5D565D
#4D474D
#3A363A
#2A272A
#1B181B

Want a full 50-950 ramp with semantic roles? Generate design tokens from #7D737D.

How #7D737D 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#7D737D
Protanopia#75757D
Protanomaly#78747D
Deuteranopia#76767D
Deuteranomaly#79757D
Tritanopia#7C7474
Tritanomaly#7C7478
Achromatopsia#767676

Test a full palette in the color blindness simulator.

Using #7D737D in Code

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

CSS custom property--color-7d737d: #7D737D;
CSS backgroundbackground-color: #7D737D;
Tailwind configcolors: { 'color-7d737d': '#7D737D' }
SwiftUIColor(red: 0.490, green: 0.451, blue: 0.490)
Android XML<color name="color_7d737d">#7D737D</color>
SVG fillfill="#7D737D"

More Gray Colors

#7D737D sits in the gray family. These are its neighbours across that family's full range, each with its own breakdown.

27272ad9d9d9292524d8d8d8292929d6d6d62a2d2fd6d3d12b2b2bd4d4d82e2e2ed4d4d435383943494e51484f5c5c5c6b6e707968788389968e8c84a1a1a1acacacbebebed1d1d1

#7D737D Frequently Asked Questions

What color is #7D737D?

#7D737D is a mid-tone gray — rgb(125, 115, 125) in RGB and hsl(300, 4%, 47%) in HSL. It carries no registered color name of its own; the closest named color is Old Lavender (#796878), which is clearly related but distinguishable side by side at a CIE76 distance of 5.68.

What is the RGB value of #7D737D?

#7D737D is rgb(125, 115, 125) — red 125, green 115, and blue 125 on the 0-255 scale.

What is the CMYK value of #7D737D?

#7D737D converts to approximately cmyk(0%, 8%, 0%, 51%). CMYK output is a mathematical approximation for planning; confirm production print colors with your printer and ICC profile.

Should text on #7D737D be black or white?

Black text is the more readable choice. #7D737D scores 4.55:1 against white and 4.62:1 against black, and WCAG 2.2 asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal body text.

Can I write #7D737D as a CSS color keyword?

No. #7D737D 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 7.87, which is clearly related but distinguishable side by side.

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