#7A8A85
Gray · medium neutral
About #7A8A85
With the hex code #7A8A85, this is a medium gray with a near-neutral character. Its RGB recipe is 48% red, 54% green and 52% blue, while a printer would mix 12% cyan, 0% magenta, 4% yellow and 46% black. It is close to neutral, so it sits comfortably next to both warm and cool colours.
If you had to name it, it is very close to Gray — a ΔE of 7.3 — followed by Taupe. For maximum hue contrast, pair it with its complement #8A7A7F, a taupe shade.
In design, a medium colour like this works best for illustrations, icons and secondary elements. Put black text on top of it — 5.80:1, a WCAG AA pass.
Colour codes
| HEX | |
|---|---|
| RGB | |
| HSL | |
| HSV / HSB | |
| CMYK | |
| CIELAB | |
| Decimal | |
| CSS |
Closest named colours
ΔE measures visible difference: under 2 is barely noticeable, over 10 is clearly different.
Text on #7A8A85
WCAG contrast for white and black text on this colour.
Colour-blindness preview
How #7A8A85 appears to people with the three most common types of colour-vision deficiency.
Shades, tints & matching colours
Similar colours
Frequently asked questions
›What colour is #7A8A85?
With the hex code #7A8A85, this is a medium gray with a near-neutral character. Its RGB recipe is 48% red, 54% green and 52% blue, while a printer would mix 12% cyan, 0% magenta, 4% yellow and 46% black. It is close to neutral, so it sits comfortably next to both warm and cool colours.
›What text colour should I use on #7A8A85?
Use black text. Black on #7A8A85 has a contrast ratio of 5.80:1 (AA).
›What colours go with #7A8A85?
Its complementary colour is #8A7A7F, and analogous partners are #7A8A7D and #7A878A.