#7B8A89
Gray · medium neutral
About #7B8A89
#7B8A89 is a near-neutral, medium shade in the gray family. On screen it is built from 48% red, 54% green and 54% blue; for print, its CMYK mix is 11% cyan, 0% magenta, 1% yellow and 46% black. It is close to neutral, so it sits comfortably next to both warm and cool colours.
Of the common colour names it is very close to Gray (ΔE 6.4); Taupe comes next. Its complementary colour, directly opposite on the colour wheel, is #8A7B7C — a taupe tone that gives the strongest contrast in hue.
Designers tend to use medium tones like #7B8A89 for illustrations, icons and secondary elements. Put black text on top of it — 5.84:1, a WCAG AA pass.
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ΔE measures visible difference: under 2 is barely noticeable, over 10 is clearly different.
Text on #7B8A89
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Frequently asked questions
›What colour is #7B8A89?
#7B8A89 is a near-neutral, medium shade in the gray family. On screen it is built from 48% red, 54% green and 54% blue; for print, its CMYK mix is 11% cyan, 0% magenta, 1% 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 #7B8A89?
Use black text. Black on #7B8A89 has a contrast ratio of 5.84:1 (AA).
›What colours go with #7B8A89?
Its complementary colour is #8A7B7C, and analogous partners are #7B8A82 and #7B848A.