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#7A8C96 closest to Roman Silver

#7A8C96 is a medium gray; the closest named color is Roman Silver. In the RGB color model it is made of 47.8% red, 54.9% green and 58.8% blue (rgb(122, 140, 150)). Its HSL value is 201° hue, 12% saturation and 53% lightness, and in CMYK it is 19% cyan, 7% magenta, 0% yellow and 41% black. #7A8C96 is a neutral color. Black text reads best on it, with a contrast ratio of 6.02:1.

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Variations of #7A8C96

Shades

Mixed with black: richer and darker.

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Tints

Mixed with white: lighter and softer.

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Tones

Mixed with gray: calmer and more muted.

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Hues

The same lightness and chroma, rotated around the color wheel.

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Temperatures

Cooler on the left, warmer on the right.

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#7A8C96 color harmonies

Complementary

The opposite hue — maximum contrast and energy.

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Split complementary

The two hues next to the complement — contrast with less tension.

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Analogous

Neighbouring hues — calm, cohesive and natural.

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Triadic

Three hues evenly spaced at 120° — vibrant yet balanced.

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Tetradic

Two complementary pairs — rich, best with one dominant color.

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Square

Four hues spaced at 90° — bold and playful.

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#7A8C96 for color-blind viewers (and dogs)

How #7A8C96 appears with each type of color vision deficiency (Machado 2009 model) — and to your dog. Try the dog vision simulator →

  • Dog vision 97% similarHow dogs see it · simulated as #838896
  • Protanopia 96% similar1.3% of men, 0.02% of women · simulated as #878B97
  • Protanomaly 97% similar1.3% of men, 0.02% of women · simulated as #848B96
  • Deuteranopia 97% similar1.2% of men, 0.01% of women · simulated as #838896
  • Deuteranomaly 98% similar5% of men, 0.35% of women · simulated as #818996
  • Tritanopia 96% similar0.001% of men, 0.03% of women · simulated as #728F8F
  • Tritanomaly 99% similar0.0001% of men, 0.0001% of women · simulated as #778D93
  • Achromatopsia 95% similar0.003% of men, 0.003% of women · simulated as #898989
  • Achromatomaly 96% similar0.001% of men, 0.001% of women · simulated as #868A8D

#7A8C96 contrast checker

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3.49:1 Poor#7A8C96 text on white
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AA largePassAAA largeFail
AaThe quick brown fox jumps over the lazy dog.
6.02:1 Good#7A8C96 text on black
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AA largePassAAA largePass

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#7A8C96 in CSS

/* Roman Silver */
.color { color: #7A8C96; }
.background { background-color: #7A8C96; }
.border { border: 1px solid #7A8C96; }

/* Other notations */
color: rgb(122 140 150);
color: hsl(201 12% 53%);
color: oklch(0.629 0.026 232.1);

#7A8C96 FAQ

What color is #7A8C96?

#7A8C96 is a medium gray. Its closest named color is Roman Silver. It belongs to the gray color family and is a neutral color.

What is the RGB value of #7A8C96?

#7A8C96 is rgb(122, 140, 150) in RGB, hsl(201, 12%, 53%) in HSL and cmyk(19%, 7%, 0%, 41%) in CMYK.

What is the complementary color of #7A8C96?

The complementary color of #7A8C96 is #96847A, which sits opposite it on the color wheel.

Which text color works on #7A8C96?

Black text has the best contrast on #7A8C96: 6.02:1, which meets the WCAG AA requirement of 4.5:1 for normal text.

Is #7A8C96 a warm or cool color?

#7A8C96 is a neutral color.