What color is #7A7C76?

#7A7C76 is a gray known as Gunsmoke. It belongs to the gray family of colors.

What is the RGB value of Gunsmoke?

The RGB value is 122, 124, 118: 122 red, 124 green and 118 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.

What is the complementary color of Gunsmoke?

The complementary color is #78767C, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.

Is black or white text better on #7A7C76?

Black text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 4.97:1 and white text 4.22:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.

Gunsmoke color: hex code #7A7C76

#7A7C76 rgb(122, 124, 118)

Shades of gray

Gunsmoke has the hex code #7A7C76. It is a gray.

In the RGB color model it is made of 47.8% red, 48.6% green and 46.3% blue (122, 124, 118).

Its hue angle is 80°, with 2% saturation and 47% lightness. For print, the CMYK equivalent is 2% cyan, 0% magenta, 5% yellow and 51% black.

Black text is the more readable choice on this background (contrast 4.97:1).

Gunsmoke (#7A7C76) color codes

HEX	`#7A7C76`
RGB	`rgb(122, 124, 118)`
RGB percent	`rgb(47.8%, 48.6%, 46.3%)`
HSL	`hsl(80, 2%, 47%)`
HSV / HSB	`hsv(80, 5%, 49%)`
CMYK	`cmyk(2%, 0%, 5%, 51%)`
CIE LAB	`lab(51.68, -1.94, 3.01)`
CIE LCH	`lch(51.68, 3.58, 122.8)`
CIE XYZ	`xyz(18.503, 19.861, 19.995)`
Decimal	`8027254`
Short hex	`None (no 3-digit form)`

Color harmonies

Colors that go with Gunsmoke, based on their position on the color wheel.

Complementary

The color opposite on the color wheel (180°). Strongest contrast.

Analogous

Neighbors 30° either side. Calm, natural combinations.

Split complementary

The two colors next to the complement (150° and 210°).

Triadic

Three colors evenly spaced, 120° apart.

Tetradic (square)

Four colors 90° apart.

Shades, tints and tones

Shades (darker, mixed with black)

Tints (lighter, mixed with white)

Tones (mixed with gray)

Contrast and accessibility

Text on #7A7C76	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	4.97:1	Pass	Fail	Pass
Sample text	4.22:1	Fail	Fail	Pass

#7A7C76 as text on	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	4.22:1	Fail	Fail	Pass
Sample text	4.97:1	Pass	Fail	Pass

WCAG 2 asks for 4.5:1 for normal text (AA), 7:1 for AAA, and 3:1 for large text. Check other pairs.

Color blindness simulation

How #7A7C76 looks to people with the most common types of color vision deficiency.

CSS examples

.background { background-color: #7a7c76; }
.text { color: #7a7c76; }
.border { border: 2px solid #7a7c76; }
.transparent { background-color: rgb(122 124 118 / 50%); }
.gradient { background: linear-gradient(to right, #7a7c76, #777c76); }

Background

Text color

Border

Similar colors

See #7A7C76 on its hex code page

Questions

What color is #7A7C76?: #7A7C76 is a gray known as Gunsmoke. It belongs to the gray family of colors.
What is the RGB value of Gunsmoke?: The RGB value is 122, 124, 118: 122 red, 124 green and 118 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.
What is the complementary color of Gunsmoke?: The complementary color is #78767C, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.
Is black or white text better on #7A7C76?: Black text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 4.97:1 and white text 4.22:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.