What color is #7B6C7C?

#7B6C7C is a gray known as Sakura Night. It belongs to the gray family of colors.

What is the RGB value of Sakura Night?

The RGB value is 123, 108, 124: 123 red, 108 green and 124 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.

What is the complementary color of Sakura Night?

The complementary color is #6D7C6C, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.

Is black or white text better on #7B6C7C?

White text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 4.28:1 and white text 4.91:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.

Sakura Night color: hex code #7B6C7C

#7B6C7C rgb(123, 108, 124)

Shades of gray

Sakura Night has the hex code #7B6C7C. It is a gray.

In the RGB color model it is made of 48.2% red, 42.4% green and 48.6% blue (123, 108, 124).

Its hue angle is 296°, with 7% saturation and 45% lightness. For print, the CMYK equivalent is 1% cyan, 13% magenta, 0% yellow and 51% black.

White text is the more readable choice on this background (contrast 4.91:1).

Sakura Night (#7B6C7C) color codes

HEX	`#7B6C7C`
RGB	`rgb(123, 108, 124)`
RGB percent	`rgb(48.2%, 42.4%, 48.6%)`
HSL	`hsl(296, 7%, 45%)`
HSV / HSB	`hsv(296, 13%, 49%)`
CMYK	`cmyk(1%, 13%, 0%, 51%)`
CIE LAB	`lab(47.48, 9, -6.69)`
CIE LCH	`lch(47.48, 11.22, 323.38)`
CIE XYZ	`xyz(17.169, 16.392, 21.324)`
Decimal	`8088700`
Short hex	`None (no 3-digit form)`

Color harmonies

Colors that go with Sakura Night, 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 #7B6C7C	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	4.28:1	Fail	Fail	Pass
Sample text	4.91:1	Pass	Fail	Pass

#7B6C7C as text on	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	4.91:1	Pass	Fail	Pass
Sample text	4.28:1	Fail	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 #7B6C7C looks to people with the most common types of color vision deficiency.

CSS examples

.background { background-color: #7b6c7c; }
.text { color: #7b6c7c; }
.border { border: 2px solid #7b6c7c; }
.transparent { background-color: rgb(123 108 124 / 50%); }
.gradient { background: linear-gradient(to right, #7b6c7c, #7c6c75); }

Background

Text color

Border

Similar colors

Closest common color name: Space Gray.

See #7B6C7C on its hex code page

Questions

What color is #7B6C7C?: #7B6C7C is a gray known as Sakura Night. It belongs to the gray family of colors.
What is the RGB value of Sakura Night?: The RGB value is 123, 108, 124: 123 red, 108 green and 124 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.
What is the complementary color of Sakura Night?: The complementary color is #6D7C6C, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.
Is black or white text better on #7B6C7C?: White text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 4.28:1 and white text 4.91:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.