What color is #7A606C?

#7A606C is a grayish rose, closest to the named color Opera. It belongs to the gray family of colors.

What is the RGB value of #7A606C?

The RGB value is 122, 96, 108: 122 red, 96 green and 108 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.

What is the complementary color of #7A606C?

The complementary color is #607A6E, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.

Is black or white text better on #7A606C?

White text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 3.72:1 and white text 5.65:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.

#7A606C color

#7A606C rgb(122, 96, 108)

Shades of gray

The hex color #7A606C is a grayish rose.

In the RGB color model it is made of 47.8% red, 37.6% green and 42.4% blue (122, 96, 108).

Its hue angle is 332°, with 12% saturation and 43% lightness. For print, the CMYK equivalent is 0% cyan, 21% magenta, 11% yellow and 52% black.

The closest named color is Opera (#816575), a difference of 2.8 ΔE, a small difference.

White text is the more readable choice on this background (contrast 5.65:1).

#7A606C color codes

HEX	`#7A606C`
RGB	`rgb(122, 96, 108)`
RGB percent	`rgb(47.8%, 37.6%, 42.4%)`
HSL	`hsl(332, 12%, 43%)`
HSV / HSB	`hsv(332, 21%, 48%)`
CMYK	`cmyk(0%, 21%, 11%, 52%)`
CIE LAB	`lab(43.63, 12.65, -2.77)`
CIE LCH	`lch(43.63, 12.95, 347.65)`
CIE XYZ	`xyz(14.916, 13.587, 16.021)`
Decimal	`8020076`
Short hex	`None (no 3-digit form)`

Color harmonies

Colors that go with #7A606C, 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 #7A606C	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	3.72:1	Fail	Fail	Pass
Sample text	5.65:1	Pass	Fail	Pass

#7A606C as text on	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	5.65:1	Pass	Fail	Pass
Sample text	3.72:1	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 #7A606C looks to people with the most common types of color vision deficiency.

CSS examples

.background { background-color: #7a606c; }
.text { color: #7a606c; }
.border { border: 2px solid #7a606c; }
.transparent { background-color: rgb(122 96 108 / 50%); }
.gradient { background: linear-gradient(to right, #7a606c, #7a6160); }

Background

Text color

Border

Similar colors

Closest common color name: Eggplant.

Questions

What color is #7A606C?: #7A606C is a grayish rose, closest to the named color Opera. It belongs to the gray family of colors.
What is the RGB value of #7A606C?: The RGB value is 122, 96, 108: 122 red, 96 green and 108 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.
What is the complementary color of #7A606C?: The complementary color is #607A6E, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.
Is black or white text better on #7A606C?: White text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 3.72:1 and white text 5.65:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.