What color is #7A636F?

#7A636F is a grayish rose, closest to the named color Chimaera. It belongs to the gray family of colors.

What is the RGB value of #7A636F?

The RGB value is 122, 99, 111: 122 red, 99 green and 111 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.

What is the complementary color of #7A636F?

The complementary color is #637A6E, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.

Is black or white text better on #7A636F?

White text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 3.84:1 and white text 5.47:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.

#7A636F color

#7A636F rgb(122, 99, 111)

Shades of gray

The hex color #7A636F is a grayish rose.

In the RGB color model it is made of 47.8% red, 38.8% green and 43.5% blue (122, 99, 111).

Its hue angle is 329°, with 10% saturation and 43% lightness. For print, the CMYK equivalent is 0% cyan, 19% magenta, 9% yellow and 52% black.

The closest named color is Chimaera (#74626D), a difference of 2.1 ΔE, a small difference.

White text is the more readable choice on this background (contrast 5.47:1).

#7A636F color codes

HEX	`#7A636F`
RGB	`rgb(122, 99, 111)`
RGB percent	`rgb(47.8%, 38.8%, 43.5%)`
HSL	`hsl(329, 10%, 43%)`
HSV / HSB	`hsv(329, 19%, 48%)`
CMYK	`cmyk(0%, 19%, 9%, 52%)`
CIE LAB	`lab(44.53, 11.42, -3.27)`
CIE LCH	`lch(44.53, 11.87, 344.04)`
CIE XYZ	`xyz(15.357, 14.209, 16.97)`
Decimal	`8020847`
Short hex	`None (no 3-digit form)`

Color harmonies

Colors that go with #7A636F, 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 #7A636F	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	3.84:1	Fail	Fail	Pass
Sample text	5.47:1	Pass	Fail	Pass

#7A636F as text on	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	5.47:1	Pass	Fail	Pass
Sample text	3.84:1	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 #7A636F looks to people with the most common types of color vision deficiency.

CSS examples

.background { background-color: #7a636f; }
.text { color: #7a636f; }
.border { border: 2px solid #7a636f; }
.transparent { background-color: rgb(122 99 111 / 50%); }
.gradient { background: linear-gradient(to right, #7a636f, #7a6364); }

Background

Text color

Border

Similar colors

Closest common color name: Dove Gray.

Questions

What color is #7A636F?: #7A636F is a grayish rose, closest to the named color Chimaera. It belongs to the gray family of colors.
What is the RGB value of #7A636F?: The RGB value is 122, 99, 111: 122 red, 99 green and 111 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.
What is the complementary color of #7A636F?: The complementary color is #637A6E, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.
Is black or white text better on #7A636F?: White text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 3.84:1 and white text 5.47:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.