What color is #7A6468?

#7A6468 is a grayish red, closest to the named color Chimaera. It belongs to the gray family of colors.

What is the RGB value of #7A6468?

The RGB value is 122, 100, 104: 122 red, 100 green and 104 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.

What is the complementary color of #7A6468?

The complementary color is #647A76, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.

Is black or white text better on #7A6468?

White text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 3.85:1 and white text 5.45:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.

#7A6468 color

#7A6468 rgb(122, 100, 104)

Shades of gray

The hex color #7A6468 is a grayish red.

In the RGB color model it is made of 47.8% red, 39.2% green and 40.8% blue (122, 100, 104).

Its hue angle is 349°, with 10% saturation and 44% lightness. For print, the CMYK equivalent is 0% cyan, 18% magenta, 15% yellow and 52% black.

The closest named color is Chimaera (#74626D), a difference of 3.7 ΔE, a small difference.

White text is the more readable choice on this background (contrast 5.45:1).

#7A6468 color codes

HEX	`#7A6468`
RGB	`rgb(122, 100, 104)`
RGB percent	`rgb(47.8%, 39.2%, 40.8%)`
HSL	`hsl(349, 10%, 44%)`
HSV / HSB	`hsv(349, 18%, 48%)`
CMYK	`cmyk(0%, 18%, 15%, 52%)`
CIE LAB	`lab(44.59, 9.52, 1.06)`
CIE LCH	`lch(44.59, 9.58, 6.35)`
CIE XYZ	`xyz(15.082, 14.252, 15.05)`
Decimal	`8021096`
Short hex	`None (no 3-digit form)`

Color harmonies

Colors that go with #7A6468, 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 #7A6468	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	3.85:1	Fail	Fail	Pass
Sample text	5.45:1	Pass	Fail	Pass

#7A6468 as text on	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	5.45:1	Pass	Fail	Pass
Sample text	3.85:1	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 #7A6468 looks to people with the most common types of color vision deficiency.

CSS examples

.background { background-color: #7a6468; }
.text { color: #7a6468; }
.border { border: 2px solid #7a6468; }
.transparent { background-color: rgb(122 100 104 / 50%); }
.gradient { background: linear-gradient(to right, #7a6468, #7a6b64); }

Background

Text color

Border

Similar colors

Closest common color name: Dove Gray.

Questions

What color is #7A6468?: #7A6468 is a grayish red, closest to the named color Chimaera. It belongs to the gray family of colors.
What is the RGB value of #7A6468?: The RGB value is 122, 100, 104: 122 red, 100 green and 104 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.
What is the complementary color of #7A6468?: The complementary color is #647A76, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.
Is black or white text better on #7A6468?: White text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 3.85:1 and white text 5.45:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.