What color is #7A656E?

#7A656E is a grayish rose, closest to the named color Chimaera. It belongs to the gray family of colors.

What is the RGB value of #7A656E?

The RGB value is 122, 101, 110: 122 red, 101 green and 110 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.

What is the complementary color of #7A656E?

The complementary color is #657A71, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.

Is black or white text better on #7A656E?

White text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 3.91:1 and white text 5.37:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.

#7A656E color

#7A656E rgb(122, 101, 110)

Shades of gray

The hex color #7A656E is a grayish rose.

In the RGB color model it is made of 47.8% red, 39.6% green and 43.1% blue (122, 101, 110).

Its hue angle is 334°, with 9% saturation and 44% lightness. For print, the CMYK equivalent is 0% cyan, 17% magenta, 10% yellow and 52% black.

The closest named color is Chimaera (#74626D), a difference of 2 ΔE, which is barely visible.

White text is the more readable choice on this background (contrast 5.37:1).

#7A656E color codes

HEX	`#7A656E`
RGB	`rgb(122, 101, 110)`
RGB percent	`rgb(47.8%, 39.6%, 43.1%)`
HSL	`hsl(334, 9%, 44%)`
HSV / HSB	`hsv(334, 17%, 48%)`
CMYK	`cmyk(0%, 17%, 10%, 52%)`
CIE LAB	`lab(45.04, 10.03, -1.91)`
CIE LCH	`lch(45.04, 10.21, 349.21)`
CIE XYZ	`xyz(15.494, 14.571, 16.745)`
Decimal	`8021358`
Short hex	`None (no 3-digit form)`

Color harmonies

Colors that go with #7A656E, 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 #7A656E	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	3.91:1	Fail	Fail	Pass
Sample text	5.37:1	Pass	Fail	Pass

#7A656E as text on	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	5.37:1	Pass	Fail	Pass
Sample text	3.91:1	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 #7A656E looks to people with the most common types of color vision deficiency.

CSS examples

.background { background-color: #7a656e; }
.text { color: #7a656e; }
.border { border: 2px solid #7a656e; }
.transparent { background-color: rgb(122 101 110 / 50%); }
.gradient { background: linear-gradient(to right, #7a656e, #7a6665); }

Background

Text color

Border

Similar colors

Closest common color name: Dove Gray.

Questions

What color is #7A656E?: #7A656E is a grayish rose, closest to the named color Chimaera. It belongs to the gray family of colors.
What is the RGB value of #7A656E?: The RGB value is 122, 101, 110: 122 red, 101 green and 110 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.
What is the complementary color of #7A656E?: The complementary color is #657A71, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.
Is black or white text better on #7A656E?: White text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 3.91:1 and white text 5.37:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.