What color is #7A696A?

#7A696A is a gray, closest to the named color Acoustic Brown. It belongs to the gray family of colors.

What is the RGB value of #7A696A?

The RGB value is 122, 105, 106: 122 red, 105 green and 106 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.

What is the complementary color of #7A696A?

The complementary color is #697A79, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.

Is black or white text better on #7A696A?

White text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 4.06:1 and white text 5.18:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.

#7A696A color

#7A696A rgb(122, 105, 106)

Shades of gray

The hex color #7A696A is a gray.

In the RGB color model it is made of 47.8% red, 41.2% green and 41.6% blue (122, 105, 106).

Its hue angle is 356°, with 7% saturation and 45% lightness. For print, the CMYK equivalent is 0% cyan, 14% magenta, 13% yellow and 52% black.

The closest named color is Acoustic Brown (#766B69), a difference of 3.4 ΔE, a small difference.

White text is the more readable choice on this background (contrast 5.18:1).

#7A696A color codes

HEX	`#7A696A`
RGB	`rgb(122, 105, 106)`
RGB percent	`rgb(47.8%, 41.2%, 41.6%)`
HSL	`hsl(356, 7%, 45%)`
HSV / HSB	`hsv(356, 14%, 48%)`
CMYK	`cmyk(0%, 14%, 13%, 52%)`
CIE LAB	`lab(46.02, 6.9, 1.93)`
CIE LCH	`lch(46.02, 7.16, 15.59)`
CIE XYZ	`xyz(15.679, 15.282, 15.757)`
Decimal	`8022378`
Short hex	`None (no 3-digit form)`

Color harmonies

Colors that go with #7A696A, 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 #7A696A	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	4.06:1	Fail	Fail	Pass
Sample text	5.18:1	Pass	Fail	Pass

#7A696A as text on	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	5.18:1	Pass	Fail	Pass
Sample text	4.06:1	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 #7A696A looks to people with the most common types of color vision deficiency.

CSS examples

.background { background-color: #7a696a; }
.text { color: #7a696a; }
.border { border: 2px solid #7a696a; }
.transparent { background-color: rgb(122 105 106 / 50%); }
.gradient { background: linear-gradient(to right, #7a696a, #7a7169); }

Background

Text color

Border

Similar colors

Closest common color name: Dove Gray.

Questions

What color is #7A696A?: #7A696A is a gray, closest to the named color Acoustic Brown. It belongs to the gray family of colors.
What is the RGB value of #7A696A?: The RGB value is 122, 105, 106: 122 red, 105 green and 106 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.
What is the complementary color of #7A696A?: The complementary color is #697A79, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.
Is black or white text better on #7A696A?: White text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 4.06:1 and white text 5.18:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.