What color is #7A6A72?

#7A6A72 is a gray, closest to the named color Moonscape. It belongs to the gray family of colors.

What is the RGB value of #7A6A72?

The RGB value is 122, 106, 114: 122 red, 106 green and 114 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.

What is the complementary color of #7A6A72?

The complementary color is #6A7A72, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.

Is black or white text better on #7A6A72?

White text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 4.13:1 and white text 5.08:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.

#7A6A72 color

#7A6A72 rgb(122, 106, 114)

Shades of gray

The hex color #7A6A72 is a gray.

In the RGB color model it is made of 47.8% red, 41.6% green and 44.7% blue (122, 106, 114).

Its hue angle is 330°, with 7% saturation and 45% lightness. For print, the CMYK equivalent is 0% cyan, 13% magenta, 7% yellow and 52% black.

The closest named color is Moonscape (#806B77), a difference of 2.8 ΔE, a small difference.

White text is the more readable choice on this background (contrast 5.08:1).

#7A6A72 color codes

HEX	`#7A6A72`
RGB	`rgb(122, 106, 114)`
RGB percent	`rgb(47.8%, 41.6%, 44.7%)`
HSL	`hsl(330, 7%, 45%)`
HSV / HSB	`hsv(330, 13%, 48%)`
CMYK	`cmyk(0%, 13%, 7%, 52%)`
CIE LAB	`lab(46.53, 7.81, -2.13)`
CIE LCH	`lch(46.53, 8.1, 344.72)`
CIE XYZ	`xyz(16.217, 15.661, 18.085)`
Decimal	`8022642`
Short hex	`None (no 3-digit form)`

Color harmonies

Colors that go with #7A6A72, 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 #7A6A72	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	4.13:1	Fail	Fail	Pass
Sample text	5.08:1	Pass	Fail	Pass

#7A6A72 as text on	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	5.08:1	Pass	Fail	Pass
Sample text	4.13:1	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 #7A6A72 looks to people with the most common types of color vision deficiency.

CSS examples

.background { background-color: #7a6a72; }
.text { color: #7a6a72; }
.border { border: 2px solid #7a6a72; }
.transparent { background-color: rgb(122 106 114 / 50%); }
.gradient { background: linear-gradient(to right, #7a6a72, #7a6a6a); }

Background

Text color

Border

Similar colors

Closest common color name: Dove Gray.

Questions

What color is #7A6A72?: #7A6A72 is a gray, closest to the named color Moonscape. It belongs to the gray family of colors.
What is the RGB value of #7A6A72?: The RGB value is 122, 106, 114: 122 red, 106 green and 114 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.
What is the complementary color of #7A6A72?: The complementary color is #6A7A72, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.
Is black or white text better on #7A6A72?: White text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 4.13:1 and white text 5.08:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.