What color is #7A6C6A?

#7A6C6A is a gray, closest to the named color Acoustic Brown. It belongs to the gray family of colors.

What is the RGB value of #7A6C6A?

The RGB value is 122, 108, 106: 122 red, 108 green and 106 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.

What is the complementary color of #7A6C6A?

The complementary color is #6A787A, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.

Is black or white text better on #7A6C6A?

White text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 4.18:1 and white text 5.02:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.

#7A6C6A color

#7A6C6A rgb(122, 108, 106)

Shades of gray

The hex color #7A6C6A is a gray.

In the RGB color model it is made of 47.8% red, 42.4% green and 41.6% blue (122, 108, 106).

Its hue angle is 7°, with 7% saturation and 45% lightness. For print, the CMYK equivalent is 0% cyan, 11% magenta, 13% yellow and 52% black.

The closest named color is Acoustic Brown (#766B69), a difference of 1.5 ΔE, which is barely visible.

White text is the more readable choice on this background (contrast 5.02:1).

#7A6C6A color codes

HEX	`#7A6C6A`
RGB	`rgb(122, 108, 106)`
RGB percent	`rgb(47.8%, 42.4%, 41.6%)`
HSL	`hsl(7, 7%, 45%)`
HSV / HSB	`hsv(7, 13%, 48%)`
CMYK	`cmyk(0%, 11%, 13%, 52%)`
CIE LAB	`lab(46.85, 5.12, 3.13)`
CIE LCH	`lch(46.85, 6, 31.39)`
CIE XYZ	`xyz(15.99, 15.904, 15.86)`
Decimal	`8023146`
Short hex	`None (no 3-digit form)`

Color harmonies

Colors that go with #7A6C6A, 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 #7A6C6A	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	4.18:1	Fail	Fail	Pass
Sample text	5.02:1	Pass	Fail	Pass

#7A6C6A as text on	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	5.02:1	Pass	Fail	Pass
Sample text	4.18:1	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 #7A6C6A looks to people with the most common types of color vision deficiency.

CSS examples

.background { background-color: #7a6c6a; }
.text { color: #7a6c6a; }
.border { border: 2px solid #7a6c6a; }
.transparent { background-color: rgb(122 108 106 / 50%); }
.gradient { background: linear-gradient(to right, #7a6c6a, #7a746a); }

Background

Text color

Border

Similar colors

Closest common color name: Dove Gray.

Questions

What color is #7A6C6A?: #7A6C6A is a gray, closest to the named color Acoustic Brown. It belongs to the gray family of colors.
What is the RGB value of #7A6C6A?: The RGB value is 122, 108, 106: 122 red, 108 green and 106 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.
What is the complementary color of #7A6C6A?: The complementary color is #6A787A, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.
Is black or white text better on #7A6C6A?: White text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 4.18:1 and white text 5.02:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.