What color is #7A6D6F?

#7A6D6F is a gray, closest to the named color Empress. It belongs to the gray family of colors.

What is the RGB value of #7A6D6F?

The RGB value is 122, 109, 111: 122 red, 109 green and 111 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.

What is the complementary color of #7A6D6F?

The complementary color is #6D7A78, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.

Is black or white text better on #7A6D6F?

White text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 4.24:1 and white text 4.95:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.

#7A6D6F color

#7A6D6F rgb(122, 109, 111)

Shades of gray

The hex color #7A6D6F is a gray.

In the RGB color model it is made of 47.8% red, 42.7% green and 43.5% blue (122, 109, 111).

Its hue angle is 351°, with 6% saturation and 45% lightness. For print, the CMYK equivalent is 0% cyan, 11% magenta, 9% yellow and 52% black.

The closest named color is Empress (#7C7173), a difference of 1.7 ΔE, which is barely visible.

White text is the more readable choice on this background (contrast 4.95:1).

#7A6D6F color codes

HEX	`#7A6D6F`
RGB	`rgb(122, 109, 111)`
RGB percent	`rgb(47.8%, 42.7%, 43.5%)`
HSL	`hsl(351, 6%, 45%)`
HSV / HSB	`hsv(351, 11%, 48%)`
CMYK	`cmyk(0%, 11%, 9%, 52%)`
CIE LAB	`lab(47.27, 5.46, 0.74)`
CIE LCH	`lch(47.27, 5.51, 7.76)`
CIE XYZ	`xyz(16.364, 16.223, 17.305)`
Decimal	`8023407`
Short hex	`None (no 3-digit form)`

Color harmonies

Colors that go with #7A6D6F, 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 #7A6D6F	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	4.24:1	Fail	Fail	Pass
Sample text	4.95:1	Pass	Fail	Pass

#7A6D6F as text on	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	4.95:1	Pass	Fail	Pass
Sample text	4.24:1	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 #7A6D6F looks to people with the most common types of color vision deficiency.

CSS examples

.background { background-color: #7a6d6f; }
.text { color: #7a6d6f; }
.border { border: 2px solid #7a6d6f; }
.transparent { background-color: rgb(122 109 111 / 50%); }
.gradient { background: linear-gradient(to right, #7a6d6f, #7a726d); }

Background

Text color

Border

Similar colors

Closest common color name: Dove Gray.

Questions

What color is #7A6D6F?: #7A6D6F is a gray, closest to the named color Empress. It belongs to the gray family of colors.
What is the RGB value of #7A6D6F?: The RGB value is 122, 109, 111: 122 red, 109 green and 111 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.
What is the complementary color of #7A6D6F?: The complementary color is #6D7A78, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.
Is black or white text better on #7A6D6F?: White text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 4.24:1 and white text 4.95:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.