What color is #7A6D72?

#7A6D72 is a gray, closest to the named color Empress. It belongs to the gray family of colors.

What is the RGB value of #7A6D72?

The RGB value is 122, 109, 114: 122 red, 109 green and 114 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.

What is the complementary color of #7A6D72?

The complementary color is #6D7A75, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.

Is black or white text better on #7A6D72?

White text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 4.26:1 and white text 4.93:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.

#7A6D72 color

#7A6D72 rgb(122, 109, 114)

Shades of gray

The hex color #7A6D72 is a gray.

In the RGB color model it is made of 47.8% red, 42.7% green and 44.7% blue (122, 109, 114).

Its hue angle is 337°, with 6% saturation and 45% lightness. For print, the CMYK equivalent is 0% cyan, 11% magenta, 7% yellow and 52% black.

The closest named color is Empress (#7C7173), a difference of 2.3 ΔE, a small difference.

White text is the more readable choice on this background (contrast 4.93:1).

#7A6D72 color codes

HEX	`#7A6D72`
RGB	`rgb(122, 109, 114)`
RGB percent	`rgb(47.8%, 42.7%, 44.7%)`
HSL	`hsl(337, 6%, 45%)`
HSV / HSB	`hsv(337, 11%, 48%)`
CMYK	`cmyk(0%, 11%, 7%, 52%)`
CIE LAB	`lab(47.35, 6.03, -0.92)`
CIE LCH	`lch(47.35, 6.1, 351.31)`
CIE XYZ	`xyz(16.532, 16.29, 18.19)`
Decimal	`8023410`
Short hex	`None (no 3-digit form)`

Color harmonies

Colors that go with #7A6D72, 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 #7A6D72	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	4.26:1	Fail	Fail	Pass
Sample text	4.93:1	Pass	Fail	Pass

#7A6D72 as text on	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	4.93:1	Pass	Fail	Pass
Sample text	4.26:1	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 #7A6D72 looks to people with the most common types of color vision deficiency.

CSS examples

.background { background-color: #7a6d72; }
.text { color: #7a6d72; }
.border { border: 2px solid #7a6d72; }
.transparent { background-color: rgb(122 109 114 / 50%); }
.gradient { background: linear-gradient(to right, #7a6d72, #7a6e6d); }

Background

Text color

Border

Similar colors

Closest common color name: Dove Gray.

Questions

What color is #7A6D72?: #7A6D72 is a gray, closest to the named color Empress. It belongs to the gray family of colors.
What is the RGB value of #7A6D72?: The RGB value is 122, 109, 114: 122 red, 109 green and 114 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.
What is the complementary color of #7A6D72?: The complementary color is #6D7A75, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.
Is black or white text better on #7A6D72?: White text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 4.26:1 and white text 4.93:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.