What color is #7A6D7C?

#7A6D7C is a gray, closest to the named color Sakura Night. It belongs to the gray family of colors.

What is the RGB value of #7A6D7C?

The RGB value is 122, 109, 124: 122 red, 109 green and 124 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.

What is the complementary color of #7A6D7C?

The complementary color is #6F7C6D, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.

Is black or white text better on #7A6D7C?

White text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 4.31:1 and white text 4.88:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.

#7A6D7C color

#7A6D7C rgb(122, 109, 124)

Shades of gray

The hex color #7A6D7C is a gray.

In the RGB color model it is made of 47.8% red, 42.7% green and 48.6% blue (122, 109, 124).

Its hue angle is 292°, with 6% saturation and 46% lightness. For print, the CMYK equivalent is 2% cyan, 12% magenta, 0% yellow and 51% black.

The closest named color is Sakura Night (#7B6C7C), a difference of 0.9 ΔE, which is barely visible.

White text is the more readable choice on this background (contrast 4.88:1).

#7A6D7C color codes

HEX	`#7A6D7C`
RGB	`rgb(122, 109, 124)`
RGB percent	`rgb(47.8%, 42.7%, 48.6%)`
HSL	`hsl(292, 6%, 46%)`
HSV / HSB	`hsv(292, 12%, 49%)`
CMYK	`cmyk(2%, 12%, 0%, 51%)`
CIE LAB	`lab(47.66, 8.03, -6.43)`
CIE LCH	`lch(47.66, 10.29, 321.31)`
CIE XYZ	`xyz(17.132, 16.53, 21.353)`
Decimal	`8023420`
Short hex	`None (no 3-digit form)`

Color harmonies

Colors that go with #7A6D7C, 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 #7A6D7C	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	4.31:1	Fail	Fail	Pass
Sample text	4.88:1	Pass	Fail	Pass

#7A6D7C as text on	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	4.88:1	Pass	Fail	Pass
Sample text	4.31:1	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 #7A6D7C looks to people with the most common types of color vision deficiency.

CSS examples

.background { background-color: #7a6d7c; }
.text { color: #7a6d7c; }
.border { border: 2px solid #7a6d7c; }
.transparent { background-color: rgb(122 109 124 / 50%); }
.gradient { background: linear-gradient(to right, #7a6d7c, #7c6d77); }

Background

Text color

Border

Similar colors

Closest common color name: Space Gray.

Questions

What color is #7A6D7C?: #7A6D7C is a gray, closest to the named color Sakura Night. It belongs to the gray family of colors.
What is the RGB value of #7A6D7C?: The RGB value is 122, 109, 124: 122 red, 109 green and 124 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.
What is the complementary color of #7A6D7C?: The complementary color is #6F7C6D, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.
Is black or white text better on #7A6D7C?: White text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 4.31:1 and white text 4.88:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.