What color is #7A6F72?

#7A6F72 is a gray, closest to the named color Empress. It belongs to the gray family of colors.

What is the RGB value of #7A6F72?

The RGB value is 122, 111, 114: 122 red, 111 green and 114 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.

What is the complementary color of #7A6F72?

The complementary color is #6F7A77, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.

Is black or white text better on #7A6F72?

White text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 4.34:1 and white text 4.83:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.

#7A6F72 color

#7A6F72 rgb(122, 111, 114)

Shades of gray

The hex color #7A6F72 is a gray.

In the RGB color model it is made of 47.8% red, 43.5% green and 44.7% blue (122, 111, 114).

Its hue angle is 344°, with 5% saturation and 46% lightness. For print, the CMYK equivalent is 0% cyan, 9% magenta, 7% yellow and 52% black.

The closest named color is Empress (#7C7173), a difference of 0.9 ΔE, which is barely visible.

White text is the more readable choice on this background (contrast 4.83:1).

#7A6F72 color codes

HEX	`#7A6F72`
RGB	`rgb(122, 111, 114)`
RGB percent	`rgb(47.8%, 43.5%, 44.7%)`
HSL	`hsl(344, 5%, 46%)`
HSV / HSB	`hsv(344, 9%, 48%)`
CMYK	`cmyk(0%, 9%, 7%, 52%)`
CIE LAB	`lab(47.91, 4.85, -0.11)`
CIE LCH	`lch(47.91, 4.85, 358.7)`
CIE XYZ	`xyz(16.747, 16.722, 18.262)`
Decimal	`8023922`
Short hex	`None (no 3-digit form)`

Color harmonies

Colors that go with #7A6F72, 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 #7A6F72	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	4.34:1	Fail	Fail	Pass
Sample text	4.83:1	Pass	Fail	Pass

#7A6F72 as text on	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	4.83:1	Pass	Fail	Pass
Sample text	4.34:1	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 #7A6F72 looks to people with the most common types of color vision deficiency.

CSS examples

.background { background-color: #7a6f72; }
.text { color: #7a6f72; }
.border { border: 2px solid #7a6f72; }
.transparent { background-color: rgb(122 111 114 / 50%); }
.gradient { background: linear-gradient(to right, #7a6f72, #7a726f); }

Background

Text color

Border

Similar colors

Closest common color name: Dove Gray.

Questions

What color is #7A6F72?: #7A6F72 is a gray, closest to the named color Empress. It belongs to the gray family of colors.
What is the RGB value of #7A6F72?: The RGB value is 122, 111, 114: 122 red, 111 green and 114 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.
What is the complementary color of #7A6F72?: The complementary color is #6F7A77, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.
Is black or white text better on #7A6F72?: White text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 4.34:1 and white text 4.83:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.