What color is #7A706D?

#7A706D is a gray, closest to the named color Acoustic Brown. It belongs to the gray family of colors.

What is the RGB value of #7A706D?

The RGB value is 122, 112, 109: 122 red, 112 green and 109 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.

What is the complementary color of #7A706D?

The complementary color is #6D777A, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.

Is black or white text better on #7A706D?

White text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 4.37:1 and white text 4.81:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.

#7A706D color

#7A706D rgb(122, 112, 109)

Shades of gray

The hex color #7A706D is a gray.

In the RGB color model it is made of 47.8% red, 43.9% green and 42.7% blue (122, 112, 109).

Its hue angle is 14°, with 6% saturation and 45% lightness. For print, the CMYK equivalent is 0% cyan, 8% magenta, 11% yellow and 52% black.

The closest named color is Acoustic Brown (#766B69), a difference of 2 ΔE, a small difference.

White text is the more readable choice on this background (contrast 4.81:1).

#7A706D color codes

HEX	`#7A706D`
RGB	`rgb(122, 112, 109)`
RGB percent	`rgb(47.8%, 43.9%, 42.7%)`
HSL	`hsl(14, 6%, 45%)`
HSV / HSB	`hsv(14, 11%, 48%)`
CMYK	`cmyk(0%, 8%, 11%, 52%)`
CIE LAB	`lab(48.05, 3.32, 3.07)`
CIE LCH	`lch(48.05, 4.52, 42.76)`
CIE XYZ	`xyz(16.58, 16.83, 16.84)`
Decimal	`8024173`
Short hex	`None (no 3-digit form)`

Color harmonies

Colors that go with #7A706D, 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 #7A706D	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	4.37:1	Fail	Fail	Pass
Sample text	4.81:1	Pass	Fail	Pass

#7A706D as text on	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	4.81:1	Pass	Fail	Pass
Sample text	4.37:1	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 #7A706D looks to people with the most common types of color vision deficiency.

CSS examples

.background { background-color: #7a706d; }
.text { color: #7a706d; }
.border { border: 2px solid #7a706d; }
.transparent { background-color: rgb(122 112 109 / 50%); }
.gradient { background: linear-gradient(to right, #7a706d, #7a776d); }

Background

Text color

Border

Similar colors

Closest common color name: Dove Gray.

Questions

What color is #7A706D?: #7A706D is a gray, closest to the named color Acoustic Brown. It belongs to the gray family of colors.
What is the RGB value of #7A706D?: The RGB value is 122, 112, 109: 122 red, 112 green and 109 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.
What is the complementary color of #7A706D?: The complementary color is #6D777A, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.
Is black or white text better on #7A706D?: White text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 4.37:1 and white text 4.81:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.