What color is #7A7070?

#7A7070 is a gray, closest to the named color Empress. It belongs to the gray family of colors.

What is the RGB value of #7A7070?

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

What is the complementary color of #7A7070?

The complementary color is #707A7A, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.

Is black or white text better on #7A7070?

White text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 4.38:1 and white text 4.8:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.

#7A7070 color

#7A7070 rgb(122, 112, 112)

Shades of gray

The hex color #7A7070 is a gray.

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

Its hue angle is 0°, with 4% saturation and 46% lightness. For print, the CMYK equivalent is 0% cyan, 8% magenta, 8% yellow and 52% black.

The closest named color is Empress (#7C7173), a difference of 1.4 ΔE, which is barely visible.

White text is the more readable choice on this background (contrast 4.8:1).

#7A7070 color codes

HEX	`#7A7070`
RGB	`rgb(122, 112, 112)`
RGB percent	`rgb(47.8%, 43.9%, 43.9%)`
HSL	`hsl(0, 4%, 46%)`
HSV / HSB	`hsv(0, 8%, 48%)`
CMYK	`cmyk(0%, 8%, 8%, 52%)`
CIE LAB	`lab(48.13, 3.88, 1.4)`
CIE LCH	`lch(48.13, 4.12, 19.89)`
CIE XYZ	`xyz(16.745, 16.896, 17.705)`
Decimal	`8024176`
Short hex	`None (no 3-digit form)`

Color harmonies

Colors that go with #7A7070, 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 #7A7070	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	4.38:1	Fail	Fail	Pass
Sample text	4.8:1	Pass	Fail	Pass

#7A7070 as text on	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	4.8:1	Pass	Fail	Pass
Sample text	4.38:1	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 #7A7070 looks to people with the most common types of color vision deficiency.

CSS examples

.background { background-color: #7a7070; }
.text { color: #7a7070; }
.border { border: 2px solid #7a7070; }
.transparent { background-color: rgb(122 112 112 / 50%); }
.gradient { background: linear-gradient(to right, #7a7070, #7a7570); }

Background

Text color

Border

Similar colors

Closest common color name: Dove Gray.

Questions

What color is #7A7070?: #7A7070 is a gray, closest to the named color Empress. It belongs to the gray family of colors.
What is the RGB value of #7A7070?: The RGB value is 122, 112, 112: 122 red, 112 green and 112 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.
What is the complementary color of #7A7070?: The complementary color is #707A7A, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.
Is black or white text better on #7A7070?: White text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 4.38:1 and white text 4.8:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.