What color is #7A707F?

#7A707F is a gray, closest to the named color Mamba. It belongs to the gray family of colors.

What is the RGB value of #7A707F?

The RGB value is 122, 112, 127: 122 red, 112 green and 127 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.

What is the complementary color of #7A707F?

The complementary color is #757F70, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.

Is black or white text better on #7A707F?

White text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 4.45:1 and white text 4.72:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.

#7A707F color

#7A707F rgb(122, 112, 127)

Shades of gray

The hex color #7A707F is a gray.

In the RGB color model it is made of 47.8% red, 43.9% green and 49.8% blue (122, 112, 127).

Its hue angle is 280°, with 6% saturation and 47% lightness. For print, the CMYK equivalent is 4% cyan, 12% magenta, 0% yellow and 50% black.

The closest named color is Mamba (#766D7C), a difference of 1.3 ΔE, which is barely visible.

White text is the more readable choice on this background (contrast 4.72:1).

#7A707F color codes

HEX	`#7A707F`
RGB	`rgb(122, 112, 127)`
RGB percent	`rgb(47.8%, 43.9%, 49.8%)`
HSL	`hsl(280, 6%, 47%)`
HSV / HSB	`hsv(280, 12%, 50%)`
CMYK	`cmyk(4%, 12%, 0%, 50%)`
CIE LAB	`lab(48.58, 6.88, -6.85)`
CIE LCH	`lch(48.58, 9.71, 315.14)`
CIE XYZ	`xyz(17.65, 17.258, 22.476)`
Decimal	`8024191`
Short hex	`None (no 3-digit form)`

Color harmonies

Colors that go with #7A707F, 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 #7A707F	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	4.45:1	Fail	Fail	Pass
Sample text	4.72:1	Pass	Fail	Pass

#7A707F as text on	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	4.72:1	Pass	Fail	Pass
Sample text	4.45:1	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 #7A707F looks to people with the most common types of color vision deficiency.

CSS examples

.background { background-color: #7a707f; }
.text { color: #7a707f; }
.border { border: 2px solid #7a707f; }
.transparent { background-color: rgb(122 112 127 / 50%); }
.gradient { background: linear-gradient(to right, #7a707f, #7f707c); }

Background

Text color

Border

Similar colors

Closest common color name: Space Gray.

Questions

What color is #7A707F?: #7A707F is a gray, closest to the named color Mamba. It belongs to the gray family of colors.
What is the RGB value of #7A707F?: The RGB value is 122, 112, 127: 122 red, 112 green and 127 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.
What is the complementary color of #7A707F?: The complementary color is #757F70, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.
Is black or white text better on #7A707F?: White text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 4.45:1 and white text 4.72:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.