What color is #7A7169?

#7A7169 is a gray, closest to the named color Gauntlet Gray. It belongs to the gray family of colors.

What is the RGB value of #7A7169?

The RGB value is 122, 113, 105: 122 red, 113 green and 105 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.

What is the complementary color of #7A7169?

The complementary color is #69727A, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.

Is black or white text better on #7A7169?

White text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 4.39:1 and white text 4.78:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.

#7A7169 color

#7A7169 rgb(122, 113, 105)

Shades of gray

The hex color #7A7169 is a gray.

In the RGB color model it is made of 47.8% red, 44.3% green and 41.2% blue (122, 113, 105).

Its hue angle is 28°, with 7% saturation and 45% lightness. For print, the CMYK equivalent is 0% cyan, 7% magenta, 14% yellow and 52% black.

The closest named color is Gauntlet Gray (#78736E), a difference of 2.3 ΔE, a small difference.

White text is the more readable choice on this background (contrast 4.78:1).

#7A7169 color codes

HEX	`#7A7169`
RGB	`rgb(122, 113, 105)`
RGB percent	`rgb(47.8%, 44.3%, 41.2%)`
HSL	`hsl(28, 7%, 45%)`
HSV / HSB	`hsv(28, 14%, 48%)`
CMYK	`cmyk(0%, 7%, 14%, 52%)`
CIE LAB	`lab(48.22, 2.01, 5.69)`
CIE LCH	`lch(48.22, 6.04, 70.59)`
CIE XYZ	`xyz(16.481, 16.968, 15.769)`
Decimal	`8024425`
Short hex	`None (no 3-digit form)`

Color harmonies

Colors that go with #7A7169, 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 #7A7169	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	4.39:1	Fail	Fail	Pass
Sample text	4.78:1	Pass	Fail	Pass

#7A7169 as text on	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	4.78:1	Pass	Fail	Pass
Sample text	4.39:1	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 #7A7169 looks to people with the most common types of color vision deficiency.

CSS examples

.background { background-color: #7a7169; }
.text { color: #7a7169; }
.border { border: 2px solid #7a7169; }
.transparent { background-color: rgb(122 113 105 / 50%); }
.gradient { background: linear-gradient(to right, #7a7169, #7a7a69); }

Background

Text color

Border

Similar colors

Closest common color name: Dove Gray.

Questions

What color is #7A7169?: #7A7169 is a gray, closest to the named color Gauntlet Gray. It belongs to the gray family of colors.
What is the RGB value of #7A7169?: The RGB value is 122, 113, 105: 122 red, 113 green and 105 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.
What is the complementary color of #7A7169?: The complementary color is #69727A, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.
Is black or white text better on #7A7169?: White text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 4.39:1 and white text 4.78:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.