What color is #7A7370?

#7A7370 is a gray, closest to the named color Gauntlet Gray. It belongs to the gray family of colors.

What is the RGB value of #7A7370?

The RGB value is 122, 115, 112: 122 red, 115 green and 112 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.

What is the complementary color of #7A7370?

The complementary color is #70777A, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.

Is black or white text better on #7A7370?

White text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 4.51:1 and white text 4.65:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.

#7A7370 color

#7A7370 rgb(122, 115, 112)

Shades of gray

The hex color #7A7370 is a gray.

In the RGB color model it is made of 47.8% red, 45.1% green and 43.9% blue (122, 115, 112).

Its hue angle is 18°, with 4% saturation and 46% lightness. For print, the CMYK equivalent is 0% cyan, 6% magenta, 8% yellow and 52% black.

The closest named color is Gauntlet Gray (#78736E), a difference of 1.9 ΔE, which is barely visible.

White text is the more readable choice on this background (contrast 4.65:1).

#7A7370 color codes

HEX	`#7A7370`
RGB	`rgb(122, 115, 112)`
RGB percent	`rgb(47.8%, 45.1%, 43.9%)`
HSL	`hsl(18, 4%, 46%)`
HSV / HSB	`hsv(18, 8%, 48%)`
CMYK	`cmyk(0%, 6%, 8%, 52%)`
CIE LAB	`lab(48.97, 2.12, 2.62)`
CIE LCH	`lch(48.97, 3.37, 51.04)`
CIE XYZ	`xyz(17.081, 17.569, 17.817)`
Decimal	`8024944`
Short hex	`None (no 3-digit form)`

Color harmonies

Colors that go with #7A7370, 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 #7A7370	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	4.51:1	Pass	Fail	Pass
Sample text	4.65:1	Pass	Fail	Pass

#7A7370 as text on	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	4.65:1	Pass	Fail	Pass
Sample text	4.51:1	Pass	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 #7A7370 looks to people with the most common types of color vision deficiency.

CSS examples

.background { background-color: #7a7370; }
.text { color: #7a7370; }
.border { border: 2px solid #7a7370; }
.transparent { background-color: rgb(122 115 112 / 50%); }
.gradient { background: linear-gradient(to right, #7a7370, #7a7870); }

Background

Text color

Border

Similar colors

Closest common color name: Dove Gray.

Questions

What color is #7A7370?: #7A7370 is a gray, closest to the named color Gauntlet Gray. It belongs to the gray family of colors.
What is the RGB value of #7A7370?: The RGB value is 122, 115, 112: 122 red, 115 green and 112 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.
What is the complementary color of #7A7370?: The complementary color is #70777A, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.
Is black or white text better on #7A7370?: White text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 4.51:1 and white text 4.65:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.