What color is #7A746F?

#7A746F is a gray, closest to the named color Gauntlet Gray. It belongs to the gray family of colors.

What is the RGB value of #7A746F?

The RGB value is 122, 116, 111: 122 red, 116 green and 111 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.

What is the complementary color of #7A746F?

The complementary color is #6F757A, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.

Is black or white text better on #7A746F?

White text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 4.56:1 and white text 4.61:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.

#7A746F color

#7A746F rgb(122, 116, 111)

Shades of gray

The hex color #7A746F is a gray.

In the RGB color model it is made of 47.8% red, 45.5% green and 43.5% blue (122, 116, 111).

Its hue angle is 27°, with 5% saturation and 46% lightness. For print, the CMYK equivalent is 0% cyan, 5% magenta, 9% yellow and 52% black.

The closest named color is Gauntlet Gray (#78736E), a difference of 0.7 ΔE, which is barely visible.

White text is the more readable choice on this background (contrast 4.61:1).

#7A746F color codes

HEX	`#7A746F`
RGB	`rgb(122, 116, 111)`
RGB percent	`rgb(47.8%, 45.5%, 43.5%)`
HSL	`hsl(27, 5%, 46%)`
HSV / HSB	`hsv(27, 9%, 48%)`
CMYK	`cmyk(0%, 5%, 9%, 52%)`
CIE LAB	`lab(49.22, 1.35, 3.58)`
CIE LCH	`lch(49.22, 3.83, 69.35)`
CIE XYZ	`xyz(17.14, 17.776, 17.564)`
Decimal	`8025199`
Short hex	`None (no 3-digit form)`

Color harmonies

Colors that go with #7A746F, 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 #7A746F	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	4.56:1	Pass	Fail	Pass
Sample text	4.61:1	Pass	Fail	Pass

#7A746F as text on	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	4.61:1	Pass	Fail	Pass
Sample text	4.56:1	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 #7A746F looks to people with the most common types of color vision deficiency.

CSS examples

.background { background-color: #7a746f; }
.text { color: #7a746f; }
.border { border: 2px solid #7a746f; }
.transparent { background-color: rgb(122 116 111 / 50%); }
.gradient { background: linear-gradient(to right, #7a746f, #7a7a6f); }

Background

Text color

Border

Similar colors

Closest common color name: Dove Gray.

Questions

What color is #7A746F?: #7A746F is a gray, closest to the named color Gauntlet Gray. It belongs to the gray family of colors.
What is the RGB value of #7A746F?: The RGB value is 122, 116, 111: 122 red, 116 green and 111 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.
What is the complementary color of #7A746F?: The complementary color is #6F757A, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.
Is black or white text better on #7A746F?: White text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 4.56:1 and white text 4.61:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.