What color is #7A7579?

#7A7579 is a gray, closest to the named color Cement Feet. It belongs to the gray family of colors.

What is the RGB value of #7A7579?

The RGB value is 122, 117, 121: 122 red, 117 green and 121 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.

What is the complementary color of #7A7579?

The complementary color is #757A76, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.

Is black or white text better on #7A7579?

Black text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 4.65:1 and white text 4.52:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.

#7A7579 color

#7A7579 rgb(122, 117, 121)

Shades of gray

The hex color #7A7579 is a gray.

In the RGB color model it is made of 47.8% red, 45.9% green and 47.5% blue (122, 117, 121).

Its hue angle is 312°, with 2% saturation and 47% lightness. For print, the CMYK equivalent is 0% cyan, 4% magenta, 1% yellow and 52% black.

The closest named color is Cement Feet (#7B737B), a difference of 2.7 ΔE, a small difference.

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

#7A7579 color codes

HEX	`#7A7579`
RGB	`rgb(122, 117, 121)`
RGB percent	`rgb(47.8%, 45.9%, 47.5%)`
HSL	`hsl(312, 2%, 47%)`
HSV / HSB	`hsv(312, 4%, 48%)`
CMYK	`cmyk(0%, 4%, 1%, 52%)`
CIE LAB	`lab(49.79, 2.7, -1.51)`
CIE LCH	`lch(49.79, 3.1, 330.77)`
CIE XYZ	`xyz(17.838, 18.241, 20.667)`
Decimal	`8025465`
Short hex	`None (no 3-digit form)`

Color harmonies

Colors that go with #7A7579, 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 #7A7579	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	4.65:1	Pass	Fail	Pass
Sample text	4.52:1	Pass	Fail	Pass

#7A7579 as text on	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	4.52:1	Pass	Fail	Pass
Sample text	4.65:1	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 #7A7579 looks to people with the most common types of color vision deficiency.

CSS examples

.background { background-color: #7a7579; }
.text { color: #7a7579; }
.border { border: 2px solid #7a7579; }
.transparent { background-color: rgb(122 117 121 / 50%); }
.gradient { background: linear-gradient(to right, #7a7579, #7a7576); }

Background

Text color

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Questions

What color is #7A7579?: #7A7579 is a gray, closest to the named color Cement Feet. It belongs to the gray family of colors.
What is the RGB value of #7A7579?: The RGB value is 122, 117, 121: 122 red, 117 green and 121 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.
What is the complementary color of #7A7579?: The complementary color is #757A76, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.
Is black or white text better on #7A7579?: Black text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 4.65:1 and white text 4.52:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.