What color is #7A766B?

#7A766B is a gray, closest to the named color Wolf Pack. It belongs to the gray family of colors.

What is the RGB value of #7A766B?

The RGB value is 122, 118, 107: 122 red, 118 green and 107 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.

What is the complementary color of #7A766B?

The complementary color is #6B6F7A, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.

Is black or white text better on #7A766B?

Black text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 4.63:1 and white text 4.53:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.

#7A766B color

#7A766B rgb(122, 118, 107)

Shades of gray

The hex color #7A766B is a gray.

In the RGB color model it is made of 47.8% red, 46.3% green and 42% blue (122, 118, 107).

Its hue angle is 44°, with 7% saturation and 45% lightness. For print, the CMYK equivalent is 0% cyan, 3% magenta, 12% yellow and 52% black.

The closest named color is Wolf Pack (#78776F), a difference of 2 ΔE, which is barely visible.

Black text is the more readable choice on this background (contrast 4.63:1).

#7A766B color codes

HEX	`#7A766B`
RGB	`rgb(122, 118, 107)`
RGB percent	`rgb(47.8%, 46.3%, 42%)`
HSL	`hsl(44, 7%, 45%)`
HSV / HSB	`hsv(44, 12%, 48%)`
CMYK	`cmyk(0%, 3%, 12%, 52%)`
CIE LAB	`lab(49.68, -0.54, 6.61)`
CIE LCH	`lch(49.68, 6.63, 94.69)`
CIE XYZ	`xyz(17.158, 18.156, 16.508)`
Decimal	`8025707`
Short hex	`None (no 3-digit form)`

Color harmonies

Colors that go with #7A766B, 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 #7A766B	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	4.63:1	Pass	Fail	Pass
Sample text	4.53:1	Pass	Fail	Pass

#7A766B as text on	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	4.53:1	Pass	Fail	Pass
Sample text	4.63:1	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 #7A766B looks to people with the most common types of color vision deficiency.

CSS examples

.background { background-color: #7a766b; }
.text { color: #7a766b; }
.border { border: 2px solid #7a766b; }
.transparent { background-color: rgb(122 118 107 / 50%); }
.gradient { background: linear-gradient(to right, #7a766b, #777a6b); }

Background

Text color

Border

Similar colors

Closest common color name: Warm Gray.

Questions

What color is #7A766B?: #7A766B is a gray, closest to the named color Wolf Pack. It belongs to the gray family of colors.
What is the RGB value of #7A766B?: The RGB value is 122, 118, 107: 122 red, 118 green and 107 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.
What is the complementary color of #7A766B?: The complementary color is #6B6F7A, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.
Is black or white text better on #7A766B?: Black text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 4.63:1 and white text 4.53:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.