What color is #7A768A?

#7A768A is a gray, closest to the named color Flying Carpet. It belongs to the gray family of colors.

What is the RGB value of #7A768A?

The RGB value is 122, 118, 138: 122 red, 118 green and 138 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.

What is the complementary color of #7A768A?

The complementary color is #868A76, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.

Is black or white text better on #7A768A?

Black text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 4.79:1 and white text 4.39:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.

#7A768A color

#7A768A rgb(122, 118, 138)

Shades of gray

The hex color #7A768A is a gray.

In the RGB color model it is made of 47.8% red, 46.3% green and 54.1% blue (122, 118, 138).

Its hue angle is 252°, with 8% saturation and 50% lightness. For print, the CMYK equivalent is 12% cyan, 14% magenta, 0% yellow and 46% black.

The closest named color is Flying Carpet (#787489), a difference of 0.9 ΔE, which is barely visible.

Black text is the more readable choice on this background (contrast 4.79:1).

#7A768A color codes

HEX	`#7A768A`
RGB	`rgb(122, 118, 138)`
RGB percent	`rgb(47.8%, 46.3%, 54.1%)`
HSL	`hsl(252, 8%, 50%)`
HSV / HSB	`hsv(252, 14%, 54%)`
CMYK	`cmyk(12%, 14%, 0%, 46%)`
CIE LAB	`lab(50.6, 5.73, -10.33)`
CIE LCH	`lch(50.6, 11.81, 299.03)`
CIE XYZ	`xyz(19.091, 18.929, 26.688)`
Decimal	`8025738`
Short hex	`None (no 3-digit form)`

Color harmonies

Colors that go with #7A768A, 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 #7A768A	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	4.79:1	Pass	Fail	Pass
Sample text	4.39:1	Fail	Fail	Pass

#7A768A as text on	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	4.39:1	Fail	Fail	Pass
Sample text	4.79:1	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 #7A768A looks to people with the most common types of color vision deficiency.

CSS examples

.background { background-color: #7a768a; }
.text { color: #7a768a; }
.border { border: 2px solid #7a768a; }
.transparent { background-color: rgb(122 118 138 / 50%); }
.gradient { background: linear-gradient(to right, #7a768a, #84768a); }

Background

Text color

Border

Similar colors

Closest common color name: Space Gray.

Questions

What color is #7A768A?: #7A768A is a gray, closest to the named color Flying Carpet. It belongs to the gray family of colors.
What is the RGB value of #7A768A?: The RGB value is 122, 118, 138: 122 red, 118 green and 138 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.
What is the complementary color of #7A768A?: The complementary color is #868A76, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.
Is black or white text better on #7A768A?: Black text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 4.79:1 and white text 4.39:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.