What color is #7A786E?

#7A786E is a gray, closest to the named color Wolf Pack. It belongs to the gray family of colors.

What is the RGB value of #7A786E?

The RGB value is 122, 120, 110: 122 red, 120 green and 110 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.

What is the complementary color of #7A786E?

The complementary color is #6E707A, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.

Is black or white text better on #7A786E?

Black text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 4.74:1 and white text 4.43:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.

#7A786E color

#7A786E rgb(122, 120, 110)

Shades of gray

The hex color #7A786E is a gray.

In the RGB color model it is made of 47.8% red, 47.1% green and 43.1% blue (122, 120, 110).

Its hue angle is 50°, with 5% saturation and 45% lightness. For print, the CMYK equivalent is 0% cyan, 2% magenta, 10% yellow and 52% black.

The closest named color is Wolf Pack (#78776F), a difference of 1.1 ΔE, which is barely visible.

Black text is the more readable choice on this background (contrast 4.74:1).

#7A786E color codes

HEX	`#7A786E`
RGB	`rgb(122, 120, 110)`
RGB percent	`rgb(47.8%, 47.1%, 43.1%)`
HSL	`hsl(50, 5%, 45%)`
HSV / HSB	`hsv(50, 10%, 48%)`
CMYK	`cmyk(0%, 2%, 10%, 52%)`
CIE LAB	`lab(50.33, -1.15, 5.76)`
CIE LCH	`lch(50.33, 5.88, 101.3)`
CIE XYZ	`xyz(17.557, 18.696, 17.433)`
Decimal	`8026222`
Short hex	`None (no 3-digit form)`

Color harmonies

Colors that go with #7A786E, 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 #7A786E	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	4.74:1	Pass	Fail	Pass
Sample text	4.43:1	Fail	Fail	Pass

#7A786E as text on	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	4.43:1	Fail	Fail	Pass
Sample text	4.74:1	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 #7A786E looks to people with the most common types of color vision deficiency.

CSS examples

.background { background-color: #7a786e; }
.text { color: #7a786e; }
.border { border: 2px solid #7a786e; }
.transparent { background-color: rgb(122 120 110 / 50%); }
.gradient { background: linear-gradient(to right, #7a786e, #767a6e); }

Background

Text color

Border

Similar colors

Closest common color name: Gray.

Questions

What color is #7A786E?: #7A786E is a gray, closest to the named color Wolf Pack. It belongs to the gray family of colors.
What is the RGB value of #7A786E?: The RGB value is 122, 120, 110: 122 red, 120 green and 110 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.
What is the complementary color of #7A786E?: The complementary color is #6E707A, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.
Is black or white text better on #7A786E?: Black text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 4.74:1 and white text 4.43:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.