What color is #7A7B74?

#7A7B74 is a gray, closest to the named color Gunsmoke. It belongs to the gray family of colors.

What is the RGB value of #7A7B74?

The RGB value is 122, 123, 116: 122 red, 123 green and 116 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.

What is the complementary color of #7A7B74?

The complementary color is #75747B, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.

Is black or white text better on #7A7B74?

Black text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 4.91:1 and white text 4.27:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.

#7A7B74 color

#7A7B74 rgb(122, 123, 116)

Shades of gray

The hex color #7A7B74 is a gray.

In the RGB color model it is made of 47.8% red, 48.2% green and 45.5% blue (122, 123, 116).

Its hue angle is 69°, with 3% saturation and 47% lightness. For print, the CMYK equivalent is 1% cyan, 0% magenta, 6% yellow and 52% black.

The closest named color is Gunsmoke (#7A7C76), a difference of 0.7 ΔE, which is barely visible.

Black text is the more readable choice on this background (contrast 4.91:1).

#7A7B74 color codes

HEX	`#7A7B74`
RGB	`rgb(122, 123, 116)`
RGB percent	`rgb(47.8%, 48.2%, 45.5%)`
HSL	`hsl(69, 3%, 47%)`
HSV / HSB	`hsv(69, 6%, 48%)`
CMYK	`cmyk(1%, 0%, 6%, 52%)`
CIE LAB	`lab(51.34, -1.75, 3.69)`
CIE LCH	`lch(51.34, 4.09, 115.37)`
CIE XYZ	`xyz(18.261, 19.564, 19.334)`
Decimal	`8026996`
Short hex	`None (no 3-digit form)`

Color harmonies

Colors that go with #7A7B74, 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 #7A7B74	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	4.91:1	Pass	Fail	Pass
Sample text	4.27:1	Fail	Fail	Pass

#7A7B74 as text on	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	4.27:1	Fail	Fail	Pass
Sample text	4.91:1	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 #7A7B74 looks to people with the most common types of color vision deficiency.

CSS examples

.background { background-color: #7a7b74; }
.text { color: #7a7b74; }
.border { border: 2px solid #7a7b74; }
.transparent { background-color: rgb(122 123 116 / 50%); }
.gradient { background: linear-gradient(to right, #7a7b74, #767b74); }

Background

Text color

Border

Similar colors

Closest common color name: Gray.

Questions

What color is #7A7B74?: #7A7B74 is a gray, closest to the named color Gunsmoke. It belongs to the gray family of colors.
What is the RGB value of #7A7B74?: The RGB value is 122, 123, 116: 122 red, 123 green and 116 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.
What is the complementary color of #7A7B74?: The complementary color is #75747B, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.
Is black or white text better on #7A7B74?: Black text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 4.91:1 and white text 4.27:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.