What color is #7A7C71?

#7A7C71 is a gray, closest to the named color Gunsmoke. It belongs to the gray family of colors.

What is the RGB value of #7A7C71?

The RGB value is 122, 124, 113: 122 red, 124 green and 113 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.

What is the complementary color of #7A7C71?

The complementary color is #73717C, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.

Is black or white text better on #7A7C71?

Black text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 4.95:1 and white text 4.24:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.

#7A7C71 color

#7A7C71 rgb(122, 124, 113)

Shades of gray

The hex color #7A7C71 is a gray.

In the RGB color model it is made of 47.8% red, 48.6% green and 44.3% blue (122, 124, 113).

Its hue angle is 71°, with 5% saturation and 46% lightness. For print, the CMYK equivalent is 2% cyan, 0% magenta, 9% yellow and 51% black.

The closest named color is Gunsmoke (#7A7C76), a difference of 2.5 ΔE, a small difference.

Black text is the more readable choice on this background (contrast 4.95:1).

#7A7C71 color codes

HEX	`#7A7C71`
RGB	`rgb(122, 124, 113)`
RGB percent	`rgb(47.8%, 48.6%, 44.3%)`
HSL	`hsl(71, 5%, 46%)`
HSV / HSB	`hsv(71, 9%, 49%)`
CMYK	`cmyk(2%, 0%, 9%, 51%)`
CIE LAB	`lab(51.55, -2.89, 5.75)`
CIE LCH	`lch(51.55, 6.43, 116.7)`
CIE XYZ	`xyz(18.214, 19.745, 18.471)`
Decimal	`8027249`
Short hex	`None (no 3-digit form)`

Color harmonies

Colors that go with #7A7C71, 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 #7A7C71	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	4.95:1	Pass	Fail	Pass
Sample text	4.24:1	Fail	Fail	Pass

#7A7C71 as text on	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	4.24:1	Fail	Fail	Pass
Sample text	4.95:1	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 #7A7C71 looks to people with the most common types of color vision deficiency.

CSS examples

.background { background-color: #7a7c71; }
.text { color: #7a7c71; }
.border { border: 2px solid #7a7c71; }
.transparent { background-color: rgb(122 124 113 / 50%); }
.gradient { background: linear-gradient(to right, #7a7c71, #757c71); }

Background

Text color

Border

Similar colors

Closest common color name: Warm Gray.

Questions

What color is #7A7C71?: #7A7C71 is a gray, closest to the named color Gunsmoke. It belongs to the gray family of colors.
What is the RGB value of #7A7C71?: The RGB value is 122, 124, 113: 122 red, 124 green and 113 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.
What is the complementary color of #7A7C71?: The complementary color is #73717C, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.
Is black or white text better on #7A7C71?: Black text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 4.95:1 and white text 4.24:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.