What color is #7A7C7B?

#7A7C7B is a gray, closest to the named color Mt. Rushmore. It belongs to the gray family of colors.

What is the RGB value of #7A7C7B?

The RGB value is 122, 124, 123: 122 red, 124 green and 123 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.

What is the complementary color of #7A7C7B?

The complementary color is #7C7A7B, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.

Is black or white text better on #7A7C7B?

Black text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 5:1 and white text 4.2:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.

#7A7C7B color

#7A7C7B rgb(122, 124, 123)

Shades of gray

The hex color #7A7C7B is a gray.

In the RGB color model it is made of 47.8% red, 48.6% green and 48.2% blue (122, 124, 123).

Its hue angle is 150°, with 1% saturation and 48% lightness. For print, the CMYK equivalent is 2% cyan, 0% magenta, 1% yellow and 51% black.

The closest named color is Mt. Rushmore (#7F8181), a difference of 2 ΔE, a small difference.

Black text is the more readable choice on this background (contrast 5:1).

#7A7C7B color codes

HEX	`#7A7C7B`
RGB	`rgb(122, 124, 123)`
RGB percent	`rgb(47.8%, 48.6%, 48.2%)`
HSL	`hsl(150, 1%, 48%)`
HSV / HSB	`hsv(150, 2%, 49%)`
CMYK	`cmyk(2%, 0%, 1%, 51%)`
CIE LAB	`lab(51.82, -0.95, 0.28)`
CIE LCH	`lch(51.82, 0.99, 163.53)`
CIE XYZ	`xyz(18.808, 19.983, 21.601)`
Decimal	`8027259`
Short hex	`None (no 3-digit form)`

Color harmonies

Colors that go with #7A7C7B, 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 #7A7C7B	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	5:1	Pass	Fail	Pass
Sample text	4.2:1	Fail	Fail	Pass

#7A7C7B as text on	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	4.2:1	Fail	Fail	Pass
Sample text	5:1	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 #7A7C7B looks to people with the most common types of color vision deficiency.

CSS examples

.background { background-color: #7a7c7b; }
.text { color: #7a7c7b; }
.border { border: 2px solid #7a7c7b; }
.transparent { background-color: rgb(122 124 123 / 50%); }
.gradient { background: linear-gradient(to right, #7a7c7b, #7a7c7c); }

Background

Text color

Border

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Questions

What color is #7A7C7B?: #7A7C7B is a gray, closest to the named color Mt. Rushmore. It belongs to the gray family of colors.
What is the RGB value of #7A7C7B?: The RGB value is 122, 124, 123: 122 red, 124 green and 123 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.
What is the complementary color of #7A7C7B?: The complementary color is #7C7A7B, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.
Is black or white text better on #7A7C7B?: Black text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 5:1 and white text 4.2:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.