What color is #7A8079?

#7A8079 is a gray, closest to the named color Gunsmoke. It belongs to the gray family of colors.

What is the RGB value of #7A8079?

The RGB value is 122, 128, 121: 122 red, 128 green and 121 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.

What is the complementary color of #7A8079?

The complementary color is #7F7980, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.

Is black or white text better on #7A8079?

Black text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 5.19:1 and white text 4.05:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.

#7A8079 color

#7A8079 rgb(122, 128, 121)

Shades of gray

The hex color #7A8079 is a gray.

In the RGB color model it is made of 47.8% red, 50.2% green and 47.5% blue (122, 128, 121).

Its hue angle is 111°, with 3% saturation and 49% lightness. For print, the CMYK equivalent is 5% cyan, 0% magenta, 5% yellow and 50% 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 5.19:1).

#7A8079 color codes

HEX	`#7A8079`
RGB	`rgb(122, 128, 121)`
RGB percent	`rgb(47.8%, 50.2%, 47.5%)`
HSL	`hsl(111, 3%, 49%)`
HSV / HSB	`hsv(111, 5%, 50%)`
CMYK	`cmyk(5%, 0%, 5%, 50%)`
CIE LAB	`lab(52.9, -3.64, 3.02)`
CIE LCH	`lch(52.9, 4.73, 140.24)`
CIE XYZ	`xyz(19.196, 20.956, 21.119)`
Decimal	`8028281`
Short hex	`None (no 3-digit form)`

Color harmonies

Colors that go with #7A8079, 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 #7A8079	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	5.19:1	Pass	Fail	Pass
Sample text	4.05:1	Fail	Fail	Pass

#7A8079 as text on	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	4.05:1	Fail	Fail	Pass
Sample text	5.19:1	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 #7A8079 looks to people with the most common types of color vision deficiency.

CSS examples

.background { background-color: #7a8079; }
.text { color: #7a8079; }
.border { border: 2px solid #7a8079; }
.transparent { background-color: rgb(122 128 121 / 50%); }
.gradient { background: linear-gradient(to right, #7a8079, #79807b); }

Background

Text color

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Questions

What color is #7A8079?: #7A8079 is a gray, closest to the named color Gunsmoke. It belongs to the gray family of colors.
What is the RGB value of #7A8079?: The RGB value is 122, 128, 121: 122 red, 128 green and 121 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.
What is the complementary color of #7A8079?: The complementary color is #7F7980, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.
Is black or white text better on #7A8079?: Black text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 5.19:1 and white text 4.05:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.