What color is #7A816E?

#7A816E is a gray, closest to the named color Camo Clay. It belongs to the gray family of colors.

What is the RGB value of #7A816E?

The RGB value is 122, 129, 110: 122 red, 129 green and 110 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.

What is the complementary color of #7A816E?

The complementary color is #756E81, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.

Is black or white text better on #7A816E?

Black text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 5.19:1 and white text 4.04:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.

#7A816E color

#7A816E rgb(122, 129, 110)

Shades of gray

The hex color #7A816E is a gray.

In the RGB color model it is made of 47.8% red, 50.6% green and 43.1% blue (122, 129, 110).

Its hue angle is 82°, with 8% saturation and 47% lightness. For print, the CMYK equivalent is 5% cyan, 0% magenta, 15% yellow and 49% black.

The closest named color is Camo Clay (#747F71), a difference of 2.7 ΔE, a small difference.

Black text is the more readable choice on this background (contrast 5.19:1).

#7A816E color codes

HEX	`#7A816E`
RGB	`rgb(122, 129, 110)`
RGB percent	`rgb(47.8%, 50.6%, 43.1%)`
HSL	`hsl(82, 8%, 47%)`
HSV / HSB	`hsv(82, 15%, 51%)`
CMYK	`cmyk(5%, 0%, 15%, 49%)`
CIE LAB	`lab(52.91, -6.27, 9.43)`
CIE LCH	`lch(52.91, 11.32, 123.61)`
CIE XYZ	`xyz(18.69, 20.964, 17.811)`
Decimal	`8028526`
Short hex	`None (no 3-digit form)`

Color harmonies

Colors that go with #7A816E, 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 #7A816E	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	5.19:1	Pass	Fail	Pass
Sample text	4.04:1	Fail	Fail	Pass

#7A816E as text on	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	4.04:1	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 #7A816E looks to people with the most common types of color vision deficiency.

CSS examples

.background { background-color: #7a816e; }
.text { color: #7a816e; }
.border { border: 2px solid #7a816e; }
.transparent { background-color: rgb(122 129 110 / 50%); }
.gradient { background: linear-gradient(to right, #7a816e, #70816e); }

Background

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Questions

What color is #7A816E?: #7A816E is a gray, closest to the named color Camo Clay. It belongs to the gray family of colors.
What is the RGB value of #7A816E?: The RGB value is 122, 129, 110: 122 red, 129 green and 110 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.
What is the complementary color of #7A816E?: The complementary color is #756E81, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.
Is black or white text better on #7A816E?: Black text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 5.19:1 and white text 4.04:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.