What color is #7A8178?

#7A8178 is a gray, closest to the named color Camo Clay. It belongs to the gray family of colors.

What is the RGB value of #7A8178?

The RGB value is 122, 129, 120: 122 red, 129 green and 120 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.

What is the complementary color of #7A8178?

The complementary color is #7F7881, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.

Is black or white text better on #7A8178?

Black text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 5.24:1 and white text 4.01:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.

#7A8178 color

#7A8178 rgb(122, 129, 120)

Shades of gray

The hex color #7A8178 is a gray.

In the RGB color model it is made of 47.8% red, 50.6% green and 47.1% blue (122, 129, 120).

Its hue angle is 107°, with 4% saturation and 49% lightness. For print, the CMYK equivalent is 5% cyan, 0% magenta, 7% yellow and 49% black.

The closest named color is Camo Clay (#747F71), a difference of 3.2 ΔE, a small difference.

Black text is the more readable choice on this background (contrast 5.24:1).

#7A8178 color codes

HEX	`#7A8178`
RGB	`rgb(122, 129, 120)`
RGB percent	`rgb(47.8%, 50.6%, 47.1%)`
HSL	`hsl(107, 4%, 49%)`
HSV / HSB	`hsv(107, 7%, 51%)`
CMYK	`cmyk(5%, 0%, 7%, 49%)`
CIE LAB	`lab(53.16, -4.4, 3.98)`
CIE LCH	`lch(53.16, 5.93, 137.85)`
CIE XYZ	`xyz(19.266, 21.194, 20.842)`
Decimal	`8028536`
Short hex	`None (no 3-digit form)`

Color harmonies

Colors that go with #7A8178, 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 #7A8178	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	5.24:1	Pass	Fail	Pass
Sample text	4.01:1	Fail	Fail	Pass

#7A8178 as text on	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	4.01:1	Fail	Fail	Pass
Sample text	5.24:1	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 #7A8178 looks to people with the most common types of color vision deficiency.

CSS examples

.background { background-color: #7a8178; }
.text { color: #7a8178; }
.border { border: 2px solid #7a8178; }
.transparent { background-color: rgb(122 129 120 / 50%); }
.gradient { background: linear-gradient(to right, #7a8178, #78817a); }

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Questions

What color is #7A8178?: #7A8178 is a gray, closest to the named color Camo Clay. It belongs to the gray family of colors.
What is the RGB value of #7A8178?: The RGB value is 122, 129, 120: 122 red, 129 green and 120 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.
What is the complementary color of #7A8178?: The complementary color is #7F7881, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.
Is black or white text better on #7A8178?: Black text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 5.24:1 and white text 4.01:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.