What color is #7B6572?

#7B6572 is a grayish rose, closest to the named color Moonscape. It belongs to the gray family of colors.

What is the RGB value of #7B6572?

The RGB value is 123, 101, 114: 123 red, 101 green and 114 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.

What is the complementary color of #7B6572?

The complementary color is #657B6E, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.

Is black or white text better on #7B6572?

White text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 3.95:1 and white text 5.32:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.

#7B6572 color

#7B6572 rgb(123, 101, 114)

Shades of gray

The hex color #7B6572 is a grayish rose.

In the RGB color model it is made of 48.2% red, 39.6% green and 44.7% blue (123, 101, 114).

Its hue angle is 325°, with 10% saturation and 44% lightness. For print, the CMYK equivalent is 0% cyan, 18% magenta, 7% yellow and 52% black.

The closest named color is Moonscape (#806B77), a difference of 2.3 ΔE, a small difference.

White text is the more readable choice on this background (contrast 5.32:1).

#7B6572 color codes

HEX	`#7B6572`
RGB	`rgb(123, 101, 114)`
RGB percent	`rgb(48.2%, 39.6%, 44.7%)`
HSL	`hsl(325, 10%, 44%)`
HSV / HSB	`hsv(325, 18%, 48%)`
CMYK	`cmyk(0%, 18%, 7%, 52%)`
CIE LAB	`lab(45.27, 11.18, -3.98)`
CIE LCH	`lch(45.27, 11.87, 340.41)`
CIE XYZ	`xyz(15.859, 14.734, 17.925)`
Decimal	`8086898`
Short hex	`None (no 3-digit form)`

Color harmonies

Colors that go with #7B6572, 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 #7B6572	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	3.95:1	Fail	Fail	Pass
Sample text	5.32:1	Pass	Fail	Pass

#7B6572 as text on	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	5.32:1	Pass	Fail	Pass
Sample text	3.95:1	Fail	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 #7B6572 looks to people with the most common types of color vision deficiency.

CSS examples

.background { background-color: #7b6572; }
.text { color: #7b6572; }
.border { border: 2px solid #7b6572; }
.transparent { background-color: rgb(123 101 114 / 50%); }
.gradient { background: linear-gradient(to right, #7b6572, #7b6567); }

Background

Text color

Border

Similar colors

Closest common color name: Dove Gray.

Questions

What color is #7B6572?: #7B6572 is a grayish rose, closest to the named color Moonscape. It belongs to the gray family of colors.
What is the RGB value of #7B6572?: The RGB value is 123, 101, 114: 123 red, 101 green and 114 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.
What is the complementary color of #7B6572?: The complementary color is #657B6E, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.
Is black or white text better on #7B6572?: White text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 3.95:1 and white text 5.32:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.