What color is #7B686C?

#7B686C is a grayish red, closest to the named color Chimaera. It belongs to the gray family of colors.

What is the RGB value of #7B686C?

The RGB value is 123, 104, 108: 123 red, 104 green and 108 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.

What is the complementary color of #7B686C?

The complementary color is #687B77, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.

Is black or white text better on #7B686C?

White text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 4.04:1 and white text 5.2:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.

#7B686C color

#7B686C rgb(123, 104, 108)

Shades of gray

The hex color #7B686C is a grayish red.

In the RGB color model it is made of 48.2% red, 40.8% green and 42.4% blue (123, 104, 108).

Its hue angle is 347°, with 8% saturation and 45% lightness. For print, the CMYK equivalent is 0% cyan, 15% magenta, 12% yellow and 52% black.

The closest named color is Chimaera (#74626D), a difference of 3.9 ΔE, a small difference.

White text is the more readable choice on this background (contrast 5.2:1).

#7B686C color codes

HEX	`#7B686C`
RGB	`rgb(123, 104, 108)`
RGB percent	`rgb(48.2%, 40.8%, 42.4%)`
HSL	`hsl(347, 8%, 45%)`
HSV / HSB	`hsv(347, 15%, 48%)`
CMYK	`cmyk(0%, 15%, 12%, 52%)`
CIE LAB	`lab(45.9, 8.26, 0.56)`
CIE LCH	`lch(45.9, 8.28, 3.9)`
CIE XYZ	`xyz(15.825, 15.195, 16.284)`
Decimal	`8087660`
Short hex	`None (no 3-digit form)`

Color harmonies

Colors that go with #7B686C, 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 #7B686C	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	4.04:1	Fail	Fail	Pass
Sample text	5.2:1	Pass	Fail	Pass

#7B686C as text on	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	5.2:1	Pass	Fail	Pass
Sample text	4.04:1	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 #7B686C looks to people with the most common types of color vision deficiency.

CSS examples

.background { background-color: #7b686c; }
.text { color: #7b686c; }
.border { border: 2px solid #7b686c; }
.transparent { background-color: rgb(123 104 108 / 50%); }
.gradient { background: linear-gradient(to right, #7b686c, #7b6e68); }

Background

Text color

Border

Similar colors

Closest common color name: Dove Gray.

Questions

What color is #7B686C?: #7B686C is a grayish red, closest to the named color Chimaera. It belongs to the gray family of colors.
What is the RGB value of #7B686C?: The RGB value is 123, 104, 108: 123 red, 104 green and 108 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.
What is the complementary color of #7B686C?: The complementary color is #687B77, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.
Is black or white text better on #7B686C?: White text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 4.04:1 and white text 5.2:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.