What color is #7B6873?

#7B6873 is a grayish rose, closest to the named color Moonscape. It belongs to the gray family of colors.

What is the RGB value of #7B6873?

The RGB value is 123, 104, 115: 123 red, 104 green and 115 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.

What is the complementary color of #7B6873?

The complementary color is #687B70, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.

Is black or white text better on #7B6873?

White text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 4.07:1 and white text 5.16:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.

#7B6873 color

#7B6873 rgb(123, 104, 115)

Shades of gray

The hex color #7B6873 is a grayish rose.

In the RGB color model it is made of 48.2% red, 40.8% green and 45.1% blue (123, 104, 115).

Its hue angle is 325°, with 8% saturation and 45% lightness. For print, the CMYK equivalent is 0% cyan, 15% magenta, 7% yellow and 52% black.

The closest named color is Moonscape (#806B77), a difference of 1.6 ΔE, which is barely visible.

White text is the more readable choice on this background (contrast 5.16:1).

#7B6873 color codes

HEX	`#7B6873`
RGB	`rgb(123, 104, 115)`
RGB percent	`rgb(48.2%, 40.8%, 45.1%)`
HSL	`hsl(325, 8%, 45%)`
HSV / HSB	`hsv(325, 15%, 48%)`
CMYK	`cmyk(0%, 15%, 7%, 52%)`
CIE LAB	`lab(46.11, 9.58, -3.34)`
CIE LCH	`lch(46.11, 10.15, 340.8)`
CIE XYZ	`xyz(16.213, 15.35, 18.325)`
Decimal	`8087667`
Short hex	`None (no 3-digit form)`

Color harmonies

Colors that go with #7B6873, 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 #7B6873	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	4.07:1	Fail	Fail	Pass
Sample text	5.16:1	Pass	Fail	Pass

#7B6873 as text on	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	5.16:1	Pass	Fail	Pass
Sample text	4.07:1	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 #7B6873 looks to people with the most common types of color vision deficiency.

CSS examples

.background { background-color: #7b6873; }
.text { color: #7b6873; }
.border { border: 2px solid #7b6873; }
.transparent { background-color: rgb(123 104 115 / 50%); }
.gradient { background: linear-gradient(to right, #7b6873, #7b686a); }

Background

Text color

Border

Similar colors

Closest common color name: Dove Gray.

Questions

What color is #7B6873?: #7B6873 is a grayish rose, closest to the named color Moonscape. It belongs to the gray family of colors.
What is the RGB value of #7B6873?: The RGB value is 123, 104, 115: 123 red, 104 green and 115 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.
What is the complementary color of #7B6873?: The complementary color is #687B70, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.
Is black or white text better on #7B6873?: White text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 4.07:1 and white text 5.16:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.