What color is #7B6C71?

#7B6C71 is a gray, closest to the named color Empress. It belongs to the gray family of colors.

What is the RGB value of #7B6C71?

The RGB value is 123, 108, 113: 123 red, 108 green and 113 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.

What is the complementary color of #7B6C71?

The complementary color is #6C7B76, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.

Is black or white text better on #7B6C71?

White text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 4.23:1 and white text 4.97:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.

#7B6C71 color

#7B6C71 rgb(123, 108, 113)

Shades of gray

The hex color #7B6C71 is a gray.

In the RGB color model it is made of 48.2% red, 42.4% green and 44.3% blue (123, 108, 113).

Its hue angle is 340°, with 6% saturation and 45% lightness. For print, the CMYK equivalent is 0% cyan, 12% magenta, 8% yellow and 52% black.

The closest named color is Empress (#7C7173), a difference of 2.9 ΔE, a small difference.

White text is the more readable choice on this background (contrast 4.97:1).

#7B6C71 color codes

HEX	`#7B6C71`
RGB	`rgb(123, 108, 113)`
RGB percent	`rgb(48.2%, 42.4%, 44.3%)`
HSL	`hsl(340, 6%, 45%)`
HSV / HSB	`hsv(340, 12%, 48%)`
CMYK	`cmyk(0%, 12%, 8%, 52%)`
CIE LAB	`lab(47.14, 6.82, -0.62)`
CIE LCH	`lch(47.14, 6.85, 354.81)`
CIE XYZ	`xyz(16.511, 16.129, 17.863)`
Decimal	`8088689`
Short hex	`None (no 3-digit form)`

Color harmonies

Colors that go with #7B6C71, 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 #7B6C71	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	4.23:1	Fail	Fail	Pass
Sample text	4.97:1	Pass	Fail	Pass

#7B6C71 as text on	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	4.97:1	Pass	Fail	Pass
Sample text	4.23:1	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 #7B6C71 looks to people with the most common types of color vision deficiency.

CSS examples

.background { background-color: #7b6c71; }
.text { color: #7b6c71; }
.border { border: 2px solid #7b6c71; }
.transparent { background-color: rgb(123 108 113 / 50%); }
.gradient { background: linear-gradient(to right, #7b6c71, #7b6f6c); }

Background

Text color

Border

Similar colors

Closest common color name: Dove Gray.

Questions

What color is #7B6C71?: #7B6C71 is a gray, closest to the named color Empress. It belongs to the gray family of colors.
What is the RGB value of #7B6C71?: The RGB value is 123, 108, 113: 123 red, 108 green and 113 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.
What is the complementary color of #7B6C71?: The complementary color is #6C7B76, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.
Is black or white text better on #7B6C71?: White text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 4.23:1 and white text 4.97:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.