What color is #7B6E6F?

#7B6E6F is a gray, closest to the named color Empress. It belongs to the gray family of colors.

What is the RGB value of #7B6E6F?

The RGB value is 123, 110, 111: 123 red, 110 green and 111 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.

What is the complementary color of #7B6E6F?

The complementary color is #6E7B7A, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.

Is black or white text better on #7B6E6F?

White text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 4.3:1 and white text 4.88:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.

#7B6E6F color

#7B6E6F rgb(123, 110, 111)

Shades of gray

The hex color #7B6E6F is a gray.

In the RGB color model it is made of 48.2% red, 43.1% green and 43.5% blue (123, 110, 111).

Its hue angle is 355°, with 6% saturation and 46% lightness. For print, the CMYK equivalent is 0% cyan, 11% magenta, 10% yellow and 52% black.

The closest named color is Empress (#7C7173), a difference of 1.4 ΔE, which is barely visible.

White text is the more readable choice on this background (contrast 4.88:1).

#7B6E6F color codes

HEX	`#7B6E6F`
RGB	`rgb(123, 110, 111)`
RGB percent	`rgb(48.2%, 43.1%, 43.5%)`
HSL	`hsl(355, 6%, 46%)`
HSV / HSB	`hsv(355, 11%, 48%)`
CMYK	`cmyk(0%, 11%, 10%, 52%)`
CIE LAB	`lab(47.64, 5.26, 1.3)`
CIE LCH	`lch(47.64, 5.42, 13.85)`
CIE XYZ	`xyz(16.613, 16.511, 17.348)`
Decimal	`8089199`
Short hex	`None (no 3-digit form)`

Color harmonies

Colors that go with #7B6E6F, 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 #7B6E6F	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	4.3:1	Fail	Fail	Pass
Sample text	4.88:1	Pass	Fail	Pass

#7B6E6F as text on	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	4.88:1	Pass	Fail	Pass
Sample text	4.3:1	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 #7B6E6F looks to people with the most common types of color vision deficiency.

CSS examples

.background { background-color: #7b6e6f; }
.text { color: #7b6e6f; }
.border { border: 2px solid #7b6e6f; }
.transparent { background-color: rgb(123 110 111 / 50%); }
.gradient { background: linear-gradient(to right, #7b6e6f, #7b746e); }

Background

Text color

Border

Similar colors

Closest common color name: Dove Gray.

Questions

What color is #7B6E6F?: #7B6E6F is a gray, closest to the named color Empress. It belongs to the gray family of colors.
What is the RGB value of #7B6E6F?: The RGB value is 123, 110, 111: 123 red, 110 green and 111 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.
What is the complementary color of #7B6E6F?: The complementary color is #6E7B7A, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.
Is black or white text better on #7B6E6F?: White text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 4.3:1 and white text 4.88:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.