What color is #7B6E7C?

#7B6E7C is a gray, closest to the named color Sakura Night. It belongs to the gray family of colors.

What is the RGB value of #7B6E7C?

The RGB value is 123, 110, 124: 123 red, 110 green and 124 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.

What is the complementary color of #7B6E7C?

The complementary color is #6F7C6E, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.

Is black or white text better on #7B6E7C?

White text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 4.36:1 and white text 4.81:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.

#7B6E7C color

#7B6E7C rgb(123, 110, 124)

Shades of gray

The hex color #7B6E7C is a gray.

In the RGB color model it is made of 48.2% red, 43.1% green and 48.6% blue (123, 110, 124).

Its hue angle is 296°, with 6% saturation and 46% lightness. For print, the CMYK equivalent is 1% cyan, 11% magenta, 0% yellow and 51% black.

The closest named color is Sakura Night (#7B6C7C), a difference of 1.3 ΔE, which is barely visible.

White text is the more readable choice on this background (contrast 4.81:1).

#7B6E7C color codes

HEX	`#7B6E7C`
RGB	`rgb(123, 110, 124)`
RGB percent	`rgb(48.2%, 43.1%, 48.6%)`
HSL	`hsl(296, 6%, 46%)`
HSV / HSB	`hsv(296, 11%, 49%)`
CMYK	`cmyk(1%, 11%, 0%, 51%)`
CIE LAB	`lab(48.03, 7.81, -5.88)`
CIE LCH	`lch(48.03, 9.78, 323.05)`
CIE XYZ	`xyz(17.382, 16.818, 21.395)`
Decimal	`8089212`
Short hex	`None (no 3-digit form)`

Color harmonies

Colors that go with #7B6E7C, 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 #7B6E7C	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	4.36:1	Fail	Fail	Pass
Sample text	4.81:1	Pass	Fail	Pass

#7B6E7C as text on	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	4.81:1	Pass	Fail	Pass
Sample text	4.36:1	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 #7B6E7C looks to people with the most common types of color vision deficiency.

CSS examples

.background { background-color: #7b6e7c; }
.text { color: #7b6e7c; }
.border { border: 2px solid #7b6e7c; }
.transparent { background-color: rgb(123 110 124 / 50%); }
.gradient { background: linear-gradient(to right, #7b6e7c, #7c6e76); }

Background

Text color

Border

Similar colors

Closest common color name: Space Gray.

Questions

What color is #7B6E7C?: #7B6E7C is a gray, closest to the named color Sakura Night. It belongs to the gray family of colors.
What is the RGB value of #7B6E7C?: The RGB value is 123, 110, 124: 123 red, 110 green and 124 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.
What is the complementary color of #7B6E7C?: The complementary color is #6F7C6E, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.
Is black or white text better on #7B6E7C?: White text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 4.36:1 and white text 4.81:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.