What color is #7B706A?

#7B706A is a gray, closest to the named color Anchovy. It belongs to the gray family of colors.

What is the RGB value of #7B706A?

The RGB value is 123, 112, 106: 123 red, 112 green and 106 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.

What is the complementary color of #7B706A?

The complementary color is #6A757B, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.

Is black or white text better on #7B706A?

White text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 4.37:1 and white text 4.81:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.

#7B706A color

#7B706A rgb(123, 112, 106)

Shades of gray

The hex color #7B706A is a gray.

In the RGB color model it is made of 48.2% red, 43.9% green and 41.6% blue (123, 112, 106).

Its hue angle is 21°, with 7% saturation and 45% lightness. For print, the CMYK equivalent is 0% cyan, 9% magenta, 14% yellow and 52% black.

The closest named color is Anchovy (#756F6B), a difference of 2.6 ΔE, a small difference.

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

#7B706A color codes

HEX	`#7B706A`
RGB	`rgb(123, 112, 106)`
RGB percent	`rgb(48.2%, 43.9%, 41.6%)`
HSL	`hsl(21, 7%, 45%)`
HSV / HSB	`hsv(21, 14%, 48%)`
CMYK	`cmyk(0%, 9%, 14%, 52%)`
CIE LAB	`lab(48.06, 3.17, 4.88)`
CIE LCH	`lch(48.06, 5.82, 56.99)`
CIE XYZ	`xyz(16.564, 16.84, 16.011)`
Decimal	`8089706`
Short hex	`None (no 3-digit form)`

Color harmonies

Colors that go with #7B706A, 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 #7B706A	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	4.37:1	Fail	Fail	Pass
Sample text	4.81:1	Pass	Fail	Pass

#7B706A as text on	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	4.81:1	Pass	Fail	Pass
Sample text	4.37:1	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 #7B706A looks to people with the most common types of color vision deficiency.

CSS examples

.background { background-color: #7b706a; }
.text { color: #7b706a; }
.border { border: 2px solid #7b706a; }
.transparent { background-color: rgb(123 112 106 / 50%); }
.gradient { background: linear-gradient(to right, #7b706a, #7b796a); }

Background

Text color

Border

Similar colors

Closest common color name: Dove Gray.

Questions

What color is #7B706A?: #7B706A is a gray, closest to the named color Anchovy. It belongs to the gray family of colors.
What is the RGB value of #7B706A?: The RGB value is 123, 112, 106: 123 red, 112 green and 106 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.
What is the complementary color of #7B706A?: The complementary color is #6A757B, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.
Is black or white text better on #7B706A?: White text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 4.37:1 and white text 4.81:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.