What color is #7B716C?

#7B716C is a gray, closest to the named color Anchovy. It belongs to the gray family of colors.

What is the RGB value of #7B716C?

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

What is the complementary color of #7B716C?

The complementary color is #6C767B, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.

Is black or white text better on #7B716C?

White text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 4.42:1 and white text 4.75:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.

#7B716C color

#7B716C rgb(123, 113, 108)

Shades of gray

The hex color #7B716C is a gray.

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

Its hue angle is 20°, with 6% saturation and 45% lightness. For print, the CMYK equivalent is 0% cyan, 8% magenta, 12% yellow and 52% black.

The closest named color is Anchovy (#756F6B), a difference of 2.3 ΔE, a small difference.

White text is the more readable choice on this background (contrast 4.75:1).

#7B716C color codes

HEX	`#7B716C`
RGB	`rgb(123, 113, 108)`
RGB percent	`rgb(48.2%, 44.3%, 42.4%)`
HSL	`hsl(20, 6%, 45%)`
HSV / HSB	`hsv(20, 12%, 48%)`
CMYK	`cmyk(0%, 8%, 12%, 52%)`
CIE LAB	`lab(48.39, 2.95, 4.17)`
CIE LCH	`lch(48.39, 5.11, 54.78)`
CIE XYZ	`xyz(16.78, 17.104, 16.602)`
Decimal	`8089964`
Short hex	`None (no 3-digit form)`

Color harmonies

Colors that go with #7B716C, 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 #7B716C	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	4.42:1	Fail	Fail	Pass
Sample text	4.75:1	Pass	Fail	Pass

#7B716C as text on	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	4.75:1	Pass	Fail	Pass
Sample text	4.42:1	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 #7B716C looks to people with the most common types of color vision deficiency.

CSS examples

.background { background-color: #7b716c; }
.text { color: #7b716c; }
.border { border: 2px solid #7b716c; }
.transparent { background-color: rgb(123 113 108 / 50%); }
.gradient { background: linear-gradient(to right, #7b716c, #7b796c); }

Background

Text color

Border

Similar colors

Closest common color name: Dove Gray.

Questions

What color is #7B716C?: #7B716C is a gray, closest to the named color Anchovy. It belongs to the gray family of colors.
What is the RGB value of #7B716C?: The RGB value is 123, 113, 108: 123 red, 113 green and 108 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.
What is the complementary color of #7B716C?: The complementary color is #6C767B, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.
Is black or white text better on #7B716C?: White text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 4.42:1 and white text 4.75:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.