What color is #7B7278?

#7B7278 is a gray, closest to the named color Cement Feet. It belongs to the gray family of colors.

What is the RGB value of #7B7278?

The RGB value is 123, 114, 120: 123 red, 114 green and 120 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.

What is the complementary color of #7B7278?

The complementary color is #727B75, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.

Is black or white text better on #7B7278?

White text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 4.52:1 and white text 4.65:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.

#7B7278 color

#7B7278 rgb(123, 114, 120)

Shades of gray

The hex color #7B7278 is a gray.

In the RGB color model it is made of 48.2% red, 44.7% green and 47.1% blue (123, 114, 120).

Its hue angle is 320°, with 4% saturation and 46% lightness. For print, the CMYK equivalent is 0% cyan, 7% magenta, 2% yellow and 52% black.

The closest named color is Cement Feet (#7B737B), a difference of 1.1 ΔE, which is barely visible.

White text is the more readable choice on this background (contrast 4.65:1).

#7B7278 color codes

HEX	`#7B7278`
RGB	`rgb(123, 114, 120)`
RGB percent	`rgb(48.2%, 44.7%, 47.1%)`
HSL	`hsl(320, 4%, 46%)`
HSV / HSB	`hsv(320, 7%, 48%)`
CMYK	`cmyk(0%, 7%, 2%, 52%)`
CIE LAB	`lab(49.01, 4.64, -2.05)`
CIE LCH	`lch(49.01, 5.08, 336.16)`
CIE XYZ	`xyz(17.575, 17.602, 20.237)`
Decimal	`8090232`
Short hex	`None (no 3-digit form)`

Color harmonies

Colors that go with #7B7278, 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 #7B7278	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	4.52:1	Pass	Fail	Pass
Sample text	4.65:1	Pass	Fail	Pass

#7B7278 as text on	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	4.65:1	Pass	Fail	Pass
Sample text	4.52:1	Pass	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 #7B7278 looks to people with the most common types of color vision deficiency.

CSS examples

.background { background-color: #7b7278; }
.text { color: #7b7278; }
.border { border: 2px solid #7b7278; }
.transparent { background-color: rgb(123 114 120 / 50%); }
.gradient { background: linear-gradient(to right, #7b7278, #7b7273); }

Background

Text color

Border

Similar colors

Closest common color name: Space Gray.

Questions

What color is #7B7278?: #7B7278 is a gray, closest to the named color Cement Feet. It belongs to the gray family of colors.
What is the RGB value of #7B7278?: The RGB value is 123, 114, 120: 123 red, 114 green and 120 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.
What is the complementary color of #7B7278?: The complementary color is #727B75, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.
Is black or white text better on #7B7278?: White text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 4.52:1 and white text 4.65:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.