What color is #7B727A?

#7B727A is a gray, closest to the named color Cement Feet. It belongs to the gray family of colors.

What is the RGB value of #7B727A?

The RGB value is 123, 114, 122: 123 red, 114 green and 122 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.

What is the complementary color of #7B727A?

The complementary color is #727B73, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.

Is black or white text better on #7B727A?

White text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 4.53:1 and white text 4.64:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.

#7B727A color

#7B727A rgb(123, 114, 122)

Shades of gray

The hex color #7B727A is a gray.

In the RGB color model it is made of 48.2% red, 44.7% green and 47.8% blue (123, 114, 122).

Its hue angle is 307°, with 4% saturation and 46% lightness. For print, the CMYK equivalent is 0% cyan, 7% magenta, 1% yellow and 52% black.

The closest named color is Cement Feet (#7B737B), a difference of 0.6 ΔE, which is barely visible.

White text is the more readable choice on this background (contrast 4.64:1).

#7B727A color codes

HEX	`#7B727A`
RGB	`rgb(123, 114, 122)`
RGB percent	`rgb(48.2%, 44.7%, 47.8%)`
HSL	`hsl(307, 4%, 46%)`
HSV / HSB	`hsv(307, 7%, 48%)`
CMYK	`cmyk(0%, 7%, 1%, 52%)`
CIE LAB	`lab(49.07, 5.04, -3.15)`
CIE LCH	`lch(49.07, 5.95, 328.02)`
CIE XYZ	`xyz(17.698, 17.651, 20.883)`
Decimal	`8090234`
Short hex	`None (no 3-digit form)`

Color harmonies

Colors that go with #7B727A, 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 #7B727A	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	4.53:1	Pass	Fail	Pass
Sample text	4.64:1	Pass	Fail	Pass

#7B727A as text on	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	4.64:1	Pass	Fail	Pass
Sample text	4.53:1	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 #7B727A looks to people with the most common types of color vision deficiency.

CSS examples

.background { background-color: #7b727a; }
.text { color: #7b727a; }
.border { border: 2px solid #7b727a; }
.transparent { background-color: rgb(123 114 122 / 50%); }
.gradient { background: linear-gradient(to right, #7b727a, #7b7276); }

Background

Text color

Border

Similar colors

Closest common color name: Space Gray.

Questions

What color is #7B727A?: #7B727A is a gray, closest to the named color Cement Feet. It belongs to the gray family of colors.
What is the RGB value of #7B727A?: The RGB value is 123, 114, 122: 123 red, 114 green and 122 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.
What is the complementary color of #7B727A?: The complementary color is #727B73, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.
Is black or white text better on #7B727A?: White text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 4.53:1 and white text 4.64:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.