What color is #7B727B?

#7B727B is a gray, closest to the named color Cement Feet. It belongs to the gray family of colors.

What is the RGB value of #7B727B?

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

What is the complementary color of #7B727B?

The complementary color is #727B72, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.

Is black or white text better on #7B727B?

White text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 4.54:1 and white text 4.63:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.

#7B727B color

#7B727B rgb(123, 114, 123)

Shades of gray

The hex color #7B727B is a gray.

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

Its hue angle is 300°, with 4% saturation and 46% lightness. For print, the CMYK equivalent is 0% cyan, 7% magenta, 0% yellow and 52% black.

The closest named color is Cement Feet (#7B737B), a difference of 0.8 ΔE, which is barely visible.

White text is the more readable choice on this background (contrast 4.63:1).

#7B727B color codes

HEX	`#7B727B`
RGB	`rgb(123, 114, 123)`
RGB percent	`rgb(48.2%, 44.7%, 48.2%)`
HSL	`hsl(300, 4%, 46%)`
HSV / HSB	`hsv(300, 7%, 48%)`
CMYK	`cmyk(0%, 7%, 0%, 52%)`
CIE LAB	`lab(49.1, 5.25, -3.7)`
CIE LCH	`lch(49.1, 6.42, 324.82)`
CIE XYZ	`xyz(17.76, 17.676, 21.211)`
Decimal	`8090235`
Short hex	`None (no 3-digit form)`

Color harmonies

Colors that go with #7B727B, 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 #7B727B	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	4.54:1	Pass	Fail	Pass
Sample text	4.63:1	Pass	Fail	Pass

#7B727B as text on	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	4.63:1	Pass	Fail	Pass
Sample text	4.54:1	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 #7B727B looks to people with the most common types of color vision deficiency.

CSS examples

.background { background-color: #7b727b; }
.text { color: #7b727b; }
.border { border: 2px solid #7b727b; }
.transparent { background-color: rgb(123 114 123 / 50%); }
.gradient { background: linear-gradient(to right, #7b727b, #7b7276); }

Background

Text color

Border

Similar colors

Closest common color name: Space Gray.

Questions

What color is #7B727B?: #7B727B is a gray, closest to the named color Cement Feet. It belongs to the gray family of colors.
What is the RGB value of #7B727B?: The RGB value is 123, 114, 123: 123 red, 114 green and 123 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.
What is the complementary color of #7B727B?: The complementary color is #727B72, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.
Is black or white text better on #7B727B?: White text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 4.54:1 and white text 4.63:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.