What color is #7B7573?

#7B7573 is a gray, closest to the named color Gauntlet Gray. It belongs to the gray family of colors.

What is the RGB value of #7B7573?

The RGB value is 123, 117, 115: 123 red, 117 green and 115 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.

What is the complementary color of #7B7573?

The complementary color is #73797B, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.

Is black or white text better on #7B7573?

Black text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 4.63:1 and white text 4.53:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.

#7B7573 color

#7B7573 rgb(123, 117, 115)

Shades of gray

The hex color #7B7573 is a gray.

In the RGB color model it is made of 48.2% red, 45.9% green and 45.1% blue (123, 117, 115).

Its hue angle is 15°, with 3% saturation and 47% lightness. For print, the CMYK equivalent is 0% cyan, 5% magenta, 7% yellow and 52% black.

The closest named color is Gauntlet Gray (#78736E), a difference of 2.2 ΔE, a small difference.

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

#7B7573 color codes

HEX	`#7B7573`
RGB	`rgb(123, 117, 115)`
RGB percent	`rgb(48.2%, 45.9%, 45.1%)`
HSL	`hsl(15, 3%, 47%)`
HSV / HSB	`hsv(15, 7%, 48%)`
CMYK	`cmyk(0%, 5%, 7%, 52%)`
CIE LAB	`lab(49.7, 1.91, 1.92)`
CIE LCH	`lch(49.7, 2.71, 45.14)`
CIE XYZ	`xyz(17.624, 18.172, 18.795)`
Decimal	`8090995`
Short hex	`None (no 3-digit form)`

Color harmonies

Colors that go with #7B7573, 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 #7B7573	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	4.63:1	Pass	Fail	Pass
Sample text	4.53:1	Pass	Fail	Pass

#7B7573 as text on	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	4.53:1	Pass	Fail	Pass
Sample text	4.63:1	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 #7B7573 looks to people with the most common types of color vision deficiency.

CSS examples

.background { background-color: #7b7573; }
.text { color: #7b7573; }
.border { border: 2px solid #7b7573; }
.transparent { background-color: rgb(123 117 115 / 50%); }
.gradient { background: linear-gradient(to right, #7b7573, #7b7973); }

Background

Text color

Border

Similar colors

Closest common color name: Dove Gray.

Questions

What color is #7B7573?: #7B7573 is a gray, closest to the named color Gauntlet Gray. It belongs to the gray family of colors.
What is the RGB value of #7B7573?: The RGB value is 123, 117, 115: 123 red, 117 green and 115 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.
What is the complementary color of #7B7573?: The complementary color is #73797B, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.
Is black or white text better on #7B7573?: Black text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 4.63:1 and white text 4.53:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.