What color is #7B766E?

#7B766E is a gray, closest to the named color Gauntlet Gray. It belongs to the gray family of colors.

What is the RGB value of #7B766E?

The RGB value is 123, 118, 110: 123 red, 118 green and 110 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.

What is the complementary color of #7B766E?

The complementary color is #6E737B, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.

Is black or white text better on #7B766E?

Black text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 4.66:1 and white text 4.51:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.

#7B766E color

#7B766E rgb(123, 118, 110)

Shades of gray

The hex color #7B766E is a gray.

In the RGB color model it is made of 48.2% red, 46.3% green and 43.1% blue (123, 118, 110).

Its hue angle is 37°, with 6% saturation and 46% lightness. For print, the CMYK equivalent is 0% cyan, 4% magenta, 11% yellow and 52% black.

The closest named color is Gauntlet Gray (#78736E), a difference of 2 ΔE, which is barely visible.

Black text is the more readable choice on this background (contrast 4.66:1).

#7B766E color codes

HEX	`#7B766E`
RGB	`rgb(123, 118, 110)`
RGB percent	`rgb(48.2%, 46.3%, 43.1%)`
HSL	`hsl(37, 6%, 46%)`
HSV / HSB	`hsv(37, 11%, 48%)`
CMYK	`cmyk(0%, 4%, 11%, 52%)`
CIE LAB	`lab(49.85, 0.4, 5.09)`
CIE LCH	`lch(49.85, 5.1, 85.52)`
CIE XYZ	`xyz(17.461, 18.294, 17.36)`
Decimal	`8091246`
Short hex	`None (no 3-digit form)`

Color harmonies

Colors that go with #7B766E, 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 #7B766E	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	4.66:1	Pass	Fail	Pass
Sample text	4.51:1	Pass	Fail	Pass

#7B766E as text on	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	4.51:1	Pass	Fail	Pass
Sample text	4.66:1	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 #7B766E looks to people with the most common types of color vision deficiency.

CSS examples

.background { background-color: #7b766e; }
.text { color: #7b766e; }
.border { border: 2px solid #7b766e; }
.transparent { background-color: rgb(123 118 110 / 50%); }
.gradient { background: linear-gradient(to right, #7b766e, #7a7b6e); }

Background

Text color

Border

Similar colors

Closest common color name: Gray.

Questions

What color is #7B766E?: #7B766E is a gray, closest to the named color Gauntlet Gray. It belongs to the gray family of colors.
What is the RGB value of #7B766E?: The RGB value is 123, 118, 110: 123 red, 118 green and 110 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.
What is the complementary color of #7B766E?: The complementary color is #6E737B, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.
Is black or white text better on #7B766E?: Black text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 4.66:1 and white text 4.51:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.