What color is #7B7A69?

#7B7A69 is a gray, closest to the named color Mangrove. It belongs to the gray family of colors.

What is the RGB value of #7B7A69?

The RGB value is 123, 122, 105: 123 red, 122 green and 105 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.

What is the complementary color of #7B7A69?

The complementary color is #696A7B, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.

Is black or white text better on #7B7A69?

Black text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 4.83:1 and white text 4.35:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.

#7B7A69 color

#7B7A69 rgb(123, 122, 105)

Shades of gray

The hex color #7B7A69 is a gray.

In the RGB color model it is made of 48.2% red, 47.8% green and 41.2% blue (123, 122, 105).

Its hue angle is 57°, with 8% saturation and 45% lightness. For print, the CMYK equivalent is 0% cyan, 1% magenta, 15% yellow and 52% black.

The closest named color is Mangrove (#757461), a difference of 2.6 ΔE, a small difference.

Black text is the more readable choice on this background (contrast 4.83:1).

#7B7A69 color codes

HEX	`#7B7A69`
RGB	`rgb(123, 122, 105)`
RGB percent	`rgb(48.2%, 47.8%, 41.2%)`
HSL	`hsl(57, 8%, 45%)`
HSV / HSB	`hsv(57, 15%, 48%)`
CMYK	`cmyk(0%, 1%, 15%, 52%)`
CIE LAB	`lab(50.86, -2.79, 9.46)`
CIE LCH	`lch(50.86, 9.87, 106.45)`
CIE XYZ	`xyz(17.677, 19.15, 16.127)`
Decimal	`8092265`
Short hex	`None (no 3-digit form)`

Color harmonies

Colors that go with #7B7A69, 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 #7B7A69	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	4.83:1	Pass	Fail	Pass
Sample text	4.35:1	Fail	Fail	Pass

#7B7A69 as text on	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	4.35:1	Fail	Fail	Pass
Sample text	4.83:1	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 #7B7A69 looks to people with the most common types of color vision deficiency.

CSS examples

.background { background-color: #7b7a69; }
.text { color: #7b7a69; }
.border { border: 2px solid #7b7a69; }
.transparent { background-color: rgb(123 122 105 / 50%); }
.gradient { background: linear-gradient(to right, #7b7a69, #737b69); }

Background

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Questions

What color is #7B7A69?: #7B7A69 is a gray, closest to the named color Mangrove. It belongs to the gray family of colors.
What is the RGB value of #7B7A69?: The RGB value is 123, 122, 105: 123 red, 122 green and 105 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.
What is the complementary color of #7B7A69?: The complementary color is #696A7B, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.
Is black or white text better on #7B7A69?: Black text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 4.83:1 and white text 4.35:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.