What color is #7B7A71?

#7B7A71 is a gray, closest to the named color Wolf Pack. It belongs to the gray family of colors.

What is the RGB value of #7B7A71?

The RGB value is 123, 122, 113: 123 red, 122 green and 113 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.

What is the complementary color of #7B7A71?

The complementary color is #71727B, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.

Is black or white text better on #7B7A71?

Black text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 4.86:1 and white text 4.32:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.

#7B7A71 color

#7B7A71 rgb(123, 122, 113)

Shades of gray

The hex color #7B7A71 is a gray.

In the RGB color model it is made of 48.2% red, 47.8% green and 44.3% blue (123, 122, 113).

Its hue angle is 54°, with 4% saturation and 46% lightness. For print, the CMYK equivalent is 0% cyan, 1% magenta, 8% yellow and 52% black.

The closest named color is Wolf Pack (#78776F), a difference of 1.3 ΔE, which is barely visible.

Black text is the more readable choice on this background (contrast 4.86:1).

#7B7A71 color codes

HEX	`#7B7A71`
RGB	`rgb(123, 122, 113)`
RGB percent	`rgb(48.2%, 47.8%, 44.3%)`
HSL	`hsl(54, 4%, 46%)`
HSV / HSB	`hsv(54, 8%, 48%)`
CMYK	`cmyk(0%, 1%, 8%, 52%)`
CIE LAB	`lab(51.06, -1.36, 5.06)`
CIE LCH	`lch(51.06, 5.24, 104.99)`
CIE XYZ	`xyz(18.108, 19.322, 18.395)`
Decimal	`8092273`
Short hex	`None (no 3-digit form)`

Color harmonies

Colors that go with #7B7A71, 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 #7B7A71	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	4.86:1	Pass	Fail	Pass
Sample text	4.32:1	Fail	Fail	Pass

#7B7A71 as text on	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	4.32:1	Fail	Fail	Pass
Sample text	4.86:1	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 #7B7A71 looks to people with the most common types of color vision deficiency.

CSS examples

.background { background-color: #7b7a71; }
.text { color: #7b7a71; }
.border { border: 2px solid #7b7a71; }
.transparent { background-color: rgb(123 122 113 / 50%); }
.gradient { background: linear-gradient(to right, #7b7a71, #777b71); }

Background

Text color

Border

Similar colors

Closest common color name: Battleship Gray.

Questions

What color is #7B7A71?: #7B7A71 is a gray, closest to the named color Wolf Pack. It belongs to the gray family of colors.
What is the RGB value of #7B7A71?: The RGB value is 123, 122, 113: 123 red, 122 green and 113 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.
What is the complementary color of #7B7A71?: The complementary color is #71727B, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.
Is black or white text better on #7B7A71?: Black text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 4.86:1 and white text 4.32:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.