What color is #7B7B79?

#7B7B79 is a gray, closest to the named color Lucky Gray. It belongs to the gray family of colors.

What is the RGB value of #7B7B79?

The RGB value is 123, 123, 121: 123 red, 123 green and 121 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.

What is the complementary color of #7B7B79?

The complementary color is #79797B, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.

Is black or white text better on #7B7B79?

Black text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 4.95:1 and white text 4.24:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.

#7B7B79 color

#7B7B79 rgb(123, 123, 121)

Shades of gray

The hex color #7B7B79 is a gray.

In the RGB color model it is made of 48.2% red, 48.2% green and 47.5% blue (123, 123, 121).

Its hue angle is 60°, with 1% saturation and 48% lightness. For print, the CMYK equivalent is 0% cyan, 0% magenta, 2% yellow and 52% black.

The closest named color is Lucky Gray (#777777), a difference of 1.9 ΔE, which is barely visible.

Black text is the more readable choice on this background (contrast 4.95:1).

#7B7B79 color codes

HEX	`#7B7B79`
RGB	`rgb(123, 123, 121)`
RGB percent	`rgb(48.2%, 48.2%, 47.5%)`
HSL	`hsl(60, 1%, 48%)`
HSV / HSB	`hsv(60, 2%, 48%)`
CMYK	`cmyk(0%, 0%, 2%, 52%)`
CIE LAB	`lab(51.56, -0.4, 1.09)`
CIE LCH	`lch(51.56, 1.16, 110.03)`
CIE XYZ	`xyz(18.702, 19.757, 20.914)`
Decimal	`8092537`
Short hex	`None (no 3-digit form)`

Color harmonies

Colors that go with #7B7B79, 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 #7B7B79	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	4.95:1	Pass	Fail	Pass
Sample text	4.24:1	Fail	Fail	Pass

#7B7B79 as text on	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	4.24:1	Fail	Fail	Pass
Sample text	4.95:1	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 #7B7B79 looks to people with the most common types of color vision deficiency.

CSS examples

.background { background-color: #7b7b79; }
.text { color: #7b7b79; }
.border { border: 2px solid #7b7b79; }
.transparent { background-color: rgb(123 123 121 / 50%); }
.gradient { background: linear-gradient(to right, #7b7b79, #7a7b79); }

Background

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Questions

What color is #7B7B79?: #7B7B79 is a gray, closest to the named color Lucky Gray. It belongs to the gray family of colors.
What is the RGB value of #7B7B79?: The RGB value is 123, 123, 121: 123 red, 123 green and 121 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.
What is the complementary color of #7B7B79?: The complementary color is #79797B, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.
Is black or white text better on #7B7B79?: Black text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 4.95:1 and white text 4.24:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.