What color is #7B7D79?

#7B7D79 is a gray, closest to the named color Gunsmoke. It belongs to the gray family of colors.

What is the RGB value of #7B7D79?

The RGB value is 123, 125, 121: 123 red, 125 green and 121 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.

What is the complementary color of #7B7D79?

The complementary color is #7B797D, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.

Is black or white text better on #7B7D79?

Black text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 5.05:1 and white text 4.16:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.

#7B7D79 color

#7B7D79 rgb(123, 125, 121)

Shades of gray

The hex color #7B7D79 is a gray.

In the RGB color model it is made of 48.2% red, 49% green and 47.5% blue (123, 125, 121).

Its hue angle is 90°, with 2% saturation and 48% lightness. For print, the CMYK equivalent is 2% cyan, 0% magenta, 3% yellow and 51% black.

The closest named color is Gunsmoke (#7A7C76), a difference of 1.2 ΔE, which is barely visible.

Black text is the more readable choice on this background (contrast 5.05:1).

#7B7D79 color codes

HEX	`#7B7D79`
RGB	`rgb(123, 125, 121)`
RGB percent	`rgb(48.2%, 49%, 47.5%)`
HSL	`hsl(90, 2%, 48%)`
HSV / HSB	`hsv(90, 3%, 49%)`
CMYK	`cmyk(2%, 0%, 3%, 51%)`
CIE LAB	`lab(52.13, -1.55, 1.91)`
CIE LCH	`lch(52.13, 2.46, 128.94)`
CIE XYZ	`xyz(18.953, 20.259, 20.997)`
Decimal	`8093049`
Short hex	`None (no 3-digit form)`

Color harmonies

Colors that go with #7B7D79, 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 #7B7D79	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	5.05:1	Pass	Fail	Pass
Sample text	4.16:1	Fail	Fail	Pass

#7B7D79 as text on	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	4.16:1	Fail	Fail	Pass
Sample text	5.05:1	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 #7B7D79 looks to people with the most common types of color vision deficiency.

CSS examples

.background { background-color: #7b7d79; }
.text { color: #7b7d79; }
.border { border: 2px solid #7b7d79; }
.transparent { background-color: rgb(123 125 121 / 50%); }
.gradient { background: linear-gradient(to right, #7b7d79, #797d79); }

Background

Text color

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Questions

What color is #7B7D79?: #7B7D79 is a gray, closest to the named color Gunsmoke. It belongs to the gray family of colors.
What is the RGB value of #7B7D79?: The RGB value is 123, 125, 121: 123 red, 125 green and 121 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.
What is the complementary color of #7B7D79?: The complementary color is #7B797D, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.
Is black or white text better on #7B7D79?: Black text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 5.05:1 and white text 4.16:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.