What color is #7C666A?

#7C666A is a grayish red, closest to the named color Chimaera. It belongs to the gray family of colors.

What is the RGB value of #7C666A?

The RGB value is 124, 102, 106: 124 red, 102 green and 106 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.

What is the complementary color of #7C666A?

The complementary color is #667C78, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.

Is black or white text better on #7C666A?

White text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 3.97:1 and white text 5.3:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.

#7C666A color

#7C666A rgb(124, 102, 106)

Shades of gray

The hex color #7C666A is a grayish red.

In the RGB color model it is made of 48.6% red, 40% green and 41.6% blue (124, 102, 106).

Its hue angle is 349°, with 10% saturation and 44% lightness. For print, the CMYK equivalent is 0% cyan, 18% magenta, 15% yellow and 51% black.

The closest named color is Chimaera (#74626D), a difference of 3.9 ΔE, a small difference.

White text is the more readable choice on this background (contrast 5.3:1).

#7C666A color codes

HEX	`#7C666A`
RGB	`rgb(124, 102, 106)`
RGB percent	`rgb(48.6%, 40%, 41.6%)`
HSL	`hsl(349, 10%, 44%)`
HSV / HSB	`hsv(349, 18%, 49%)`
CMYK	`cmyk(0%, 18%, 15%, 51%)`
CIE LAB	`lab(45.4, 9.49, 1.05)`
CIE LCH	`lch(45.4, 9.54, 6.32)`
CIE XYZ	`xyz(15.665, 14.829, 15.67)`
Decimal	`8152682`
Short hex	`None (no 3-digit form)`

Color harmonies

Colors that go with #7C666A, 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 #7C666A	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	3.97:1	Fail	Fail	Pass
Sample text	5.3:1	Pass	Fail	Pass

#7C666A as text on	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	5.3:1	Pass	Fail	Pass
Sample text	3.97:1	Fail	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 #7C666A looks to people with the most common types of color vision deficiency.

CSS examples

.background { background-color: #7c666a; }
.text { color: #7c666a; }
.border { border: 2px solid #7c666a; }
.transparent { background-color: rgb(124 102 106 / 50%); }
.gradient { background: linear-gradient(to right, #7c666a, #7c6d66); }

Background

Text color

Border

Similar colors

Closest common color name: Dove Gray.

Questions

What color is #7C666A?: #7C666A is a grayish red, closest to the named color Chimaera. It belongs to the gray family of colors.
What is the RGB value of #7C666A?: The RGB value is 124, 102, 106: 124 red, 102 green and 106 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.
What is the complementary color of #7C666A?: The complementary color is #667C78, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.
Is black or white text better on #7C666A?: White text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 3.97:1 and white text 5.3:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.