What color is #7C666D?

#7C666D is a grayish rose, closest to the named color Chimaera. It belongs to the gray family of colors.

What is the RGB value of #7C666D?

The RGB value is 124, 102, 109: 124 red, 102 green and 109 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.

What is the complementary color of #7C666D?

The complementary color is #667C75, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.

Is black or white text better on #7C666D?

White text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 3.98:1 and white text 5.28:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.

#7C666D color

#7C666D rgb(124, 102, 109)

Shades of gray

The hex color #7C666D is a grayish rose.

In the RGB color model it is made of 48.6% red, 40% green and 42.7% blue (124, 102, 109).

Its hue angle is 341°, with 10% saturation and 44% lightness. For print, the CMYK equivalent is 0% cyan, 18% magenta, 12% yellow and 51% black.

The closest named color is Chimaera (#74626D), a difference of 2.9 ΔE, a small difference.

White text is the more readable choice on this background (contrast 5.28:1).

#7C666D color codes

HEX	`#7C666D`
RGB	`rgb(124, 102, 109)`
RGB percent	`rgb(48.6%, 40%, 42.7%)`
HSL	`hsl(341, 10%, 44%)`
HSV / HSB	`hsv(341, 18%, 49%)`
CMYK	`cmyk(0%, 18%, 12%, 51%)`
CIE LAB	`lab(45.49, 10.03, -0.63)`
CIE LCH	`lch(45.49, 10.05, 356.41)`
CIE XYZ	`xyz(15.824, 14.892, 16.506)`
Decimal	`8152685`
Short hex	`None (no 3-digit form)`

Color harmonies

Colors that go with #7C666D, 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 #7C666D	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	3.98:1	Fail	Fail	Pass
Sample text	5.28:1	Pass	Fail	Pass

#7C666D as text on	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	5.28:1	Pass	Fail	Pass
Sample text	3.98:1	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 #7C666D looks to people with the most common types of color vision deficiency.

CSS examples

.background { background-color: #7c666d; }
.text { color: #7c666d; }
.border { border: 2px solid #7c666d; }
.transparent { background-color: rgb(124 102 109 / 50%); }
.gradient { background: linear-gradient(to right, #7c666d, #7c6a66); }

Background

Text color

Border

Similar colors

Closest common color name: Dove Gray.

Questions

What color is #7C666D?: #7C666D is a grayish rose, closest to the named color Chimaera. It belongs to the gray family of colors.
What is the RGB value of #7C666D?: The RGB value is 124, 102, 109: 124 red, 102 green and 109 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.
What is the complementary color of #7C666D?: The complementary color is #667C75, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.
Is black or white text better on #7C666D?: White text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 3.98:1 and white text 5.28:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.