What color is #7C676E?

#7C676E is a grayish rose, closest to the named color Moonscape. It belongs to the gray family of colors.

What is the RGB value of #7C676E?

The RGB value is 124, 103, 110: 124 red, 103 green and 110 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.

What is the complementary color of #7C676E?

The complementary color is #677C75, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.

Is black or white text better on #7C676E?

White text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 4.02:1 and white text 5.22:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.

#7C676E color

#7C676E rgb(124, 103, 110)

Shades of gray

The hex color #7C676E is a grayish rose.

In the RGB color model it is made of 48.6% red, 40.4% green and 43.1% blue (124, 103, 110).

Its hue angle is 340°, with 9% saturation and 45% lightness. For print, the CMYK equivalent is 0% cyan, 17% magenta, 11% yellow and 51% black.

The closest named color is Moonscape (#806B77), a difference of 2.8 ΔE, a small difference.

White text is the more readable choice on this background (contrast 5.22:1).

#7C676E color codes

HEX	`#7C676E`
RGB	`rgb(124, 103, 110)`
RGB percent	`rgb(48.6%, 40.4%, 43.1%)`
HSL	`hsl(340, 9%, 45%)`
HSV / HSB	`hsv(340, 17%, 49%)`
CMYK	`cmyk(0%, 17%, 11%, 51%)`
CIE LAB	`lab(45.79, 9.62, -0.79)`
CIE LCH	`lch(45.79, 9.65, 355.29)`
CIE XYZ	`xyz(15.977, 15.112, 16.824)`
Decimal	`8152942`
Short hex	`None (no 3-digit form)`

Color harmonies

Colors that go with #7C676E, 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 #7C676E	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	4.02:1	Fail	Fail	Pass
Sample text	5.22:1	Pass	Fail	Pass

#7C676E as text on	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	5.22:1	Pass	Fail	Pass
Sample text	4.02:1	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 #7C676E looks to people with the most common types of color vision deficiency.

CSS examples

.background { background-color: #7c676e; }
.text { color: #7c676e; }
.border { border: 2px solid #7c676e; }
.transparent { background-color: rgb(124 103 110 / 50%); }
.gradient { background: linear-gradient(to right, #7c676e, #7c6b67); }

Background

Text color

Border

Similar colors

Closest common color name: Dove Gray.

Questions

What color is #7C676E?: #7C676E is a grayish rose, closest to the named color Moonscape. It belongs to the gray family of colors.
What is the RGB value of #7C676E?: The RGB value is 124, 103, 110: 124 red, 103 green and 110 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.
What is the complementary color of #7C676E?: The complementary color is #677C75, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.
Is black or white text better on #7C676E?: White text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 4.02:1 and white text 5.22:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.