What color is #7C6B77?

#7C6B77 is a gray, closest to the named color Moonscape. It belongs to the gray family of colors.

What is the RGB value of #7C6B77?

The RGB value is 124, 107, 119: 124 red, 107 green and 119 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.

What is the complementary color of #7C6B77?

The complementary color is #6B7C70, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.

Is black or white text better on #7C6B77?

White text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 4.23:1 and white text 4.97:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.

#7C6B77 color

#7C6B77 rgb(124, 107, 119)

Shades of gray

The hex color #7C6B77 is a gray.

In the RGB color model it is made of 48.6% red, 42% green and 46.7% blue (124, 107, 119).

Its hue angle is 318°, with 7% saturation and 45% lightness. For print, the CMYK equivalent is 0% cyan, 14% magenta, 4% yellow and 51% black.

The closest named color is Moonscape (#806B77), a difference of 1.6 ΔE, which is barely visible.

White text is the more readable choice on this background (contrast 4.97:1).

#7C6B77 color codes

HEX	`#7C6B77`
RGB	`rgb(124, 107, 119)`
RGB percent	`rgb(48.6%, 42%, 46.7%)`
HSL	`hsl(318, 7%, 45%)`
HSV / HSB	`hsv(318, 14%, 49%)`
CMYK	`cmyk(0%, 14%, 4%, 51%)`
CIE LAB	`lab(47.15, 8.97, -4.19)`
CIE LCH	`lch(47.15, 9.9, 334.95)`
CIE XYZ	`xyz(16.899, 16.133, 19.673)`
Decimal	`8153975`
Short hex	`None (no 3-digit form)`

Color harmonies

Colors that go with #7C6B77, 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 #7C6B77	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	4.23:1	Fail	Fail	Pass
Sample text	4.97:1	Pass	Fail	Pass

#7C6B77 as text on	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	4.97:1	Pass	Fail	Pass
Sample text	4.23:1	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 #7C6B77 looks to people with the most common types of color vision deficiency.

CSS examples

.background { background-color: #7c6b77; }
.text { color: #7c6b77; }
.border { border: 2px solid #7c6b77; }
.transparent { background-color: rgb(124 107 119 / 50%); }
.gradient { background: linear-gradient(to right, #7c6b77, #7c6b6f); }

Background

Text color

Border

Similar colors

Closest common color name: Space Gray.

Questions

What color is #7C6B77?: #7C6B77 is a gray, closest to the named color Moonscape. It belongs to the gray family of colors.
What is the RGB value of #7C6B77?: The RGB value is 124, 107, 119: 124 red, 107 green and 119 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.
What is the complementary color of #7C6B77?: The complementary color is #6B7C70, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.
Is black or white text better on #7C6B77?: White text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 4.23:1 and white text 4.97:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.