What color is #7C6C6D?

#7C6C6D is a gray, closest to the named color Empress. It belongs to the gray family of colors.

What is the RGB value of #7C6C6D?

The RGB value is 124, 108, 109: 124 red, 108 green and 109 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.

What is the complementary color of #7C6C6D?

The complementary color is #6C7C7B, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.

Is black or white text better on #7C6C6D?

White text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 4.22:1 and white text 4.97:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.

#7C6C6D color

#7C6C6D rgb(124, 108, 109)

Shades of gray

The hex color #7C6C6D is a gray.

In the RGB color model it is made of 48.6% red, 42.4% green and 42.7% blue (124, 108, 109).

Its hue angle is 356°, with 7% saturation and 45% lightness. For print, the CMYK equivalent is 0% cyan, 13% magenta, 12% yellow and 51% black.

The closest named color is Empress (#7C7173), a difference of 2.7 ΔE, a small difference.

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

#7C6C6D color codes

HEX	`#7C6C6D`
RGB	`rgb(124, 108, 109)`
RGB percent	`rgb(48.6%, 42.4%, 42.7%)`
HSL	`hsl(356, 7%, 45%)`
HSV / HSB	`hsv(356, 13%, 49%)`
CMYK	`cmyk(0%, 13%, 12%, 51%)`
CIE LAB	`lab(47.12, 6.47, 1.76)`
CIE LCH	`lch(47.12, 6.7, 15.2)`
CIE XYZ	`xyz(16.435, 16.115, 16.71)`
Decimal	`8154221`
Short hex	`None (no 3-digit form)`

Color harmonies

Colors that go with #7C6C6D, 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 #7C6C6D	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	4.22:1	Fail	Fail	Pass
Sample text	4.97:1	Pass	Fail	Pass

#7C6C6D as text on	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	4.97:1	Pass	Fail	Pass
Sample text	4.22:1	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 #7C6C6D looks to people with the most common types of color vision deficiency.

CSS examples

.background { background-color: #7c6c6d; }
.text { color: #7c6c6d; }
.border { border: 2px solid #7c6c6d; }
.transparent { background-color: rgb(124 108 109 / 50%); }
.gradient { background: linear-gradient(to right, #7c6c6d, #7c736c); }

Background

Text color

Border

Similar colors

Closest common color name: Dove Gray.

Questions

What color is #7C6C6D?: #7C6C6D is a gray, closest to the named color Empress. It belongs to the gray family of colors.
What is the RGB value of #7C6C6D?: The RGB value is 124, 108, 109: 124 red, 108 green and 109 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.
What is the complementary color of #7C6C6D?: The complementary color is #6C7C7B, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.
Is black or white text better on #7C6C6D?: White text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 4.22:1 and white text 4.97:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.