What color is #7C6C7A?

#7C6C7A is a gray, closest to the named color Sakura Night. It belongs to the gray family of colors.

What is the RGB value of #7C6C7A?

The RGB value is 124, 108, 122: 124 red, 108 green and 122 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.

What is the complementary color of #7C6C7A?

The complementary color is #6C7C6E, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.

Is black or white text better on #7C6C7A?

White text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 4.28:1 and white text 4.9:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.

#7C6C7A color

#7C6C7A rgb(124, 108, 122)

Shades of gray

The hex color #7C6C7A is a gray.

In the RGB color model it is made of 48.6% red, 42.4% green and 47.8% blue (124, 108, 122).

Its hue angle is 308°, with 7% saturation and 45% lightness. For print, the CMYK equivalent is 0% cyan, 13% magenta, 2% yellow and 51% black.

The closest named color is Sakura Night (#7B6C7C), a difference of 0.9 ΔE, which is barely visible.

White text is the more readable choice on this background (contrast 4.9:1).

#7C6C7A color codes

HEX	`#7C6C7A`
RGB	`rgb(124, 108, 122)`
RGB percent	`rgb(48.6%, 42.4%, 47.8%)`
HSL	`hsl(308, 7%, 45%)`
HSV / HSB	`hsv(308, 13%, 49%)`
CMYK	`cmyk(0%, 13%, 2%, 51%)`
CIE LAB	`lab(47.52, 8.97, -5.44)`
CIE LCH	`lch(47.52, 10.49, 328.77)`
CIE XYZ	`xyz(17.187, 16.416, 20.672)`
Decimal	`8154234`
Short hex	`None (no 3-digit form)`

Color harmonies

Colors that go with #7C6C7A, 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 #7C6C7A	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	4.28:1	Fail	Fail	Pass
Sample text	4.9:1	Pass	Fail	Pass

#7C6C7A as text on	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	4.9:1	Pass	Fail	Pass
Sample text	4.28:1	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 #7C6C7A looks to people with the most common types of color vision deficiency.

CSS examples

.background { background-color: #7c6c7a; }
.text { color: #7c6c7a; }
.border { border: 2px solid #7c6c7a; }
.transparent { background-color: rgb(124 108 122 / 50%); }
.gradient { background: linear-gradient(to right, #7c6c7a, #7c6c72); }

Background

Text color

Border

Similar colors

Closest common color name: Space Gray.

Questions

What color is #7C6C7A?: #7C6C7A is a gray, closest to the named color Sakura Night. It belongs to the gray family of colors.
What is the RGB value of #7C6C7A?: The RGB value is 124, 108, 122: 124 red, 108 green and 122 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.
What is the complementary color of #7C6C7A?: The complementary color is #6C7C6E, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.
Is black or white text better on #7C6C7A?: White text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 4.28:1 and white text 4.9:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.