What color is #7C6E75?

#7C6E75 is a gray, closest to the named color Cement Feet. It belongs to the gray family of colors.

What is the RGB value of #7C6E75?

The RGB value is 124, 110, 117: 124 red, 110 green and 117 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.

What is the complementary color of #7C6E75?

The complementary color is #6E7C75, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.

Is black or white text better on #7C6E75?

White text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 4.34:1 and white text 4.83:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.

#7C6E75 color

#7C6E75 rgb(124, 110, 117)

Shades of gray

The hex color #7C6E75 is a gray.

In the RGB color model it is made of 48.6% red, 43.1% green and 45.9% blue (124, 110, 117).

Its hue angle is 330°, with 6% saturation and 46% lightness. For print, the CMYK equivalent is 0% cyan, 11% magenta, 6% yellow and 51% black.

The closest named color is Cement Feet (#7B737B), a difference of 3.1 ΔE, a small difference.

White text is the more readable choice on this background (contrast 4.83:1).

#7C6E75 color codes

HEX	`#7C6E75`
RGB	`rgb(124, 110, 117)`
RGB percent	`rgb(48.6%, 43.1%, 45.9%)`
HSL	`hsl(330, 6%, 46%)`
HSV / HSB	`hsv(330, 11%, 49%)`
CMYK	`cmyk(0%, 11%, 6%, 51%)`
CIE LAB	`lab(47.91, 6.79, -1.88)`
CIE LCH	`lch(47.91, 7.05, 344.56)`
CIE XYZ	`xyz(17.099, 16.722, 19.153)`
Decimal	`8154741`
Short hex	`None (no 3-digit form)`

Color harmonies

Colors that go with #7C6E75, 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 #7C6E75	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	4.34:1	Fail	Fail	Pass
Sample text	4.83:1	Pass	Fail	Pass

#7C6E75 as text on	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	4.83:1	Pass	Fail	Pass
Sample text	4.34:1	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 #7C6E75 looks to people with the most common types of color vision deficiency.

CSS examples

.background { background-color: #7c6e75; }
.text { color: #7c6e75; }
.border { border: 2px solid #7c6e75; }
.transparent { background-color: rgb(124 110 117 / 50%); }
.gradient { background: linear-gradient(to right, #7c6e75, #7c6e6e); }

Background

Text color

Border

Similar colors

Closest common color name: Dove Gray.

Questions

What color is #7C6E75?: #7C6E75 is a gray, closest to the named color Cement Feet. It belongs to the gray family of colors.
What is the RGB value of #7C6E75?: The RGB value is 124, 110, 117: 124 red, 110 green and 117 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.
What is the complementary color of #7C6E75?: The complementary color is #6E7C75, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.
Is black or white text better on #7C6E75?: White text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 4.34:1 and white text 4.83:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.