What color is #7C6E7F?

#7C6E7F is a gray, closest to the named color Sakura Night. It belongs to the gray family of colors.

What is the RGB value of #7C6E7F?

The RGB value is 124, 110, 127: 124 red, 110 green and 127 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.

What is the complementary color of #7C6E7F?

The complementary color is #717F6E, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.

Is black or white text better on #7C6E7F?

White text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 4.39:1 and white text 4.78:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.

#7C6E7F color

#7C6E7F rgb(124, 110, 127)

Shades of gray

The hex color #7C6E7F is a gray.

In the RGB color model it is made of 48.6% red, 43.1% green and 49.8% blue (124, 110, 127).

Its hue angle is 289°, with 7% saturation and 46% lightness. For print, the CMYK equivalent is 2% cyan, 13% magenta, 0% yellow and 50% 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 4.78:1).

#7C6E7F color codes

HEX	`#7C6E7F`
RGB	`rgb(124, 110, 127)`
RGB percent	`rgb(48.6%, 43.1%, 49.8%)`
HSL	`hsl(289, 7%, 46%)`
HSV / HSB	`hsv(289, 13%, 50%)`
CMYK	`cmyk(2%, 13%, 0%, 50%)`
CIE LAB	`lab(48.22, 8.81, -7.37)`
CIE LCH	`lch(48.22, 11.48, 320.09)`
CIE XYZ	`xyz(17.718, 16.969, 22.417)`
Decimal	`8154751`
Short hex	`None (no 3-digit form)`

Color harmonies

Colors that go with #7C6E7F, 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 #7C6E7F	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	4.39:1	Fail	Fail	Pass
Sample text	4.78:1	Pass	Fail	Pass

#7C6E7F as text on	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	4.78:1	Pass	Fail	Pass
Sample text	4.39:1	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 #7C6E7F looks to people with the most common types of color vision deficiency.

CSS examples

.background { background-color: #7c6e7f; }
.text { color: #7c6e7f; }
.border { border: 2px solid #7c6e7f; }
.transparent { background-color: rgb(124 110 127 / 50%); }
.gradient { background: linear-gradient(to right, #7c6e7f, #7f6e7a); }

Background

Text color

Border

Similar colors

Closest common color name: Space Gray.

Questions

What color is #7C6E7F?: #7C6E7F is a gray, closest to the named color Sakura Night. It belongs to the gray family of colors.
What is the RGB value of #7C6E7F?: The RGB value is 124, 110, 127: 124 red, 110 green and 127 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.
What is the complementary color of #7C6E7F?: The complementary color is #717F6E, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.
Is black or white text better on #7C6E7F?: White text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 4.39:1 and white text 4.78:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.