What color is #7C7173?

#7C7173 is a gray known as Empress. It belongs to the gray family of colors.

What is the RGB value of #7C7173?

The RGB value is 124, 113, 115: 124 red, 113 green and 115 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.

What is the complementary color of #7C7173?

The complementary color is #717C7A, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.

Is black or white text better on #7C7173?

White text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 4.47:1 and white text 4.7:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.

#7C7173 color

#7C7173 rgb(124, 113, 115)

Shades of gray

The hex color #7C7173 is a gray.

In the RGB color model it is made of 48.6% red, 44.3% green and 45.1% blue (124, 113, 115).

Its hue angle is 349°, with 5% saturation and 46% lightness. For print, the CMYK equivalent is 0% cyan, 9% magenta, 7% yellow and 51% black.

This exact color is also called Empress.

White text is the more readable choice on this background (contrast 4.7:1).

#7C7173 color codes

HEX	`#7C7173`
RGB	`rgb(124, 113, 115)`
RGB percent	`rgb(48.6%, 44.3%, 45.1%)`
HSL	`hsl(349, 5%, 46%)`
HSV / HSB	`hsv(349, 9%, 49%)`
CMYK	`cmyk(0%, 9%, 7%, 51%)`
CIE LAB	`lab(48.68, 4.64, 0.44)`
CIE LCH	`lch(48.68, 4.66, 5.43)`
CIE XYZ	`xyz(17.311, 17.333, 18.65)`
Decimal	`8155507`
Short hex	`None (no 3-digit form)`

Color harmonies

Colors that go with #7C7173, 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 #7C7173	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	4.47:1	Fail	Fail	Pass
Sample text	4.7:1	Pass	Fail	Pass

#7C7173 as text on	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	4.7:1	Pass	Fail	Pass
Sample text	4.47:1	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 #7C7173 looks to people with the most common types of color vision deficiency.

CSS examples

.background { background-color: #7c7173; }
.text { color: #7c7173; }
.border { border: 2px solid #7c7173; }
.transparent { background-color: rgb(124 113 115 / 50%); }
.gradient { background: linear-gradient(to right, #7c7173, #7c7571); }

Background

Text color

Border

Similar colors

Closest common color name: Dove Gray.

Questions

What color is #7C7173?: #7C7173 is a gray known as Empress. It belongs to the gray family of colors.
What is the RGB value of #7C7173?: The RGB value is 124, 113, 115: 124 red, 113 green and 115 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.
What is the complementary color of #7C7173?: The complementary color is #717C7A, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.
Is black or white text better on #7C7173?: White text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 4.47:1 and white text 4.7:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.