What color is #7C727D?

#7C727D is a gray, closest to the named color Cement Feet. It belongs to the gray family of colors.

What is the RGB value of #7C727D?

The RGB value is 124, 114, 125: 124 red, 114 green and 125 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.

What is the complementary color of #7C727D?

The complementary color is #737D72, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.

Is black or white text better on #7C727D?

White text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 4.56:1 and white text 4.61:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.

#7C727D color

#7C727D rgb(124, 114, 125)

Shades of gray

The hex color #7C727D is a gray.

In the RGB color model it is made of 48.6% red, 44.7% green and 49% blue (124, 114, 125).

Its hue angle is 295°, with 5% saturation and 47% lightness. For print, the CMYK equivalent is 1% cyan, 9% magenta, 0% yellow and 51% black.

The closest named color is Cement Feet (#7B737B), a difference of 1.8 ΔE, which is barely visible.

White text is the more readable choice on this background (contrast 4.61:1).

#7C727D color codes

HEX	`#7C727D`
RGB	`rgb(124, 114, 125)`
RGB percent	`rgb(48.6%, 44.7%, 49%)`
HSL	`hsl(295, 5%, 47%)`
HSV / HSB	`hsv(295, 9%, 49%)`
CMYK	`cmyk(1%, 9%, 0%, 51%)`
CIE LAB	`lab(49.25, 6.03, -4.65)`
CIE LCH	`lch(49.25, 7.61, 322.38)`
CIE XYZ	`xyz(18.031, 17.801, 21.884)`
Decimal	`8155773`
Short hex	`None (no 3-digit form)`

Color harmonies

Colors that go with #7C727D, 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 #7C727D	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	4.56:1	Pass	Fail	Pass
Sample text	4.61:1	Pass	Fail	Pass

#7C727D as text on	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	4.61:1	Pass	Fail	Pass
Sample text	4.56:1	Pass	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 #7C727D looks to people with the most common types of color vision deficiency.

CSS examples

.background { background-color: #7c727d; }
.text { color: #7c727d; }
.border { border: 2px solid #7c727d; }
.transparent { background-color: rgb(124 114 125 / 50%); }
.gradient { background: linear-gradient(to right, #7c727d, #7d7279); }

Background

Text color

Border

Similar colors

Closest common color name: Space Gray.

Questions

What color is #7C727D?: #7C727D is a gray, closest to the named color Cement Feet. It belongs to the gray family of colors.
What is the RGB value of #7C727D?: The RGB value is 124, 114, 125: 124 red, 114 green and 125 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.
What is the complementary color of #7C727D?: The complementary color is #737D72, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.
Is black or white text better on #7C727D?: White text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 4.56:1 and white text 4.61:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.