What color is #7C7284?

#7C7284 is a gray, closest to the named color Mamba. It belongs to the gray family of colors.

What is the RGB value of #7C7284?

The RGB value is 124, 114, 132: 124 red, 114 green and 132 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.

What is the complementary color of #7C7284?

The complementary color is #7A8472, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.

Is black or white text better on #7C7284?

Black text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 4.6:1 and white text 4.57:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.

#7C7284 color

#7C7284 rgb(124, 114, 132)

Shades of gray

The hex color #7C7284 is a gray.

In the RGB color model it is made of 48.6% red, 44.7% green and 51.8% blue (124, 114, 132).

Its hue angle is 273°, with 7% saturation and 48% lightness. For print, the CMYK equivalent is 6% cyan, 14% magenta, 0% yellow and 48% black.

The closest named color is Mamba (#766D7C), a difference of 2.5 ΔE, a small difference.

Black text is the more readable choice on this background (contrast 4.6:1).

#7C7284 color codes

HEX	`#7C7284`
RGB	`rgb(124, 114, 132)`
RGB percent	`rgb(48.6%, 44.7%, 51.8%)`
HSL	`hsl(273, 7%, 48%)`
HSV / HSB	`hsv(273, 14%, 52%)`
CMYK	`cmyk(6%, 14%, 0%, 48%)`
CIE LAB	`lab(49.48, 7.5, -8.46)`
CIE LCH	`lch(49.48, 11.3, 311.55)`
CIE XYZ	`xyz(18.494, 17.986, 24.323)`
Decimal	`8155780`
Short hex	`None (no 3-digit form)`

Color harmonies

Colors that go with #7C7284, 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 #7C7284	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	4.6:1	Pass	Fail	Pass
Sample text	4.57:1	Pass	Fail	Pass

#7C7284 as text on	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	4.57:1	Pass	Fail	Pass
Sample text	4.6:1	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 #7C7284 looks to people with the most common types of color vision deficiency.

CSS examples

.background { background-color: #7c7284; }
.text { color: #7c7284; }
.border { border: 2px solid #7c7284; }
.transparent { background-color: rgb(124 114 132 / 50%); }
.gradient { background: linear-gradient(to right, #7c7284, #847283); }

Background

Text color

Border

Similar colors

Closest common color name: Space Gray.

Questions

What color is #7C7284?: #7C7284 is a gray, closest to the named color Mamba. It belongs to the gray family of colors.
What is the RGB value of #7C7284?: The RGB value is 124, 114, 132: 124 red, 114 green and 132 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.
What is the complementary color of #7C7284?: The complementary color is #7A8472, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.
Is black or white text better on #7C7284?: Black text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 4.6:1 and white text 4.57:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.