What color is #7C736C?

#7C736C is a gray, closest to the named color Gotham. It belongs to the gray family of colors.

What is the RGB value of #7C736C?

The RGB value is 124, 115, 108: 124 red, 115 green and 108 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.

What is the complementary color of #7C736C?

The complementary color is #6C757C, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.

Is black or white text better on #7C736C?

White text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 4.53:1 and white text 4.64:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.

#7C736C color

#7C736C rgb(124, 115, 108)

Shades of gray

The hex color #7C736C is a gray.

In the RGB color model it is made of 48.6% red, 45.1% green and 42.4% blue (124, 115, 108).

Its hue angle is 26°, with 7% saturation and 45% lightness. For print, the CMYK equivalent is 0% cyan, 7% magenta, 13% yellow and 51% black.

The closest named color is Gotham (#807872), a difference of 2 ΔE, a small difference.

White text is the more readable choice on this background (contrast 4.64:1).

#7C736C color codes

HEX	`#7C736C`
RGB	`rgb(124, 115, 108)`
RGB percent	`rgb(48.6%, 45.1%, 42.4%)`
HSL	`hsl(26, 7%, 45%)`
HSV / HSB	`hsv(26, 13%, 49%)`
CMYK	`cmyk(0%, 7%, 13%, 51%)`
CIE LAB	`lab(49.04, 2.18, 5.12)`
CIE LCH	`lch(49.04, 5.56, 66.98)`
CIE XYZ	`xyz(17.149, 17.63, 16.684)`
Decimal	`8156012`
Short hex	`None (no 3-digit form)`

Color harmonies

Colors that go with #7C736C, 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 #7C736C	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	4.53:1	Pass	Fail	Pass
Sample text	4.64:1	Pass	Fail	Pass

#7C736C as text on	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	4.64:1	Pass	Fail	Pass
Sample text	4.53:1	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 #7C736C looks to people with the most common types of color vision deficiency.

CSS examples

.background { background-color: #7c736c; }
.text { color: #7c736c; }
.border { border: 2px solid #7c736c; }
.transparent { background-color: rgb(124 115 108 / 50%); }
.gradient { background: linear-gradient(to right, #7c736c, #7c7b6c); }

Background

Text color

Border

Similar colors

Closest common color name: Dove Gray.

Questions

What color is #7C736C?: #7C736C is a gray, closest to the named color Gotham. It belongs to the gray family of colors.
What is the RGB value of #7C736C?: The RGB value is 124, 115, 108: 124 red, 115 green and 108 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.
What is the complementary color of #7C736C?: The complementary color is #6C757C, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.
Is black or white text better on #7C736C?: White text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 4.53:1 and white text 4.64:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.