What color is #7C736E?

#7C736E is a gray, closest to the named color Gotham. It belongs to the gray family of colors.

What is the RGB value of #7C736E?

The RGB value is 124, 115, 110: 124 red, 115 green and 110 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.

What is the complementary color of #7C736E?

The complementary color is #6E777C, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.

Is black or white text better on #7C736E?

White text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 4.53:1 and white text 4.63:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.

#7C736E color

#7C736E rgb(124, 115, 110)

Shades of gray

The hex color #7C736E is a gray.

In the RGB color model it is made of 48.6% red, 45.1% green and 43.1% blue (124, 115, 110).

Its hue angle is 21°, with 6% saturation and 46% lightness. For print, the CMYK equivalent is 0% cyan, 7% magenta, 11% yellow and 51% black.

The closest named color is Gotham (#807872), a difference of 2.1 ΔE, a small difference.

White text is the more readable choice on this background (contrast 4.63:1).

#7C736E color codes

HEX	`#7C736E`
RGB	`rgb(124, 115, 110)`
RGB percent	`rgb(48.6%, 45.1%, 43.1%)`
HSL	`hsl(21, 6%, 46%)`
HSV / HSB	`hsv(21, 11%, 49%)`
CMYK	`cmyk(0%, 7%, 11%, 51%)`
CIE LAB	`lab(49.1, 2.54, 4.01)`
CIE LCH	`lch(49.1, 4.75, 57.7)`
CIE XYZ	`xyz(17.257, 17.673, 17.251)`
Decimal	`8156014`
Short hex	`None (no 3-digit form)`

Color harmonies

Colors that go with #7C736E, 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 #7C736E	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	4.53:1	Pass	Fail	Pass
Sample text	4.63:1	Pass	Fail	Pass

#7C736E as text on	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	4.63:1	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 #7C736E looks to people with the most common types of color vision deficiency.

CSS examples

.background { background-color: #7c736e; }
.text { color: #7c736e; }
.border { border: 2px solid #7c736e; }
.transparent { background-color: rgb(124 115 110 / 50%); }
.gradient { background: linear-gradient(to right, #7c736e, #7c7a6e); }

Background

Text color

Border

Similar colors

Closest common color name: Dove Gray.

Questions

What color is #7C736E?: #7C736E is a gray, closest to the named color Gotham. It belongs to the gray family of colors.
What is the RGB value of #7C736E?: The RGB value is 124, 115, 110: 124 red, 115 green and 110 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.
What is the complementary color of #7C736E?: The complementary color is #6E777C, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.
Is black or white text better on #7C736E?: White text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 4.53:1 and white text 4.63:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.