What color is #7C746A?

#7C746A is a gray, closest to the named color Bat Wing. It belongs to the gray family of colors.

What is the RGB value of #7C746A?

The RGB value is 124, 116, 106: 124 red, 116 green and 106 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.

What is the complementary color of #7C746A?

The complementary color is #6A727C, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.

Is black or white text better on #7C746A?

White text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 4.56:1 and white text 4.6:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.

#7C746A color

#7C746A rgb(124, 116, 106)

Shades of gray

The hex color #7C746A is a gray.

In the RGB color model it is made of 48.6% red, 45.5% green and 41.6% blue (124, 116, 106).

Its hue angle is 33°, with 8% saturation and 45% lightness. For print, the CMYK equivalent is 0% cyan, 6% magenta, 15% yellow and 51% black.

The closest named color is Bat Wing (#7E7466), a difference of 1.9 ΔE, which is barely visible.

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

#7C746A color codes

HEX	`#7C746A`
RGB	`rgb(124, 116, 106)`
RGB percent	`rgb(48.6%, 45.5%, 41.6%)`
HSL	`hsl(33, 8%, 45%)`
HSV / HSB	`hsv(33, 15%, 49%)`
CMYK	`cmyk(0%, 6%, 15%, 51%)`
CIE LAB	`lab(49.27, 1.24, 6.63)`
CIE LCH	`lch(49.27, 6.75, 79.42)`
CIE XYZ	`xyz(17.159, 17.817, 16.168)`
Decimal	`8156266`
Short hex	`None (no 3-digit form)`

Color harmonies

Colors that go with #7C746A, 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 #7C746A	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	4.56:1	Pass	Fail	Pass
Sample text	4.6:1	Pass	Fail	Pass

#7C746A as text on	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	4.6:1	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 #7C746A looks to people with the most common types of color vision deficiency.

CSS examples

.background { background-color: #7c746a; }
.text { color: #7c746a; }
.border { border: 2px solid #7c746a; }
.transparent { background-color: rgb(124 116 106 / 50%); }
.gradient { background: linear-gradient(to right, #7c746a, #7b7c6a); }

Background

Text color

Border

Similar colors

Closest common color name: Dove Gray.

Questions

What color is #7C746A?: #7C746A is a gray, closest to the named color Bat Wing. It belongs to the gray family of colors.
What is the RGB value of #7C746A?: The RGB value is 124, 116, 106: 124 red, 116 green and 106 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.
What is the complementary color of #7C746A?: The complementary color is #6A727C, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.
Is black or white text better on #7C746A?: White text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 4.56:1 and white text 4.6:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.