What color is #7C7474?

#7C7474 is a gray, closest to the named color Empress. It belongs to the gray family of colors.

What is the RGB value of #7C7474?

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

What is the complementary color of #7C7474?

The complementary color is #747C7C, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.

Is black or white text better on #7C7474?

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

#7C7474 color

#7C7474 rgb(124, 116, 116)

Shades of gray

The hex color #7C7474 is a gray.

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

Its hue angle is 0°, with 3% saturation and 47% lightness. For print, the CMYK equivalent is 0% cyan, 6% magenta, 6% yellow and 51% black.

The closest named color is Empress (#7C7173), a difference of 2.2 ΔE, a small difference.

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

#7C7474 color codes

HEX	`#7C7474`
RGB	`rgb(124, 116, 116)`
RGB percent	`rgb(48.6%, 45.5%, 45.5%)`
HSL	`hsl(0, 3%, 47%)`
HSV / HSB	`hsv(0, 6%, 49%)`
CMYK	`cmyk(0%, 6%, 6%, 51%)`
CIE LAB	`lab(49.54, 3.08, 1.11)`
CIE LCH	`lch(49.54, 3.27, 19.78)`
CIE XYZ	`xyz(17.71, 18.037, 19.068)`
Decimal	`8156276`
Short hex	`None (no 3-digit form)`

Color harmonies

Colors that go with #7C7474, 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 #7C7474	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	4.61:1	Pass	Fail	Pass
Sample text	4.56:1	Pass	Fail	Pass

#7C7474 as text on	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	4.56:1	Pass	Fail	Pass
Sample text	4.61:1	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 #7C7474 looks to people with the most common types of color vision deficiency.

CSS examples

.background { background-color: #7c7474; }
.text { color: #7c7474; }
.border { border: 2px solid #7c7474; }
.transparent { background-color: rgb(124 116 116 / 50%); }
.gradient { background: linear-gradient(to right, #7c7474, #7c7874); }

Background

Text color

Border

Similar colors

Closest common color name: Dove Gray.

Questions

What color is #7C7474?: #7C7474 is a gray, closest to the named color Empress. It belongs to the gray family of colors.
What is the RGB value of #7C7474?: The RGB value is 124, 116, 116: 124 red, 116 green and 116 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.
What is the complementary color of #7C7474?: The complementary color is #747C7C, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.
Is black or white text better on #7C7474?: Black text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 4.61:1 and white text 4.56:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.