What color is #7C747C?

#7C747C is a gray, closest to the named color Cement Feet. It belongs to the gray family of colors.

What is the RGB value of #7C747C?

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

What is the complementary color of #7C747C?

The complementary color is #747C74, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.

Is black or white text better on #7C747C?

Black text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 4.65:1 and white text 4.52:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.

#7C747C color

#7C747C rgb(124, 116, 124)

Shades of gray

The hex color #7C747C is a gray.

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

Its hue angle is 300°, with 3% saturation and 47% lightness. For print, the CMYK equivalent is 0% cyan, 6% magenta, 0% yellow and 51% black.

The closest named color is Cement Feet (#7B737B), a difference of 0.4 ΔE, which is barely visible.

Black text is the more readable choice on this background (contrast 4.65:1).

#7C747C color codes

HEX	`#7C747C`
RGB	`rgb(124, 116, 124)`
RGB percent	`rgb(48.6%, 45.5%, 48.6%)`
HSL	`hsl(300, 3%, 47%)`
HSV / HSB	`hsv(300, 6%, 49%)`
CMYK	`cmyk(0%, 6%, 0%, 51%)`
CIE LAB	`lab(49.78, 4.65, -3.28)`
CIE LCH	`lch(49.78, 5.69, 324.78)`
CIE XYZ	`xyz(18.195, 18.231, 21.625)`
Decimal	`8156284`
Short hex	`None (no 3-digit form)`

Color harmonies

Colors that go with #7C747C, 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 #7C747C	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	4.65:1	Pass	Fail	Pass
Sample text	4.52:1	Pass	Fail	Pass

#7C747C as text on	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	4.52:1	Pass	Fail	Pass
Sample text	4.65:1	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 #7C747C looks to people with the most common types of color vision deficiency.

CSS examples

.background { background-color: #7c747c; }
.text { color: #7c747c; }
.border { border: 2px solid #7c747c; }
.transparent { background-color: rgb(124 116 124 / 50%); }
.gradient { background: linear-gradient(to right, #7c747c, #7c7478); }

Background

Text color

Border

Similar colors

Closest common color name: Space Gray.

Questions

What color is #7C747C?: #7C747C is a gray, closest to the named color Cement Feet. It belongs to the gray family of colors.
What is the RGB value of #7C747C?: The RGB value is 124, 116, 124: 124 red, 116 green and 124 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.
What is the complementary color of #7C747C?: The complementary color is #747C74, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.
Is black or white text better on #7C747C?: Black text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 4.65:1 and white text 4.52:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.