What color is #7C7781?

#7C7781 is a gray, closest to the named color Cement Feet. It belongs to the gray family of colors.

What is the RGB value of #7C7781?

The RGB value is 124, 119, 129: 124 red, 119 green and 129 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.

What is the complementary color of #7C7781?

The complementary color is #7C8177, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.

Is black or white text better on #7C7781?

Black text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 4.81:1 and white text 4.36:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.

#7C7781 color

#7C7781 rgb(124, 119, 129)

Shades of gray

The hex color #7C7781 is a gray.

In the RGB color model it is made of 48.6% red, 46.7% green and 50.6% blue (124, 119, 129).

Its hue angle is 270°, with 4% saturation and 49% lightness. For print, the CMYK equivalent is 4% cyan, 8% magenta, 0% yellow and 49% black.

The closest named color is Cement Feet (#7B737B), a difference of 2.1 ΔE, a small difference.

Black text is the more readable choice on this background (contrast 4.81:1).

#7C7781 color codes

HEX	`#7C7781`
RGB	`rgb(124, 119, 129)`
RGB percent	`rgb(48.6%, 46.7%, 50.6%)`
HSL	`hsl(270, 4%, 49%)`
HSV / HSB	`hsv(270, 8%, 51%)`
CMYK	`cmyk(4%, 8%, 0%, 49%)`
CIE LAB	`lab(50.76, 3.92, -4.78)`
CIE LCH	`lch(50.76, 6.18, 309.4)`
CIE XYZ	`xyz(18.871, 19.064, 23.45)`
Decimal	`8157057`
Short hex	`None (no 3-digit form)`

Color harmonies

Colors that go with #7C7781, 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 #7C7781	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	4.81:1	Pass	Fail	Pass
Sample text	4.36:1	Fail	Fail	Pass

#7C7781 as text on	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	4.36:1	Fail	Fail	Pass
Sample text	4.81:1	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 #7C7781 looks to people with the most common types of color vision deficiency.

CSS examples

.background { background-color: #7c7781; }
.text { color: #7c7781; }
.border { border: 2px solid #7c7781; }
.transparent { background-color: rgb(124 119 129 / 50%); }
.gradient { background: linear-gradient(to right, #7c7781, #817781); }

Background

Text color

Border

Similar colors

Closest common color name: Space Gray.

Questions

What color is #7C7781?: #7C7781 is a gray, closest to the named color Cement Feet. It belongs to the gray family of colors.
What is the RGB value of #7C7781?: The RGB value is 124, 119, 129: 124 red, 119 green and 129 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.
What is the complementary color of #7C7781?: The complementary color is #7C8177, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.
Is black or white text better on #7C7781?: Black text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 4.81:1 and white text 4.36:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.