What color is #7C7872?

#7C7872 is a gray, closest to the named color Gauntlet Gray. It belongs to the gray family of colors.

What is the RGB value of #7C7872?

The RGB value is 124, 120, 114: 124 red, 120 green and 114 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.

What is the complementary color of #7C7872?

The complementary color is #72767C, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.

Is black or white text better on #7C7872?

Black text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 4.79:1 and white text 4.39:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.

#7C7872 color

#7C7872 rgb(124, 120, 114)

Shades of gray

The hex color #7C7872 is a gray.

In the RGB color model it is made of 48.6% red, 47.1% green and 44.7% blue (124, 120, 114).

Its hue angle is 36°, with 4% saturation and 47% lightness. For print, the CMYK equivalent is 0% cyan, 3% magenta, 8% yellow and 51% black.

The closest named color is Gauntlet Gray (#78736E), a difference of 2.1 ΔE, a small difference.

Black text is the more readable choice on this background (contrast 4.79:1).

#7C7872 color codes

HEX	`#7C7872`
RGB	`rgb(124, 120, 114)`
RGB percent	`rgb(48.6%, 47.1%, 44.7%)`
HSL	`hsl(36, 4%, 47%)`
HSV / HSB	`hsv(36, 8%, 49%)`
CMYK	`cmyk(0%, 3%, 8%, 51%)`
CIE LAB	`lab(50.61, 0.37, 3.83)`
CIE LCH	`lch(50.61, 3.85, 84.44)`
CIE XYZ	`xyz(18.066, 18.933, 18.619)`
Decimal	`8157298`
Short hex	`None (no 3-digit form)`

Color harmonies

Colors that go with #7C7872, 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 #7C7872	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	4.79:1	Pass	Fail	Pass
Sample text	4.39:1	Fail	Fail	Pass

#7C7872 as text on	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	4.39:1	Fail	Fail	Pass
Sample text	4.79:1	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 #7C7872 looks to people with the most common types of color vision deficiency.

CSS examples

.background { background-color: #7c7872; }
.text { color: #7c7872; }
.border { border: 2px solid #7c7872; }
.transparent { background-color: rgb(124 120 114 / 50%); }
.gradient { background: linear-gradient(to right, #7c7872, #7b7c72); }

Background

Text color

Border

Similar colors

Closest common color name: Gray.

Questions

What color is #7C7872?: #7C7872 is a gray, closest to the named color Gauntlet Gray. It belongs to the gray family of colors.
What is the RGB value of #7C7872?: The RGB value is 124, 120, 114: 124 red, 120 green and 114 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.
What is the complementary color of #7C7872?: The complementary color is #72767C, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.
Is black or white text better on #7C7872?: Black text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 4.79:1 and white text 4.39:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.