What color is #7C787C?

#7C787C is a gray, closest to the named color Bank Vault. It belongs to the gray family of colors.

What is the RGB value of #7C787C?

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

What is the complementary color of #7C787C?

The complementary color is #787C78, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.

Is black or white text better on #7C787C?

Black text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 4.83:1 and white text 4.34:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.

#7C787C color

#7C787C rgb(124, 120, 124)

Shades of gray

The hex color #7C787C is a gray.

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

Its hue angle is 300°, with 2% saturation and 48% lightness. For print, the CMYK equivalent is 0% cyan, 3% magenta, 0% yellow and 51% black.

The closest named color is Bank Vault (#757374), a difference of 3.1 ΔE, a small difference.

Black text is the more readable choice on this background (contrast 4.83:1).

#7C787C color codes

HEX	`#7C787C`
RGB	`rgb(124, 120, 124)`
RGB percent	`rgb(48.6%, 47.1%, 48.6%)`
HSL	`hsl(300, 2%, 48%)`
HSV / HSB	`hsv(300, 3%, 49%)`
CMYK	`cmyk(0%, 3%, 0%, 51%)`
CIE LAB	`lab(50.89, 2.31, -1.64)`
CIE LCH	`lch(50.89, 2.84, 324.61)`
CIE XYZ	`xyz(18.666, 19.173, 21.782)`
Decimal	`8157308`
Short hex	`None (no 3-digit form)`

Color harmonies

Colors that go with #7C787C, 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 #7C787C	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	4.83:1	Pass	Fail	Pass
Sample text	4.34:1	Fail	Fail	Pass

#7C787C as text on	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	4.34:1	Fail	Fail	Pass
Sample text	4.83:1	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 #7C787C looks to people with the most common types of color vision deficiency.

CSS examples

.background { background-color: #7c787c; }
.text { color: #7c787c; }
.border { border: 2px solid #7c787c; }
.transparent { background-color: rgb(124 120 124 / 50%); }
.gradient { background: linear-gradient(to right, #7c787c, #7c787a); }

Background

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Questions

What color is #7C787C?: #7C787C is a gray, closest to the named color Bank Vault. It belongs to the gray family of colors.
What is the RGB value of #7C787C?: The RGB value is 124, 120, 124: 124 red, 120 green and 124 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.
What is the complementary color of #7C787C?: The complementary color is #787C78, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.
Is black or white text better on #7C787C?: Black text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 4.83:1 and white text 4.34:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.