What color is #7C7970?

#7C7970 is a gray, closest to the named color Wolf Pack. It belongs to the gray family of colors.

What is the RGB value of #7C7970?

The RGB value is 124, 121, 112: 124 red, 121 green and 112 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.

What is the complementary color of #7C7970?

The complementary color is #70737C, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.

Is black or white text better on #7C7970?

Black text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 4.83:1 and white text 4.35:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.

#7C7970 color

#7C7970 rgb(124, 121, 112)

Shades of gray

The hex color #7C7970 is a gray.

In the RGB color model it is made of 48.6% red, 47.5% green and 43.9% blue (124, 121, 112).

Its hue angle is 45°, with 5% saturation and 46% lightness. For print, the CMYK equivalent is 0% cyan, 2% magenta, 10% yellow and 51% black.

The closest named color is Wolf Pack (#78776F), a difference of 1.5 ΔE, which is barely visible.

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

#7C7970 color codes

HEX	`#7C7970`
RGB	`rgb(124, 121, 112)`
RGB percent	`rgb(48.6%, 47.5%, 43.9%)`
HSL	`hsl(45, 5%, 46%)`
HSV / HSB	`hsv(45, 10%, 49%)`
CMYK	`cmyk(0%, 2%, 10%, 51%)`
CIE LAB	`lab(50.84, -0.57, 5.34)`
CIE LCH	`lch(50.84, 5.37, 96.14)`
CIE XYZ	`xyz(18.074, 19.13, 18.066)`
Decimal	`8157552`
Short hex	`None (no 3-digit form)`

Color harmonies

Colors that go with #7C7970, 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 #7C7970	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	4.83:1	Pass	Fail	Pass
Sample text	4.35:1	Fail	Fail	Pass

#7C7970 as text on	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	4.35:1	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 #7C7970 looks to people with the most common types of color vision deficiency.

CSS examples

.background { background-color: #7c7970; }
.text { color: #7c7970; }
.border { border: 2px solid #7c7970; }
.transparent { background-color: rgb(124 121 112 / 50%); }
.gradient { background: linear-gradient(to right, #7c7970, #797c70); }

Background

Text color

Border

Similar colors

Closest common color name: Gray.

Questions

What color is #7C7970?: #7C7970 is a gray, closest to the named color Wolf Pack. It belongs to the gray family of colors.
What is the RGB value of #7C7970?: The RGB value is 124, 121, 112: 124 red, 121 green and 112 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.
What is the complementary color of #7C7970?: The complementary color is #70737C, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.
Is black or white text better on #7C7970?: Black text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 4.83:1 and white text 4.35:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.