What color is #7C7979?

#7C7979 is a gray, closest to the named color Lucky Gray. It belongs to the gray family of colors.

What is the RGB value of #7C7979?

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

What is the complementary color of #7C7979?

The complementary color is #797C7C, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.

Is black or white text better on #7C7979?

Black text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 4.87:1 and white text 4.31:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.

#7C7979 color

#7C7979 rgb(124, 121, 121)

Shades of gray

The hex color #7C7979 is a gray.

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

Its hue angle is 0°, with 1% saturation and 48% lightness. For print, the CMYK equivalent is 0% cyan, 2% magenta, 2% yellow and 51% black.

The closest named color is Lucky Gray (#777777), a difference of 2 ΔE, which is barely visible.

Black text is the more readable choice on this background (contrast 4.87:1).

#7C7979 color codes

HEX	`#7C7979`
RGB	`rgb(124, 121, 121)`
RGB percent	`rgb(48.6%, 47.5%, 47.5%)`
HSL	`hsl(0, 1%, 48%)`
HSV / HSB	`hsv(0, 2%, 49%)`
CMYK	`cmyk(0%, 2%, 2%, 51%)`
CIE LAB	`lab(51.08, 1.14, 0.4)`
CIE LCH	`lch(51.08, 1.21, 19.54)`
CIE XYZ	`xyz(18.6, 19.34, 20.839)`
Decimal	`8157561`
Short hex	`None (no 3-digit form)`

Color harmonies

Colors that go with #7C7979, 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 #7C7979	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	4.87:1	Pass	Fail	Pass
Sample text	4.31:1	Fail	Fail	Pass

#7C7979 as text on	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	4.31:1	Fail	Fail	Pass
Sample text	4.87:1	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 #7C7979 looks to people with the most common types of color vision deficiency.

CSS examples

.background { background-color: #7c7979; }
.text { color: #7c7979; }
.border { border: 2px solid #7c7979; }
.transparent { background-color: rgb(124 121 121 / 50%); }
.gradient { background: linear-gradient(to right, #7c7979, #7c7a79); }

Background

Text color

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Questions

What color is #7C7979?: #7C7979 is a gray, closest to the named color Lucky Gray. It belongs to the gray family of colors.
What is the RGB value of #7C7979?: The RGB value is 124, 121, 121: 124 red, 121 green and 121 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.
What is the complementary color of #7C7979?: The complementary color is #797C7C, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.
Is black or white text better on #7C7979?: Black text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 4.87:1 and white text 4.31:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.