What color is #7C7A7E?

#7C7A7E is a gray, closest to the named color Lunar Outpost. It belongs to the gray family of colors.

What is the RGB value of #7C7A7E?

The RGB value is 124, 122, 126: 124 red, 122 green and 126 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.

What is the complementary color of #7C7A7E?

The complementary color is #7C7E7A, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.

Is black or white text better on #7C7A7E?

Black text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 4.94:1 and white text 4.25:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.

#7C7A7E color

#7C7A7E rgb(124, 122, 126)

Shades of gray

The hex color #7C7A7E is a gray.

In the RGB color model it is made of 48.6% red, 47.8% green and 49.4% blue (124, 122, 126).

Its hue angle is 270°, with 2% saturation and 49% lightness. For print, the CMYK equivalent is 2% cyan, 3% magenta, 0% yellow and 51% black.

The closest named color is Lunar Outpost (#828287), a difference of 3.1 ΔE, a small difference.

Black text is the more readable choice on this background (contrast 4.94:1).

#7C7A7E color codes

HEX	`#7C7A7E`
RGB	`rgb(124, 122, 126)`
RGB percent	`rgb(48.6%, 47.8%, 49.4%)`
HSL	`hsl(270, 2%, 49%)`
HSV / HSB	`hsv(270, 3%, 49%)`
CMYK	`cmyk(2%, 3%, 0%, 51%)`
CIE LAB	`lab(51.51, 1.56, -1.91)`
CIE LCH	`lch(51.51, 2.47, 309.2)`
CIE XYZ	`xyz(19.037, 19.711, 22.536)`
Decimal	`8157822`
Short hex	`None (no 3-digit form)`

Color harmonies

Colors that go with #7C7A7E, 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 #7C7A7E	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	4.94:1	Pass	Fail	Pass
Sample text	4.25:1	Fail	Fail	Pass

#7C7A7E as text on	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	4.25:1	Fail	Fail	Pass
Sample text	4.94:1	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 #7C7A7E looks to people with the most common types of color vision deficiency.

CSS examples

.background { background-color: #7c7a7e; }
.text { color: #7c7a7e; }
.border { border: 2px solid #7c7a7e; }
.transparent { background-color: rgb(124 122 126 / 50%); }
.gradient { background: linear-gradient(to right, #7c7a7e, #7e7a7e); }

Background

Text color

Border

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Questions

What color is #7C7A7E?: #7C7A7E is a gray, closest to the named color Lunar Outpost. It belongs to the gray family of colors.
What is the RGB value of #7C7A7E?: The RGB value is 124, 122, 126: 124 red, 122 green and 126 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.
What is the complementary color of #7C7A7E?: The complementary color is #7C7E7A, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.
Is black or white text better on #7C7A7E?: Black text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 4.94:1 and white text 4.25:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.