What color is #7C7E6B?

#7C7E6B is a grayish yellow, closest to the named color Warm Gray. It belongs to the gray family of colors.

What is the RGB value of #7C7E6B?

The RGB value is 124, 126, 107: 124 red, 126 green and 107 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.

What is the complementary color of #7C7E6B?

The complementary color is #6D6B7E, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.

Is black or white text better on #7C7E6B?

Black text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 5.05:1 and white text 4.16:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.

#7C7E6B color

#7C7E6B rgb(124, 126, 107)

Shades of gray

The hex color #7C7E6B is a grayish yellow.

In the RGB color model it is made of 48.6% red, 49.4% green and 42% blue (124, 126, 107).

Its hue angle is 66°, with 8% saturation and 46% lightness. For print, the CMYK equivalent is 2% cyan, 0% magenta, 15% yellow and 51% black.

The closest named color is Warm Gray (#808069), a difference of 1.9 ΔE, which is barely visible.

Black text is the more readable choice on this background (contrast 5.05:1).

#7C7E6B color codes

HEX	`#7C7E6B`
RGB	`rgb(124, 126, 107)`
RGB percent	`rgb(48.6%, 49.4%, 42%)`
HSL	`hsl(66, 8%, 46%)`
HSV / HSB	`hsv(66, 15%, 49%)`
CMYK	`cmyk(2%, 0%, 15%, 51%)`
CIE LAB	`lab(52.14, -4.32, 10.11)`
CIE LCH	`lch(52.14, 10.99, 113.15)`
CIE XYZ	`xyz(18.427, 20.268, 16.849)`
Decimal	`8158827`
Short hex	`None (no 3-digit form)`

Color harmonies

Colors that go with #7C7E6B, 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 #7C7E6B	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	5.05:1	Pass	Fail	Pass
Sample text	4.16:1	Fail	Fail	Pass

#7C7E6B as text on	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	4.16:1	Fail	Fail	Pass
Sample text	5.05:1	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 #7C7E6B looks to people with the most common types of color vision deficiency.

CSS examples

.background { background-color: #7c7e6b; }
.text { color: #7c7e6b; }
.border { border: 2px solid #7c7e6b; }
.transparent { background-color: rgb(124 126 107 / 50%); }
.gradient { background: linear-gradient(to right, #7c7e6b, #727e6b); }

Background

Text color

Border

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Questions

What color is #7C7E6B?: #7C7E6B is a grayish yellow, closest to the named color Warm Gray. It belongs to the gray family of colors.
What is the RGB value of #7C7E6B?: The RGB value is 124, 126, 107: 124 red, 126 green and 107 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.
What is the complementary color of #7C7E6B?: The complementary color is #6D6B7E, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.
Is black or white text better on #7C7E6B?: Black text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 5.05:1 and white text 4.16:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.