What color is #7D656D?

#7D656D is a grayish rose, closest to the named color Moonscape. It belongs to the gray family of colors.

What is the RGB value of #7D656D?

The RGB value is 125, 101, 109: 125 red, 101 green and 109 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.

What is the complementary color of #7D656D?

The complementary color is #657D75, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.

Is black or white text better on #7D656D?

White text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 3.95:1 and white text 5.31:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.

#7D656D color

#7D656D rgb(125, 101, 109)

Shades of gray

The hex color #7D656D is a grayish rose.

In the RGB color model it is made of 49% red, 39.6% green and 42.7% blue (125, 101, 109).

Its hue angle is 340°, with 11% saturation and 44% lightness. For print, the CMYK equivalent is 0% cyan, 19% magenta, 13% yellow and 51% black.

The closest named color is Moonscape (#806B77), a difference of 3 ΔE, a small difference.

White text is the more readable choice on this background (contrast 5.31:1).

#7D656D color codes

HEX	`#7D656D`
RGB	`rgb(125, 101, 109)`
RGB percent	`rgb(49%, 39.6%, 42.7%)`
HSL	`hsl(340, 11%, 44%)`
HSV / HSB	`hsv(340, 19%, 49%)`
CMYK	`cmyk(0%, 19%, 13%, 51%)`
CIE LAB	`lab(45.32, 11.02, -0.86)`
CIE LCH	`lch(45.32, 11.06, 355.53)`
CIE XYZ	`xyz(15.871, 14.772, 16.48)`
Decimal	`8217965`
Short hex	`None (no 3-digit form)`

Color harmonies

Colors that go with #7D656D, 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 #7D656D	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	3.95:1	Fail	Fail	Pass
Sample text	5.31:1	Pass	Fail	Pass

#7D656D as text on	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	5.31:1	Pass	Fail	Pass
Sample text	3.95:1	Fail	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 #7D656D looks to people with the most common types of color vision deficiency.

CSS examples

.background { background-color: #7d656d; }
.text { color: #7d656d; }
.border { border: 2px solid #7d656d; }
.transparent { background-color: rgb(125 101 109 / 50%); }
.gradient { background: linear-gradient(to right, #7d656d, #7d6965); }

Background

Text color

Border

Similar colors

Closest common color name: Dove Gray.

Questions

What color is #7D656D?: #7D656D is a grayish rose, closest to the named color Moonscape. It belongs to the gray family of colors.
What is the RGB value of #7D656D?: The RGB value is 125, 101, 109: 125 red, 101 green and 109 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.
What is the complementary color of #7D656D?: The complementary color is #657D75, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.
Is black or white text better on #7D656D?: White text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 3.95:1 and white text 5.31:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.