What color is #7D6874?

#7D6874 is a grayish rose, closest to the named color Moonscape. It belongs to the gray family of colors.

What is the RGB value of #7D6874?

The RGB value is 125, 104, 116: 125 red, 104 green and 116 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.

What is the complementary color of #7D6874?

The complementary color is #687D71, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.

Is black or white text better on #7D6874?

White text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 4.1:1 and white text 5.12:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.

#7D6874 color

#7D6874 rgb(125, 104, 116)

Shades of gray

The hex color #7D6874 is a grayish rose.

In the RGB color model it is made of 49% red, 40.8% green and 45.5% blue (125, 104, 116).

Its hue angle is 326°, with 9% saturation and 45% lightness. For print, the CMYK equivalent is 0% cyan, 17% magenta, 7% yellow and 51% black.

The closest named color is Moonscape (#806B77), a difference of 1.2 ΔE, which is barely visible.

White text is the more readable choice on this background (contrast 5.12:1).

#7D6874 color codes

HEX	`#7D6874`
RGB	`rgb(125, 104, 116)`
RGB percent	`rgb(49%, 40.8%, 45.5%)`
HSL	`hsl(326, 9%, 45%)`
HSV / HSB	`hsv(326, 17%, 49%)`
CMYK	`cmyk(0%, 17%, 7%, 51%)`
CIE LAB	`lab(46.34, 10.55, -3.57)`
CIE LCH	`lch(46.34, 11.14, 341.29)`
CIE XYZ	`xyz(16.56, 15.522, 18.643)`
Decimal	`8218740`
Short hex	`None (no 3-digit form)`

Color harmonies

Colors that go with #7D6874, 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 #7D6874	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	4.1:1	Fail	Fail	Pass
Sample text	5.12:1	Pass	Fail	Pass

#7D6874 as text on	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	5.12:1	Pass	Fail	Pass
Sample text	4.1:1	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 #7D6874 looks to people with the most common types of color vision deficiency.

CSS examples

.background { background-color: #7d6874; }
.text { color: #7d6874; }
.border { border: 2px solid #7d6874; }
.transparent { background-color: rgb(125 104 116 / 50%); }
.gradient { background: linear-gradient(to right, #7d6874, #7d6869); }

Background

Text color

Border

Similar colors

Closest common color name: Dove Gray.

Questions

What color is #7D6874?: #7D6874 is a grayish rose, closest to the named color Moonscape. It belongs to the gray family of colors.
What is the RGB value of #7D6874?: The RGB value is 125, 104, 116: 125 red, 104 green and 116 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.
What is the complementary color of #7D6874?: The complementary color is #687D71, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.
Is black or white text better on #7D6874?: White text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 4.1:1 and white text 5.12:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.