What color is #7D6970?

#7D6970 is a grayish rose, closest to the named color Moonscape. It belongs to the gray family of colors.

What is the RGB value of #7D6970?

The RGB value is 125, 105, 112: 125 red, 105 green and 112 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.

What is the complementary color of #7D6970?

The complementary color is #697D76, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.

Is black or white text better on #7D6970?

White text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 4.13:1 and white text 5.09:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.

#7D6970 color

#7D6970 rgb(125, 105, 112)

Shades of gray

The hex color #7D6970 is a grayish rose.

In the RGB color model it is made of 49% red, 41.2% green and 43.9% blue (125, 105, 112).

Its hue angle is 339°, with 9% saturation and 45% lightness. For print, the CMYK equivalent is 0% cyan, 16% magenta, 10% yellow and 51% black.

The closest named color is Moonscape (#806B77), a difference of 2.4 ΔE, a small difference.

White text is the more readable choice on this background (contrast 5.09:1).

#7D6970 color codes

HEX	`#7D6970`
RGB	`rgb(125, 105, 112)`
RGB percent	`rgb(49%, 41.2%, 43.9%)`
HSL	`hsl(339, 9%, 45%)`
HSV / HSB	`hsv(339, 16%, 49%)`
CMYK	`cmyk(0%, 16%, 10%, 51%)`
CIE LAB	`lab(46.49, 9.2, -0.95)`
CIE LCH	`lch(46.49, 9.24, 354.08)`
CIE XYZ	`xyz(16.433, 15.633, 17.478)`
Decimal	`8218992`
Short hex	`None (no 3-digit form)`

Color harmonies

Colors that go with #7D6970, 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 #7D6970	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	4.13:1	Fail	Fail	Pass
Sample text	5.09:1	Pass	Fail	Pass

#7D6970 as text on	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	5.09:1	Pass	Fail	Pass
Sample text	4.13:1	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 #7D6970 looks to people with the most common types of color vision deficiency.

CSS examples

.background { background-color: #7d6970; }
.text { color: #7d6970; }
.border { border: 2px solid #7d6970; }
.transparent { background-color: rgb(125 105 112 / 50%); }
.gradient { background: linear-gradient(to right, #7d6970, #7d6c69); }

Background

Text color

Border

Similar colors

Closest common color name: Dove Gray.

Questions

What color is #7D6970?: #7D6970 is a grayish rose, closest to the named color Moonscape. It belongs to the gray family of colors.
What is the RGB value of #7D6970?: The RGB value is 125, 105, 112: 125 red, 105 green and 112 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.
What is the complementary color of #7D6970?: The complementary color is #697D76, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.
Is black or white text better on #7D6970?: White text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 4.13:1 and white text 5.09:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.