What color is #7D706B?

#7D706B is a gray, closest to the named color Acoustic Brown. It belongs to the gray family of colors.

What is the RGB value of #7D706B?

The RGB value is 125, 112, 107: 125 red, 112 green and 107 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.

What is the complementary color of #7D706B?

The complementary color is #6B787D, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.

Is black or white text better on #7D706B?

White text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 4.4:1 and white text 4.77:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.

#7D706B color

#7D706B rgb(125, 112, 107)

Shades of gray

The hex color #7D706B is a gray.

In the RGB color model it is made of 49% red, 43.9% green and 42% blue (125, 112, 107).

Its hue angle is 17°, with 8% saturation and 45% lightness. For print, the CMYK equivalent is 0% cyan, 10% magenta, 14% yellow and 51% black.

The closest named color is Acoustic Brown (#766B69), a difference of 2.7 ΔE, a small difference.

White text is the more readable choice on this background (contrast 4.77:1).

#7D706B color codes

HEX	`#7D706B`
RGB	`rgb(125, 112, 107)`
RGB percent	`rgb(49%, 43.9%, 42%)`
HSL	`hsl(17, 8%, 45%)`
HSV / HSB	`hsv(17, 14%, 49%)`
CMYK	`cmyk(0%, 10%, 14%, 51%)`
CIE LAB	`lab(48.27, 4.15, 4.62)`
CIE LCH	`lch(48.27, 6.21, 48.07)`
CIE XYZ	`xyz(16.905, 17.01, 16.3)`
Decimal	`8220779`
Short hex	`None (no 3-digit form)`

Color harmonies

Colors that go with #7D706B, 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 #7D706B	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	4.4:1	Fail	Fail	Pass
Sample text	4.77:1	Pass	Fail	Pass

#7D706B as text on	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	4.77:1	Pass	Fail	Pass
Sample text	4.4:1	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 #7D706B looks to people with the most common types of color vision deficiency.

CSS examples

.background { background-color: #7d706b; }
.text { color: #7d706b; }
.border { border: 2px solid #7d706b; }
.transparent { background-color: rgb(125 112 107 / 50%); }
.gradient { background: linear-gradient(to right, #7d706b, #7d796b); }

Background

Text color

Border

Similar colors

Closest common color name: Dove Gray.

Questions

What color is #7D706B?: #7D706B is a gray, closest to the named color Acoustic Brown. It belongs to the gray family of colors.
What is the RGB value of #7D706B?: The RGB value is 125, 112, 107: 125 red, 112 green and 107 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.
What is the complementary color of #7D706B?: The complementary color is #6B787D, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.
Is black or white text better on #7D706B?: White text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 4.4:1 and white text 4.77:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.