What color is #7D7172?

#7D7172 is a gray, closest to the named color Empress. It belongs to the gray family of colors.

What is the RGB value of #7D7172?

The RGB value is 125, 113, 114: 125 red, 113 green and 114 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.

What is the complementary color of #7D7172?

The complementary color is #717D7C, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.

Is black or white text better on #7D7172?

White text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 4.48:1 and white text 4.69:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.

#7D7172 color

#7D7172 rgb(125, 113, 114)

Shades of gray

The hex color #7D7172 is a gray.

In the RGB color model it is made of 49% red, 44.3% green and 44.7% blue (125, 113, 114).

Its hue angle is 355°, with 5% saturation and 47% lightness. For print, the CMYK equivalent is 0% cyan, 10% magenta, 9% yellow and 51% black.

The closest named color is Empress (#7C7173), a difference of 0.7 ΔE, which is barely visible.

White text is the more readable choice on this background (contrast 4.69:1).

#7D7172 color codes

HEX	`#7D7172`
RGB	`rgb(125, 113, 114)`
RGB percent	`rgb(49%, 44.3%, 44.7%)`
HSL	`hsl(355, 5%, 47%)`
HSV / HSB	`hsv(355, 10%, 49%)`
CMYK	`cmyk(0%, 10%, 9%, 51%)`
CIE LAB	`lab(48.74, 4.84, 1.14)`
CIE LCH	`lch(48.74, 4.97, 13.25)`
CIE XYZ	`xyz(17.4, 17.385, 18.355)`
Decimal	`8221042`
Short hex	`None (no 3-digit form)`

Color harmonies

Colors that go with #7D7172, 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 #7D7172	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	4.48:1	Fail	Fail	Pass
Sample text	4.69:1	Pass	Fail	Pass

#7D7172 as text on	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	4.69:1	Pass	Fail	Pass
Sample text	4.48:1	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 #7D7172 looks to people with the most common types of color vision deficiency.

CSS examples

.background { background-color: #7d7172; }
.text { color: #7d7172; }
.border { border: 2px solid #7d7172; }
.transparent { background-color: rgb(125 113 114 / 50%); }
.gradient { background: linear-gradient(to right, #7d7172, #7d7671); }

Background

Text color

Border

Similar colors

Closest common color name: Dove Gray.

Questions

What color is #7D7172?: #7D7172 is a gray, closest to the named color Empress. It belongs to the gray family of colors.
What is the RGB value of #7D7172?: The RGB value is 125, 113, 114: 125 red, 113 green and 114 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.
What is the complementary color of #7D7172?: The complementary color is #717D7C, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.
Is black or white text better on #7D7172?: White text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 4.48:1 and white text 4.69:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.