What color is #7D726E?

#7D726E is a gray, closest to the named color Acoustic Brown. It belongs to the gray family of colors.

What is the RGB value of #7D726E?

The RGB value is 125, 114, 110: 125 red, 114 green and 110 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.

What is the complementary color of #7D726E?

The complementary color is #6E797D, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.

Is black or white text better on #7D726E?

White text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 4.5:1 and white text 4.66:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.

#7D726E color

#7D726E rgb(125, 114, 110)

Shades of gray

The hex color #7D726E is a gray.

In the RGB color model it is made of 49% red, 44.7% green and 43.1% blue (125, 114, 110).

Its hue angle is 16°, with 6% saturation and 46% lightness. For print, the CMYK equivalent is 0% cyan, 9% magenta, 12% yellow and 51% black.

The closest named color is Acoustic Brown (#766B69), a difference of 2.9 ΔE, a small difference.

White text is the more readable choice on this background (contrast 4.66:1).

#7D726E color codes

HEX	`#7D726E`
RGB	`rgb(125, 114, 110)`
RGB percent	`rgb(49%, 44.7%, 43.1%)`
HSL	`hsl(16, 6%, 46%)`
HSV / HSB	`hsv(16, 12%, 49%)`
CMYK	`cmyk(0%, 9%, 12%, 51%)`
CIE LAB	`lab(48.91, 3.52, 3.76)`
CIE LCH	`lch(48.91, 5.15, 46.88)`
CIE XYZ	`xyz(17.289, 17.521, 17.22)`
Decimal	`8221294`
Short hex	`None (no 3-digit form)`

Color harmonies

Colors that go with #7D726E, 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 #7D726E	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	4.5:1	Pass	Fail	Pass
Sample text	4.66:1	Pass	Fail	Pass

#7D726E as text on	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	4.66:1	Pass	Fail	Pass
Sample text	4.5:1	Pass	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 #7D726E looks to people with the most common types of color vision deficiency.

CSS examples

.background { background-color: #7d726e; }
.text { color: #7d726e; }
.border { border: 2px solid #7d726e; }
.transparent { background-color: rgb(125 114 110 / 50%); }
.gradient { background: linear-gradient(to right, #7d726e, #7d7a6e); }

Background

Text color

Border

Similar colors

Closest common color name: Dove Gray.

Questions

What color is #7D726E?: #7D726E is a gray, closest to the named color Acoustic Brown. It belongs to the gray family of colors.
What is the RGB value of #7D726E?: The RGB value is 125, 114, 110: 125 red, 114 green and 110 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.
What is the complementary color of #7D726E?: The complementary color is #6E797D, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.
Is black or white text better on #7D726E?: White text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 4.5:1 and white text 4.66:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.