What color is #7D736C?

#7D736C is a gray, closest to the named color Gotham. It belongs to the gray family of colors.

What is the RGB value of #7D736C?

The RGB value is 125, 115, 108: 125 red, 115 green and 108 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.

What is the complementary color of #7D736C?

The complementary color is #6C767D, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.

Is black or white text better on #7D736C?

White text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 4.54:1 and white text 4.62:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.

#7D736C color

#7D736C rgb(125, 115, 108)

Shades of gray

The hex color #7D736C is a gray.

In the RGB color model it is made of 49% red, 45.1% green and 42.4% blue (125, 115, 108).

Its hue angle is 25°, with 7% saturation and 46% lightness. For print, the CMYK equivalent is 0% cyan, 8% magenta, 14% yellow and 51% black.

The closest named color is Gotham (#807872), a difference of 2.1 ΔE, a small difference.

White text is the more readable choice on this background (contrast 4.62:1).

#7D736C color codes

HEX	`#7D736C`
RGB	`rgb(125, 115, 108)`
RGB percent	`rgb(49%, 45.1%, 42.4%)`
HSL	`hsl(25, 7%, 46%)`
HSV / HSB	`hsv(25, 14%, 49%)`
CMYK	`cmyk(0%, 8%, 14%, 51%)`
CIE LAB	`lab(49.14, 2.57, 5.27)`
CIE LCH	`lch(49.14, 5.86, 63.94)`
CIE XYZ	`xyz(17.295, 17.704, 16.691)`
Decimal	`8221548`
Short hex	`None (no 3-digit form)`

Color harmonies

Colors that go with #7D736C, 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 #7D736C	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	4.54:1	Pass	Fail	Pass
Sample text	4.62:1	Pass	Fail	Pass

#7D736C as text on	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	4.62:1	Pass	Fail	Pass
Sample text	4.54:1	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 #7D736C looks to people with the most common types of color vision deficiency.

CSS examples

.background { background-color: #7d736c; }
.text { color: #7d736c; }
.border { border: 2px solid #7d736c; }
.transparent { background-color: rgb(125 115 108 / 50%); }
.gradient { background: linear-gradient(to right, #7d736c, #7d7c6c); }

Background

Text color

Border

Similar colors

Closest common color name: Dove Gray.

Questions

What color is #7D736C?: #7D736C is a gray, closest to the named color Gotham. It belongs to the gray family of colors.
What is the RGB value of #7D736C?: The RGB value is 125, 115, 108: 125 red, 115 green and 108 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.
What is the complementary color of #7D736C?: The complementary color is #6C767D, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.
Is black or white text better on #7D736C?: White text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 4.54:1 and white text 4.62:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.