What color is #7D7373?

#7D7373 is a gray, closest to the named color Empress. It belongs to the gray family of colors.

What is the RGB value of #7D7373?

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

What is the complementary color of #7D7373?

The complementary color is #737D7D, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.

Is black or white text better on #7D7373?

White text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 4.57:1 and white text 4.59:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.

#7D7373 color

#7D7373 rgb(125, 115, 115)

Shades of gray

The hex color #7D7373 is a gray.

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

Its hue angle is 0°, with 4% saturation and 47% lightness. For print, the CMYK equivalent is 0% cyan, 8% magenta, 8% yellow and 51% black.

The closest named color is Empress (#7C7173), a difference of 1.4 ΔE, which is barely visible.

White text is the more readable choice on this background (contrast 4.59:1).

#7D7373 color codes

HEX	`#7D7373`
RGB	`rgb(125, 115, 115)`
RGB percent	`rgb(49%, 45.1%, 45.1%)`
HSL	`hsl(0, 4%, 47%)`
HSV / HSB	`hsv(0, 8%, 49%)`
CMYK	`cmyk(0%, 8%, 8%, 51%)`
CIE LAB	`lab(49.33, 3.86, 1.4)`
CIE LCH	`lch(49.33, 4.1, 19.88)`
CIE XYZ	`xyz(17.682, 17.859, 18.732)`
Decimal	`8221555`
Short hex	`None (no 3-digit form)`

Color harmonies

Colors that go with #7D7373, 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 #7D7373	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	4.57:1	Pass	Fail	Pass
Sample text	4.59:1	Pass	Fail	Pass

#7D7373 as text on	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	4.59:1	Pass	Fail	Pass
Sample text	4.57:1	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 #7D7373 looks to people with the most common types of color vision deficiency.

CSS examples

.background { background-color: #7d7373; }
.text { color: #7d7373; }
.border { border: 2px solid #7d7373; }
.transparent { background-color: rgb(125 115 115 / 50%); }
.gradient { background: linear-gradient(to right, #7d7373, #7d7873); }

Background

Text color

Border

Similar colors

Closest common color name: Dove Gray.

Questions

What color is #7D7373?: #7D7373 is a gray, closest to the named color Empress. It belongs to the gray family of colors.
What is the RGB value of #7D7373?: The RGB value is 125, 115, 115: 125 red, 115 green and 115 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.
What is the complementary color of #7D7373?: The complementary color is #737D7D, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.
Is black or white text better on #7D7373?: White text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 4.57:1 and white text 4.59:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.