What color is #7D737A?

#7D737A is a gray, closest to the named color Cement Feet. It belongs to the gray family of colors.

What is the RGB value of #7D737A?

The RGB value is 125, 115, 122: 125 red, 115 green and 122 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.

What is the complementary color of #7D737A?

The complementary color is #737D76, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.

Is black or white text better on #7D737A?

Black text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 4.61:1 and white text 4.56:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.

#7D737A color

#7D737A rgb(125, 115, 122)

Shades of gray

The hex color #7D737A is a gray.

In the RGB color model it is made of 49% red, 45.1% green and 47.8% blue (125, 115, 122).

Its hue angle is 318°, with 4% saturation and 47% lightness. For print, the CMYK equivalent is 0% cyan, 8% magenta, 2% yellow and 51% black.

The closest named color is Cement Feet (#7B737B), a difference of 1 ΔE, which is barely visible.

Black text is the more readable choice on this background (contrast 4.61:1).

#7D737A color codes

HEX	`#7D737A`
RGB	`rgb(125, 115, 122)`
RGB percent	`rgb(49%, 45.1%, 47.8%)`
HSL	`hsl(318, 4%, 47%)`
HSV / HSB	`hsv(318, 8%, 49%)`
CMYK	`cmyk(0%, 8%, 2%, 51%)`
CIE LAB	`lab(49.53, 5.21, -2.45)`
CIE LCH	`lch(49.53, 5.76, 334.81)`
CIE XYZ	`xyz(18.101, 18.027, 20.935)`
Decimal	`8221562`
Short hex	`None (no 3-digit form)`

Color harmonies

Colors that go with #7D737A, 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 #7D737A	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	4.61:1	Pass	Fail	Pass
Sample text	4.56:1	Pass	Fail	Pass

#7D737A as text on	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	4.56:1	Pass	Fail	Pass
Sample text	4.61:1	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 #7D737A looks to people with the most common types of color vision deficiency.

CSS examples

.background { background-color: #7d737a; }
.text { color: #7d737a; }
.border { border: 2px solid #7d737a; }
.transparent { background-color: rgb(125 115 122 / 50%); }
.gradient { background: linear-gradient(to right, #7d737a, #7d7375); }

Background

Text color

Border

Similar colors

Closest common color name: Space Gray.

Questions

What color is #7D737A?: #7D737A is a gray, closest to the named color Cement Feet. It belongs to the gray family of colors.
What is the RGB value of #7D737A?: The RGB value is 125, 115, 122: 125 red, 115 green and 122 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.
What is the complementary color of #7D737A?: The complementary color is #737D76, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.
Is black or white text better on #7D737A?: Black text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 4.61:1 and white text 4.56:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.