What color is #7D7468?

#7D7468 is a grayish orange, closest to the named color Bat Wing. It belongs to the gray family of colors.

What is the RGB value of #7D7468?

The RGB value is 125, 116, 104: 125 red, 116 green and 104 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.

What is the complementary color of #7D7468?

The complementary color is #68717D, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.

Is black or white text better on #7D7468?

White text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 4.57:1 and white text 4.6:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.

#7D7468 color

#7D7468 rgb(125, 116, 104)

Shades of gray

The hex color #7D7468 is a grayish orange.

In the RGB color model it is made of 49% red, 45.5% green and 40.8% blue (125, 116, 104).

Its hue angle is 34°, with 9% saturation and 45% lightness. For print, the CMYK equivalent is 0% cyan, 7% magenta, 17% yellow and 51% black.

The closest named color is Bat Wing (#7E7466), a difference of 0.9 ΔE, which is barely visible.

White text is the more readable choice on this background (contrast 4.6:1).

#7D7468 color codes

HEX	`#7D7468`
RGB	`rgb(125, 116, 104)`
RGB percent	`rgb(49%, 45.5%, 40.8%)`
HSL	`hsl(34, 9%, 45%)`
HSV / HSB	`hsv(34, 17%, 49%)`
CMYK	`cmyk(0%, 7%, 17%, 51%)`
CIE LAB	`lab(49.31, 1.29, 7.88)`
CIE LCH	`lch(49.31, 7.99, 80.68)`
CIE XYZ	`xyz(17.201, 17.851, 15.633)`
Decimal	`8221800`
Short hex	`None (no 3-digit form)`

Color harmonies

Colors that go with #7D7468, 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 #7D7468	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	4.57:1	Pass	Fail	Pass
Sample text	4.6:1	Pass	Fail	Pass

#7D7468 as text on	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	4.6:1	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 #7D7468 looks to people with the most common types of color vision deficiency.

CSS examples

.background { background-color: #7d7468; }
.text { color: #7d7468; }
.border { border: 2px solid #7d7468; }
.transparent { background-color: rgb(125 116 104 / 50%); }
.gradient { background: linear-gradient(to right, #7d7468, #7c7d68); }

Background

Text color

Border

Similar colors

Closest common color name: Dove Gray.

Questions

What color is #7D7468?: #7D7468 is a grayish orange, closest to the named color Bat Wing. It belongs to the gray family of colors.
What is the RGB value of #7D7468?: The RGB value is 125, 116, 104: 125 red, 116 green and 104 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.
What is the complementary color of #7D7468?: The complementary color is #68717D, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.
Is black or white text better on #7D7468?: White text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 4.57:1 and white text 4.6:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.