What color is #7D756F?

#7D756F is a gray, closest to the named color Gotham. It belongs to the gray family of colors.

What is the RGB value of #7D756F?

The RGB value is 125, 117, 111: 125 red, 117 green and 111 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.

What is the complementary color of #7D756F?

The complementary color is #6F777D, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.

Is black or white text better on #7D756F?

Black text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 4.65:1 and white text 4.52:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.

#7D756F color

#7D756F rgb(125, 117, 111)

Shades of gray

The hex color #7D756F is a gray.

In the RGB color model it is made of 49% red, 45.9% green and 43.5% blue (125, 117, 111).

Its hue angle is 26°, with 6% saturation and 46% lightness. For print, the CMYK equivalent is 0% cyan, 6% magenta, 11% yellow and 51% black.

The closest named color is Gotham (#807872), a difference of 1.2 ΔE, which is barely visible.

Black text is the more readable choice on this background (contrast 4.65:1).

#7D756F color codes

HEX	`#7D756F`
RGB	`rgb(125, 117, 111)`
RGB percent	`rgb(49%, 45.9%, 43.5%)`
HSL	`hsl(26, 6%, 46%)`
HSV / HSB	`hsv(26, 11%, 49%)`
CMYK	`cmyk(0%, 6%, 11%, 51%)`
CIE LAB	`lab(49.77, 1.95, 4.41)`
CIE LCH	`lch(49.77, 4.82, 66.14)`
CIE XYZ	`xyz(17.688, 18.23, 17.623)`
Decimal	`8222063`
Short hex	`None (no 3-digit form)`

Color harmonies

Colors that go with #7D756F, 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 #7D756F	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	4.65:1	Pass	Fail	Pass
Sample text	4.52:1	Pass	Fail	Pass

#7D756F as text on	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	4.52:1	Pass	Fail	Pass
Sample text	4.65:1	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 #7D756F looks to people with the most common types of color vision deficiency.

CSS examples

.background { background-color: #7d756f; }
.text { color: #7d756f; }
.border { border: 2px solid #7d756f; }
.transparent { background-color: rgb(125 117 111 / 50%); }
.gradient { background: linear-gradient(to right, #7d756f, #7d7c6f); }

Background

Text color

Border

Similar colors

Closest common color name: Dove Gray.

Questions

What color is #7D756F?: #7D756F is a gray, closest to the named color Gotham. It belongs to the gray family of colors.
What is the RGB value of #7D756F?: The RGB value is 125, 117, 111: 125 red, 117 green and 111 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.
What is the complementary color of #7D756F?: The complementary color is #6F777D, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.
Is black or white text better on #7D756F?: Black text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 4.65:1 and white text 4.52:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.