What color is #7D7679?

#7D7679 is a gray, closest to the named color Empress. It belongs to the gray family of colors.

What is the RGB value of #7D7679?

The RGB value is 125, 118, 121: 125 red, 118 green and 121 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.

What is the complementary color of #7D7679?

The complementary color is #767D7A, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.

Is black or white text better on #7D7679?

Black text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 4.74:1 and white text 4.43:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.

#7D7679 color

#7D7679 rgb(125, 118, 121)

Shades of gray

The hex color #7D7679 is a gray.

In the RGB color model it is made of 49% red, 46.3% green and 47.5% blue (125, 118, 121).

Its hue angle is 334°, with 3% saturation and 48% lightness. For print, the CMYK equivalent is 0% cyan, 6% magenta, 3% yellow and 51% black.

The closest named color is Empress (#7C7173), a difference of 2.5 ΔE, a small difference.

Black text is the more readable choice on this background (contrast 4.74:1).

#7D7679 color codes

HEX	`#7D7679`
RGB	`rgb(125, 118, 121)`
RGB percent	`rgb(49%, 46.3%, 47.5%)`
HSL	`hsl(334, 3%, 48%)`
HSV / HSB	`hsv(334, 6%, 49%)`
CMYK	`cmyk(0%, 6%, 3%, 51%)`
CIE LAB	`lab(50.33, 3.26, -0.68)`
CIE LCH	`lch(50.33, 3.33, 348.16)`
CIE XYZ	`xyz(18.387, 18.697, 20.726)`
Decimal	`8222329`
Short hex	`None (no 3-digit form)`

Color harmonies

Colors that go with #7D7679, 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 #7D7679	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	4.74:1	Pass	Fail	Pass
Sample text	4.43:1	Fail	Fail	Pass

#7D7679 as text on	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	4.43:1	Fail	Fail	Pass
Sample text	4.74:1	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 #7D7679 looks to people with the most common types of color vision deficiency.

CSS examples

.background { background-color: #7d7679; }
.text { color: #7d7679; }
.border { border: 2px solid #7d7679; }
.transparent { background-color: rgb(125 118 121 / 50%); }
.gradient { background: linear-gradient(to right, #7d7679, #7d7676); }

Background

Text color

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Questions

What color is #7D7679?: #7D7679 is a gray, closest to the named color Empress. It belongs to the gray family of colors.
What is the RGB value of #7D7679?: The RGB value is 125, 118, 121: 125 red, 118 green and 121 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.
What is the complementary color of #7D7679?: The complementary color is #767D7A, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.
Is black or white text better on #7D7679?: Black text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 4.74:1 and white text 4.43:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.