What color is #7D786B?

#7D786B is a gray, closest to the named color Wolf Pack. It belongs to the gray family of colors.

What is the RGB value of #7D786B?

The RGB value is 125, 120, 107: 125 red, 120 green and 107 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.

What is the complementary color of #7D786B?

The complementary color is #6B707D, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.

Is black or white text better on #7D786B?

Black text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 4.77:1 and white text 4.4:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.

#7D786B color

#7D786B rgb(125, 120, 107)

Shades of gray

The hex color #7D786B is a gray.

In the RGB color model it is made of 49% red, 47.1% green and 42% blue (125, 120, 107).

Its hue angle is 43°, with 8% saturation and 45% lightness. For print, the CMYK equivalent is 0% cyan, 4% magenta, 14% yellow and 51% black.

The closest named color is Wolf Pack (#78776F), a difference of 2.9 ΔE, a small difference.

Black text is the more readable choice on this background (contrast 4.77:1).

#7D786B color codes

HEX	`#7D786B`
RGB	`rgb(125, 120, 107)`
RGB percent	`rgb(49%, 47.1%, 42%)`
HSL	`hsl(43, 8%, 45%)`
HSV / HSB	`hsv(43, 14%, 49%)`
CMYK	`cmyk(0%, 4%, 14%, 51%)`
CIE LAB	`lab(50.52, -0.5, 7.83)`
CIE LCH	`lch(50.52, 7.84, 93.64)`
CIE XYZ	`xyz(17.828, 18.855, 16.607)`
Decimal	`8222827`
Short hex	`None (no 3-digit form)`

Color harmonies

Colors that go with #7D786B, 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 #7D786B	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	4.77:1	Pass	Fail	Pass
Sample text	4.4:1	Fail	Fail	Pass

#7D786B as text on	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	4.4:1	Fail	Fail	Pass
Sample text	4.77:1	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 #7D786B looks to people with the most common types of color vision deficiency.

CSS examples

.background { background-color: #7d786b; }
.text { color: #7d786b; }
.border { border: 2px solid #7d786b; }
.transparent { background-color: rgb(125 120 107 / 50%); }
.gradient { background: linear-gradient(to right, #7d786b, #797d6b); }

Background

Text color

Border

Similar colors

Closest common color name: Warm Gray.

Questions

What color is #7D786B?: #7D786B is a gray, closest to the named color Wolf Pack. It belongs to the gray family of colors.
What is the RGB value of #7D786B?: The RGB value is 125, 120, 107: 125 red, 120 green and 107 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.
What is the complementary color of #7D786B?: The complementary color is #6B707D, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.
Is black or white text better on #7D786B?: Black text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 4.77:1 and white text 4.4:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.