What color is #7D7974?

#7D7974 is a gray, closest to the named color Gotham. It belongs to the gray family of colors.

What is the RGB value of #7D7974?

The RGB value is 125, 121, 116: 125 red, 121 green and 116 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.

What is the complementary color of #7D7974?

The complementary color is #74787D, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.

Is black or white text better on #7D7974?

Black text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 4.86:1 and white text 4.32:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.

#7D7974 color

#7D7974 rgb(125, 121, 116)

Shades of gray

The hex color #7D7974 is a gray.

In the RGB color model it is made of 49% red, 47.5% green and 45.5% blue (125, 121, 116).

Its hue angle is 33°, with 4% saturation and 47% lightness. For print, the CMYK equivalent is 0% cyan, 3% magenta, 7% yellow and 51% black.

The closest named color is Gotham (#807872), a difference of 2.1 ΔE, a small difference.

Black text is the more readable choice on this background (contrast 4.86:1).

#7D7974 color codes

HEX	`#7D7974`
RGB	`rgb(125, 121, 116)`
RGB percent	`rgb(49%, 47.5%, 45.5%)`
HSL	`hsl(33, 4%, 47%)`
HSV / HSB	`hsv(33, 7%, 49%)`
CMYK	`cmyk(0%, 3%, 7%, 51%)`
CIE LAB	`lab(51.03, 0.56, 3.28)`
CIE LCH	`lch(51.03, 3.33, 80.32)`
CIE XYZ	`xyz(18.447, 19.296, 19.272)`
Decimal	`8223092`
Short hex	`None (no 3-digit form)`

Color harmonies

Colors that go with #7D7974, 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 #7D7974	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	4.86:1	Pass	Fail	Pass
Sample text	4.32:1	Fail	Fail	Pass

#7D7974 as text on	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	4.32:1	Fail	Fail	Pass
Sample text	4.86:1	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 #7D7974 looks to people with the most common types of color vision deficiency.

CSS examples

.background { background-color: #7d7974; }
.text { color: #7d7974; }
.border { border: 2px solid #7d7974; }
.transparent { background-color: rgb(125 121 116 / 50%); }
.gradient { background: linear-gradient(to right, #7d7974, #7c7d74); }

Background

Text color

Border

Similar colors

Closest common color name: Gray.

Questions

What color is #7D7974?: #7D7974 is a gray, closest to the named color Gotham. It belongs to the gray family of colors.
What is the RGB value of #7D7974?: The RGB value is 125, 121, 116: 125 red, 121 green and 116 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.
What is the complementary color of #7D7974?: The complementary color is #74787D, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.
Is black or white text better on #7D7974?: Black text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 4.86:1 and white text 4.32:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.