What color is #7D7975?

#7D7975 is a gray, closest to the named color Mule. It belongs to the gray family of colors.

What is the RGB value of #7D7975?

The RGB value is 125, 121, 117: 125 red, 121 green and 117 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.

What is the complementary color of #7D7975?

The complementary color is #75797D, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.

Is black or white text better on #7D7975?

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.

#7D7975 color

#7D7975 rgb(125, 121, 117)

Shades of gray

The hex color #7D7975 is a gray.

In the RGB color model it is made of 49% red, 47.5% green and 45.9% blue (125, 121, 117).

Its hue angle is 30°, with 3% saturation and 47% lightness. For print, the CMYK equivalent is 0% cyan, 3% magenta, 6% yellow and 51% black.

The closest named color is Mule (#827B77), a difference of 1.9 ΔE, which is barely visible.

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

#7D7975 color codes

HEX	`#7D7975`
RGB	`rgb(125, 121, 117)`
RGB percent	`rgb(49%, 47.5%, 45.9%)`
HSL	`hsl(30, 3%, 47%)`
HSV / HSB	`hsv(30, 6%, 49%)`
CMYK	`cmyk(0%, 3%, 6%, 51%)`
CIE LAB	`lab(51.06, 0.75, 2.73)`
CIE LCH	`lch(51.06, 2.83, 74.67)`
CIE XYZ	`xyz(18.505, 19.319, 19.58)`
Decimal	`8223093`
Short hex	`None (no 3-digit form)`

Color harmonies

Colors that go with #7D7975, 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 #7D7975	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	4.86:1	Pass	Fail	Pass
Sample text	4.32:1	Fail	Fail	Pass

#7D7975 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 #7D7975 looks to people with the most common types of color vision deficiency.

CSS examples

.background { background-color: #7d7975; }
.text { color: #7d7975; }
.border { border: 2px solid #7d7975; }
.transparent { background-color: rgb(125 121 117 / 50%); }
.gradient { background: linear-gradient(to right, #7d7975, #7d7d75); }

Background

Text color

Border

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Questions

What color is #7D7975?: #7D7975 is a gray, closest to the named color Mule. It belongs to the gray family of colors.
What is the RGB value of #7D7975?: The RGB value is 125, 121, 117: 125 red, 121 green and 117 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.
What is the complementary color of #7D7975?: The complementary color is #75797D, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.
Is black or white text better on #7D7975?: 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.