What color is #7D7B71?

#7D7B71 is a gray, closest to the named color Wolf Pack. It belongs to the gray family of colors.

What is the RGB value of #7D7B71?

The RGB value is 125, 123, 113: 125 red, 123 green and 113 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.

What is the complementary color of #7D7B71?

The complementary color is #71737D, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.

Is black or white text better on #7D7B71?

Black text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 4.94:1 and white text 4.25:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.

#7D7B71 color

#7D7B71 rgb(125, 123, 113)

Shades of gray

The hex color #7D7B71 is a gray.

In the RGB color model it is made of 49% red, 48.2% green and 44.3% blue (125, 123, 113).

Its hue angle is 50°, with 5% saturation and 47% lightness. For print, the CMYK equivalent is 0% cyan, 2% magenta, 10% yellow and 51% black.

The closest named color is Wolf Pack (#78776F), a difference of 1.9 ΔE, which is barely visible.

Black text is the more readable choice on this background (contrast 4.94:1).

#7D7B71 color codes

HEX	`#7D7B71`
RGB	`rgb(125, 123, 113)`
RGB percent	`rgb(49%, 48.2%, 44.3%)`
HSL	`hsl(50, 5%, 47%)`
HSV / HSB	`hsv(50, 10%, 49%)`
CMYK	`cmyk(0%, 2%, 10%, 51%)`
CIE LAB	`lab(51.52, -1.15, 5.74)`
CIE LCH	`lch(51.52, 5.85, 101.32)`
CIE XYZ	`xyz(18.521, 19.718, 18.45)`
Decimal	`8223601`
Short hex	`None (no 3-digit form)`

Color harmonies

Colors that go with #7D7B71, 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 #7D7B71	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	4.94:1	Pass	Fail	Pass
Sample text	4.25:1	Fail	Fail	Pass

#7D7B71 as text on	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	4.25:1	Fail	Fail	Pass
Sample text	4.94:1	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 #7D7B71 looks to people with the most common types of color vision deficiency.

CSS examples

.background { background-color: #7d7b71; }
.text { color: #7d7b71; }
.border { border: 2px solid #7d7b71; }
.transparent { background-color: rgb(125 123 113 / 50%); }
.gradient { background: linear-gradient(to right, #7d7b71, #797d71); }

Background

Text color

Border

Similar colors

Closest common color name: Battleship Gray.

Questions

What color is #7D7B71?: #7D7B71 is a gray, closest to the named color Wolf Pack. It belongs to the gray family of colors.
What is the RGB value of #7D7B71?: The RGB value is 125, 123, 113: 125 red, 123 green and 113 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.
What is the complementary color of #7D7B71?: The complementary color is #71737D, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.
Is black or white text better on #7D7B71?: Black text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 4.94:1 and white text 4.25:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.