What color is #7D816F?

#7D816F is a gray, closest to the named color Warm Gray. It belongs to the gray family of colors.

What is the RGB value of #7D816F?

The RGB value is 125, 129, 111: 125 red, 129 green and 111 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.

What is the complementary color of #7D816F?

The complementary color is #736F81, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.

Is black or white text better on #7D816F?

Black text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 5.24:1 and white text 4.01:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.

#7D816F color

#7D816F rgb(125, 129, 111)

Shades of gray

The hex color #7D816F is a gray.

In the RGB color model it is made of 49% red, 50.6% green and 43.5% blue (125, 129, 111).

Its hue angle is 73°, with 7% saturation and 47% lightness. For print, the CMYK equivalent is 3% cyan, 0% magenta, 14% yellow and 49% black.

The closest named color is Warm Gray (#808069), a difference of 2.6 ΔE, a small difference.

Black text is the more readable choice on this background (contrast 5.24:1).

#7D816F color codes

HEX	`#7D816F`
RGB	`rgb(125, 129, 111)`
RGB percent	`rgb(49%, 50.6%, 43.5%)`
HSL	`hsl(73, 7%, 47%)`
HSV / HSB	`hsv(73, 14%, 51%)`
CMYK	`cmyk(3%, 0%, 14%, 49%)`
CIE LAB	`lab(53.18, -4.92, 9.26)`
CIE LCH	`lch(53.18, 10.49, 117.97)`
CIE XYZ	`xyz(19.177, 21.208, 18.119)`
Decimal	`8225135`
Short hex	`None (no 3-digit form)`

Color harmonies

Colors that go with #7D816F, 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 #7D816F	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	5.24:1	Pass	Fail	Pass
Sample text	4.01:1	Fail	Fail	Pass

#7D816F as text on	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	4.01:1	Fail	Fail	Pass
Sample text	5.24:1	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 #7D816F looks to people with the most common types of color vision deficiency.

CSS examples

.background { background-color: #7d816f; }
.text { color: #7d816f; }
.border { border: 2px solid #7d816f; }
.transparent { background-color: rgb(125 129 111 / 50%); }
.gradient { background: linear-gradient(to right, #7d816f, #74816f); }

Background

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Questions

What color is #7D816F?: #7D816F is a gray, closest to the named color Warm Gray. It belongs to the gray family of colors.
What is the RGB value of #7D816F?: The RGB value is 125, 129, 111: 125 red, 129 green and 111 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.
What is the complementary color of #7D816F?: The complementary color is #736F81, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.
Is black or white text better on #7D816F?: Black text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 5.24:1 and white text 4.01:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.