What color is #7E676F?

#7E676F is a grayish rose, closest to the named color Moonscape. It belongs to the gray family of colors.

What is the RGB value of #7E676F?

The RGB value is 126, 103, 111: 126 red, 103 green and 111 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.

What is the complementary color of #7E676F?

The complementary color is #677E76, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.

Is black or white text better on #7E676F?

White text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 4.06:1 and white text 5.18:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.

#7E676F color

#7E676F rgb(126, 103, 111)

Shades of gray

The hex color #7E676F is a grayish rose.

In the RGB color model it is made of 49.4% red, 40.4% green and 43.5% blue (126, 103, 111).

Its hue angle is 339°, with 10% saturation and 45% lightness. For print, the CMYK equivalent is 0% cyan, 18% magenta, 12% yellow and 51% black.

The closest named color is Moonscape (#806B77), a difference of 2.4 ΔE, a small difference.

White text is the more readable choice on this background (contrast 5.18:1).

#7E676F color codes

HEX	`#7E676F`
RGB	`rgb(126, 103, 111)`
RGB percent	`rgb(49.4%, 40.4%, 43.5%)`
HSL	`hsl(339, 10%, 45%)`
HSV / HSB	`hsv(339, 18%, 49%)`
CMYK	`cmyk(0%, 18%, 12%, 51%)`
CIE LAB	`lab(46.02, 10.59, -1.03)`
CIE LCH	`lch(46.02, 10.64, 354.46)`
CIE XYZ	`xyz(16.324, 15.284, 17.126)`
Decimal	`8284015`
Short hex	`None (no 3-digit form)`

Color harmonies

Colors that go with #7E676F, 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 #7E676F	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	4.06:1	Fail	Fail	Pass
Sample text	5.18:1	Pass	Fail	Pass

#7E676F as text on	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	5.18:1	Pass	Fail	Pass
Sample text	4.06:1	Fail	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 #7E676F looks to people with the most common types of color vision deficiency.

CSS examples

.background { background-color: #7e676f; }
.text { color: #7e676f; }
.border { border: 2px solid #7e676f; }
.transparent { background-color: rgb(126 103 111 / 50%); }
.gradient { background: linear-gradient(to right, #7e676f, #7e6b67); }

Background

Text color

Border

Similar colors

Closest common color name: Dove Gray.

Questions

What color is #7E676F?: #7E676F is a grayish rose, closest to the named color Moonscape. It belongs to the gray family of colors.
What is the RGB value of #7E676F?: The RGB value is 126, 103, 111: 126 red, 103 green and 111 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.
What is the complementary color of #7E676F?: The complementary color is #677E76, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.
Is black or white text better on #7E676F?: White text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 4.06:1 and white text 5.18:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.