What color is #7E6774?

#7E6774 is a grayish rose, closest to the named color Moonscape. It belongs to the gray family of colors.

What is the RGB value of #7E6774?

The RGB value is 126, 103, 116: 126 red, 103 green and 116 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.

What is the complementary color of #7E6774?

The complementary color is #677E71, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.

Is black or white text better on #7E6774?

White text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 4.08:1 and white text 5.15:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.

#7E6774 color

#7E6774 rgb(126, 103, 116)

Shades of gray

The hex color #7E6774 is a grayish rose.

In the RGB color model it is made of 49.4% red, 40.4% green and 45.5% blue (126, 103, 116).

Its hue angle is 326°, with 10% saturation and 45% lightness. For print, the CMYK equivalent is 0% cyan, 18% magenta, 8% yellow and 51% black.

The closest named color is Moonscape (#806B77), a difference of 1.6 ΔE, which is barely visible.

White text is the more readable choice on this background (contrast 5.15:1).

#7E6774 color codes

HEX	`#7E6774`
RGB	`rgb(126, 103, 116)`
RGB percent	`rgb(49.4%, 40.4%, 45.5%)`
HSL	`hsl(326, 10%, 45%)`
HSV / HSB	`hsv(326, 18%, 49%)`
CMYK	`cmyk(0%, 18%, 8%, 51%)`
CIE LAB	`lab(46.17, 11.53, -3.81)`
CIE LCH	`lch(46.17, 12.14, 341.72)`
CIE XYZ	`xyz(16.607, 15.398, 18.617)`
Decimal	`8284020`
Short hex	`None (no 3-digit form)`

Color harmonies

Colors that go with #7E6774, 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 #7E6774	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	4.08:1	Fail	Fail	Pass
Sample text	5.15:1	Pass	Fail	Pass

#7E6774 as text on	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	5.15:1	Pass	Fail	Pass
Sample text	4.08:1	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 #7E6774 looks to people with the most common types of color vision deficiency.

CSS examples

.background { background-color: #7e6774; }
.text { color: #7e6774; }
.border { border: 2px solid #7e6774; }
.transparent { background-color: rgb(126 103 116 / 50%); }
.gradient { background: linear-gradient(to right, #7e6774, #7e6769); }

Background

Text color

Border

Similar colors

Closest common color name: Dove Gray.

Questions

What color is #7E6774?: #7E6774 is a grayish rose, closest to the named color Moonscape. It belongs to the gray family of colors.
What is the RGB value of #7E6774?: The RGB value is 126, 103, 116: 126 red, 103 green and 116 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.
What is the complementary color of #7E6774?: The complementary color is #677E71, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.
Is black or white text better on #7E6774?: White text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 4.08:1 and white text 5.15:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.