What color is #7E6B70?

#7E6B70 is a grayish rose, closest to the named color Moonscape. It belongs to the gray family of colors.

What is the RGB value of #7E6B70?

The RGB value is 126, 107, 112: 126 red, 107 green and 112 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.

What is the complementary color of #7E6B70?

The complementary color is #6B7E79, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.

Is black or white text better on #7E6B70?

White text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 4.22:1 and white text 4.97:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.

#7E6B70 color

#7E6B70 rgb(126, 107, 112)

Shades of gray

The hex color #7E6B70 is a grayish rose.

In the RGB color model it is made of 49.4% red, 42% green and 43.9% blue (126, 107, 112).

Its hue angle is 344°, with 8% saturation and 46% lightness. For print, the CMYK equivalent is 0% cyan, 15% magenta, 11% yellow and 51% black.

The closest named color is Moonscape (#806B77), a difference of 3.3 ΔE, a small difference.

White text is the more readable choice on this background (contrast 4.97:1).

#7E6B70 color codes

HEX	`#7E6B70`
RGB	`rgb(126, 107, 112)`
RGB percent	`rgb(49.4%, 42%, 43.9%)`
HSL	`hsl(344, 8%, 46%)`
HSV / HSB	`hsv(344, 15%, 49%)`
CMYK	`cmyk(0%, 15%, 11%, 51%)`
CIE LAB	`lab(47.13, 8.4, 0)`
CIE LCH	`lch(47.13, 8.4, 360)`
CIE XYZ	`xyz(16.786, 16.121, 17.554)`
Decimal	`8285040`
Short hex	`None (no 3-digit form)`

Color harmonies

Colors that go with #7E6B70, 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 #7E6B70	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	4.22:1	Fail	Fail	Pass
Sample text	4.97:1	Pass	Fail	Pass

#7E6B70 as text on	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	4.97:1	Pass	Fail	Pass
Sample text	4.22:1	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 #7E6B70 looks to people with the most common types of color vision deficiency.

CSS examples

.background { background-color: #7e6b70; }
.text { color: #7e6b70; }
.border { border: 2px solid #7e6b70; }
.transparent { background-color: rgb(126 107 112 / 50%); }
.gradient { background: linear-gradient(to right, #7e6b70, #7e6f6b); }

Background

Text color

Border

Similar colors

Closest common color name: Dove Gray.

Questions

What color is #7E6B70?: #7E6B70 is a grayish rose, closest to the named color Moonscape. It belongs to the gray family of colors.
What is the RGB value of #7E6B70?: The RGB value is 126, 107, 112: 126 red, 107 green and 112 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.
What is the complementary color of #7E6B70?: The complementary color is #6B7E79, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.
Is black or white text better on #7E6B70?: White text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 4.22:1 and white text 4.97:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.