What color is #7E6D79?

#7E6D79 is a gray, closest to the named color Moonscape. It belongs to the gray family of colors.

What is the RGB value of #7E6D79?

The RGB value is 126, 109, 121: 126 red, 109 green and 121 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.

What is the complementary color of #7E6D79?

The complementary color is #6D7E72, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.

Is black or white text better on #7E6D79?

White text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 4.35:1 and white text 4.83:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.

#7E6D79 color

#7E6D79 rgb(126, 109, 121)

Shades of gray

The hex color #7E6D79 is a gray.

In the RGB color model it is made of 49.4% red, 42.7% green and 47.5% blue (126, 109, 121).

Its hue angle is 318°, with 7% saturation and 46% lightness. For print, the CMYK equivalent is 0% cyan, 13% magenta, 4% 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 4.83:1).

#7E6D79 color codes

HEX	`#7E6D79`
RGB	`rgb(126, 109, 121)`
RGB percent	`rgb(49.4%, 42.7%, 47.5%)`
HSL	`hsl(318, 7%, 46%)`
HSV / HSB	`hsv(318, 13%, 49%)`
CMYK	`cmyk(0%, 13%, 4%, 51%)`
CIE LAB	`lab(47.95, 8.94, -4.18)`
CIE LCH	`lch(47.95, 9.87, 334.94)`
CIE XYZ	`xyz(17.524, 16.754, 20.396)`
Decimal	`8285561`
Short hex	`None (no 3-digit form)`

Color harmonies

Colors that go with #7E6D79, 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 #7E6D79	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	4.35:1	Fail	Fail	Pass
Sample text	4.83:1	Pass	Fail	Pass

#7E6D79 as text on	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	4.83:1	Pass	Fail	Pass
Sample text	4.35:1	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 #7E6D79 looks to people with the most common types of color vision deficiency.

CSS examples

.background { background-color: #7e6d79; }
.text { color: #7e6d79; }
.border { border: 2px solid #7e6d79; }
.transparent { background-color: rgb(126 109 121 / 50%); }
.gradient { background: linear-gradient(to right, #7e6d79, #7e6d70); }

Background

Text color

Border

Similar colors

Closest common color name: Space Gray.

Questions

What color is #7E6D79?: #7E6D79 is a gray, closest to the named color Moonscape. It belongs to the gray family of colors.
What is the RGB value of #7E6D79?: The RGB value is 126, 109, 121: 126 red, 109 green and 121 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.
What is the complementary color of #7E6D79?: The complementary color is #6D7E72, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.
Is black or white text better on #7E6D79?: White text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 4.35:1 and white text 4.83:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.