What color is #7E6F6F?

#7E6F6F is a gray, closest to the named color Empress. It belongs to the gray family of colors.

What is the RGB value of #7E6F6F?

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

What is the complementary color of #7E6F6F?

The complementary color is #6F7E7E, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.

Is black or white text better on #7E6F6F?

White text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 4.39:1 and white text 4.78:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.

#7E6F6F color

#7E6F6F rgb(126, 111, 111)

Shades of gray

The hex color #7E6F6F is a gray.

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

Its hue angle is 0°, with 6% saturation and 46% lightness. For print, the CMYK equivalent is 0% cyan, 12% magenta, 12% yellow and 51% black.

The closest named color is Empress (#7C7173), a difference of 2 ΔE, a small difference.

White text is the more readable choice on this background (contrast 4.78:1).

#7E6F6F color codes

HEX	`#7E6F6F`
RGB	`rgb(126, 111, 111)`
RGB percent	`rgb(49.4%, 43.5%, 43.5%)`
HSL	`hsl(0, 6%, 46%)`
HSV / HSB	`hsv(0, 12%, 49%)`
CMYK	`cmyk(0%, 12%, 12%, 51%)`
CIE LAB	`lab(48.2, 5.86, 2.15)`
CIE LCH	`lch(48.2, 6.24, 20.15)`
CIE XYZ	`xyz(17.158, 16.953, 17.404)`
Decimal	`8286063`
Short hex	`None (no 3-digit form)`

Color harmonies

Colors that go with #7E6F6F, 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 #7E6F6F	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	4.39:1	Fail	Fail	Pass
Sample text	4.78:1	Pass	Fail	Pass

#7E6F6F as text on	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	4.78:1	Pass	Fail	Pass
Sample text	4.39:1	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 #7E6F6F looks to people with the most common types of color vision deficiency.

CSS examples

.background { background-color: #7e6f6f; }
.text { color: #7e6f6f; }
.border { border: 2px solid #7e6f6f; }
.transparent { background-color: rgb(126 111 111 / 50%); }
.gradient { background: linear-gradient(to right, #7e6f6f, #7e766f); }

Background

Text color

Border

Similar colors

Closest common color name: Dove Gray.

Questions

What color is #7E6F6F?: #7E6F6F is a gray, closest to the named color Empress. It belongs to the gray family of colors.
What is the RGB value of #7E6F6F?: The RGB value is 126, 111, 111: 126 red, 111 green and 111 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.
What is the complementary color of #7E6F6F?: The complementary color is #6F7E7E, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.
Is black or white text better on #7E6F6F?: White text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 4.39:1 and white text 4.78:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.