What color is #7E6F70?

#7E6F70 is a gray, closest to the named color Empress. It belongs to the gray family of colors.

What is the RGB value of #7E6F70?

The RGB value is 126, 111, 112: 126 red, 111 green and 112 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.

What is the complementary color of #7E6F70?

The complementary color is #6F7E7D, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.

Is black or white text better on #7E6F70?

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.

#7E6F70 color

#7E6F70 rgb(126, 111, 112)

Shades of gray

The hex color #7E6F70 is a gray.

In the RGB color model it is made of 49.4% red, 43.5% green and 43.9% blue (126, 111, 112).

Its hue angle is 356°, with 6% saturation and 46% lightness. For print, the CMYK equivalent is 0% cyan, 12% magenta, 11% yellow and 51% black.

The closest named color is Empress (#7C7173), a difference of 1.9 ΔE, which is barely visible.

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

#7E6F70 color codes

HEX	`#7E6F70`
RGB	`rgb(126, 111, 112)`
RGB percent	`rgb(49.4%, 43.5%, 43.9%)`
HSL	`hsl(356, 6%, 46%)`
HSV / HSB	`hsv(356, 12%, 49%)`
CMYK	`cmyk(0%, 12%, 11%, 51%)`
CIE LAB	`lab(48.23, 6.04, 1.59)`
CIE LCH	`lch(48.23, 6.25, 14.79)`
CIE XYZ	`xyz(17.213, 16.975, 17.696)`
Decimal	`8286064`
Short hex	`None (no 3-digit form)`

Color harmonies

Colors that go with #7E6F70, 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 #7E6F70	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	4.39:1	Fail	Fail	Pass
Sample text	4.78:1	Pass	Fail	Pass

#7E6F70 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 #7E6F70 looks to people with the most common types of color vision deficiency.

CSS examples

.background { background-color: #7e6f70; }
.text { color: #7e6f70; }
.border { border: 2px solid #7e6f70; }
.transparent { background-color: rgb(126 111 112 / 50%); }
.gradient { background: linear-gradient(to right, #7e6f70, #7e766f); }

Background

Text color

Border

Similar colors

Closest common color name: Dove Gray.

Questions

What color is #7E6F70?: #7E6F70 is a gray, closest to the named color Empress. It belongs to the gray family of colors.
What is the RGB value of #7E6F70?: The RGB value is 126, 111, 112: 126 red, 111 green and 112 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.
What is the complementary color of #7E6F70?: The complementary color is #6F7E7D, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.
Is black or white text better on #7E6F70?: 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.