What color is #7E716D?

#7E716D is a gray, closest to the named color Acoustic Brown. It belongs to the gray family of colors.

What is the RGB value of #7E716D?

The RGB value is 126, 113, 109: 126 red, 113 green and 109 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.

What is the complementary color of #7E716D?

The complementary color is #6D7A7E, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.

Is black or white text better on #7E716D?

White text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 4.47:1 and white text 4.7:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.

#7E716D color

#7E716D rgb(126, 113, 109)

Shades of gray

The hex color #7E716D is a gray.

In the RGB color model it is made of 49.4% red, 44.3% green and 42.7% blue (126, 113, 109).

Its hue angle is 14°, with 7% saturation and 46% lightness. For print, the CMYK equivalent is 0% cyan, 10% magenta, 13% yellow and 51% black.

The closest named color is Acoustic Brown (#766B69), a difference of 2.8 ΔE, a small difference.

White text is the more readable choice on this background (contrast 4.7:1).

#7E716D color codes

HEX	`#7E716D`
RGB	`rgb(126, 113, 109)`
RGB percent	`rgb(49.4%, 44.3%, 42.7%)`
HSL	`hsl(14, 7%, 46%)`
HSV / HSB	`hsv(14, 13%, 49%)`
CMYK	`cmyk(0%, 10%, 13%, 51%)`
CIE LAB	`lab(48.7, 4.32, 4.06)`
CIE LCH	`lch(48.7, 5.93, 43.2)`
CIE XYZ	`xyz(17.269, 17.35, 16.904)`
Decimal	`8286573`
Short hex	`None (no 3-digit form)`

Color harmonies

Colors that go with #7E716D, 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 #7E716D	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	4.47:1	Fail	Fail	Pass
Sample text	4.7:1	Pass	Fail	Pass

#7E716D as text on	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	4.7:1	Pass	Fail	Pass
Sample text	4.47:1	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 #7E716D looks to people with the most common types of color vision deficiency.

CSS examples

.background { background-color: #7e716d; }
.text { color: #7e716d; }
.border { border: 2px solid #7e716d; }
.transparent { background-color: rgb(126 113 109 / 50%); }
.gradient { background: linear-gradient(to right, #7e716d, #7e7a6d); }

Background

Text color

Border

Similar colors

Closest common color name: Dove Gray.

Questions

What color is #7E716D?: #7E716D is a gray, closest to the named color Acoustic Brown. It belongs to the gray family of colors.
What is the RGB value of #7E716D?: The RGB value is 126, 113, 109: 126 red, 113 green and 109 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.
What is the complementary color of #7E716D?: The complementary color is #6D7A7E, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.
Is black or white text better on #7E716D?: White text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 4.47:1 and white text 4.7:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.