What color is #7E716F?

#7E716F is a gray, closest to the named color Empress. It belongs to the gray family of colors.

What is the RGB value of #7E716F?

The RGB value is 126, 113, 111: 126 red, 113 green and 111 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.

What is the complementary color of #7E716F?

The complementary color is #6F7C7E, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.

Is black or white text better on #7E716F?

White text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 4.48:1 and white text 4.69:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.

#7E716F color

#7E716F rgb(126, 113, 111)

Shades of gray

The hex color #7E716F is a gray.

In the RGB color model it is made of 49.4% red, 44.3% green and 43.5% blue (126, 113, 111).

Its hue angle is 8°, with 6% saturation and 46% lightness. For print, the CMYK equivalent is 0% cyan, 10% magenta, 12% yellow and 51% black.

The closest named color is Empress (#7C7173), a difference of 2.2 ΔE, a small difference.

White text is the more readable choice on this background (contrast 4.69:1).

#7E716F color codes

HEX	`#7E716F`
RGB	`rgb(126, 113, 111)`
RGB percent	`rgb(49.4%, 44.3%, 43.5%)`
HSL	`hsl(8, 6%, 46%)`
HSV / HSB	`hsv(8, 12%, 49%)`
CMYK	`cmyk(0%, 10%, 12%, 51%)`
CIE LAB	`lab(48.75, 4.68, 2.95)`
CIE LCH	`lch(48.75, 5.53, 32.2)`
CIE XYZ	`xyz(17.378, 17.394, 17.478)`
Decimal	`8286575`
Short hex	`None (no 3-digit form)`

Color harmonies

Colors that go with #7E716F, 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 #7E716F	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	4.48:1	Fail	Fail	Pass
Sample text	4.69:1	Pass	Fail	Pass

#7E716F as text on	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	4.69:1	Pass	Fail	Pass
Sample text	4.48:1	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 #7E716F looks to people with the most common types of color vision deficiency.

CSS examples

.background { background-color: #7e716f; }
.text { color: #7e716f; }
.border { border: 2px solid #7e716f; }
.transparent { background-color: rgb(126 113 111 / 50%); }
.gradient { background: linear-gradient(to right, #7e716f, #7e796f); }

Background

Text color

Border

Similar colors

Closest common color name: Dove Gray.

Questions

What color is #7E716F?: #7E716F is a gray, closest to the named color Empress. It belongs to the gray family of colors.
What is the RGB value of #7E716F?: The RGB value is 126, 113, 111: 126 red, 113 green and 111 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.
What is the complementary color of #7E716F?: The complementary color is #6F7C7E, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.
Is black or white text better on #7E716F?: White text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 4.48:1 and white text 4.69:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.