What color is #7E746E?

#7E746E is a gray, closest to the named color Gotham. It belongs to the gray family of colors.

What is the RGB value of #7E746E?

The RGB value is 126, 116, 110: 126 red, 116 green and 110 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.

What is the complementary color of #7E746E?

The complementary color is #6E787E, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.

Is black or white text better on #7E746E?

Black text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 4.61:1 and white text 4.55:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.

#7E746E color

#7E746E rgb(126, 116, 110)

Shades of gray

The hex color #7E746E is a gray.

In the RGB color model it is made of 49.4% red, 45.5% green and 43.1% blue (126, 116, 110).

Its hue angle is 22°, with 7% saturation and 46% lightness. For print, the CMYK equivalent is 0% cyan, 8% magenta, 13% yellow and 51% black.

The closest named color is Gotham (#807872), a difference of 1.8 ΔE, which is barely visible.

Black text is the more readable choice on this background (contrast 4.61:1).

#7E746E color codes

HEX	`#7E746E`
RGB	`rgb(126, 116, 110)`
RGB percent	`rgb(49.4%, 45.5%, 43.1%)`
HSL	`hsl(22, 7%, 46%)`
HSV / HSB	`hsv(22, 13%, 49%)`
CMYK	`cmyk(0%, 8%, 13%, 51%)`
CIE LAB	`lab(49.56, 2.75, 4.7)`
CIE LCH	`lch(49.56, 5.45, 59.71)`
CIE XYZ	`xyz(17.664, 18.052, 17.303)`
Decimal	`8287342`
Short hex	`None (no 3-digit form)`

Color harmonies

Colors that go with #7E746E, 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 #7E746E	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	4.61:1	Pass	Fail	Pass
Sample text	4.55:1	Pass	Fail	Pass

#7E746E as text on	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	4.55:1	Pass	Fail	Pass
Sample text	4.61:1	Pass	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 #7E746E looks to people with the most common types of color vision deficiency.

CSS examples

.background { background-color: #7e746e; }
.text { color: #7e746e; }
.border { border: 2px solid #7e746e; }
.transparent { background-color: rgb(126 116 110 / 50%); }
.gradient { background: linear-gradient(to right, #7e746e, #7e7c6e); }

Background

Text color

Border

Similar colors

Closest common color name: Dove Gray.

Questions

What color is #7E746E?: #7E746E is a gray, closest to the named color Gotham. It belongs to the gray family of colors.
What is the RGB value of #7E746E?: The RGB value is 126, 116, 110: 126 red, 116 green and 110 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.
What is the complementary color of #7E746E?: The complementary color is #6E787E, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.
Is black or white text better on #7E746E?: Black text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 4.61:1 and white text 4.55:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.