What color is #7E7572?

#7E7572 is a gray, closest to the named color Gotham. It belongs to the gray family of colors.

What is the RGB value of #7E7572?

The RGB value is 126, 117, 114: 126 red, 117 green and 114 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.

What is the complementary color of #7E7572?

The complementary color is #727B7E, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.

Is black or white text better on #7E7572?

Black text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 4.67:1 and white text 4.49:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.

#7E7572 color

#7E7572 rgb(126, 117, 114)

Shades of gray

The hex color #7E7572 is a gray.

In the RGB color model it is made of 49.4% red, 45.9% green and 44.7% blue (126, 117, 114).

Its hue angle is 15°, with 5% saturation and 47% lightness. For print, the CMYK equivalent is 0% cyan, 7% magenta, 10% yellow and 51% black.

The closest named color is Gotham (#807872), a difference of 2.2 ΔE, a small difference.

Black text is the more readable choice on this background (contrast 4.67:1).

#7E7572 color codes

HEX	`#7E7572`
RGB	`rgb(126, 117, 114)`
RGB percent	`rgb(49.4%, 45.9%, 44.7%)`
HSL	`hsl(15, 5%, 47%)`
HSV / HSB	`hsv(15, 10%, 49%)`
CMYK	`cmyk(0%, 7%, 10%, 51%)`
CIE LAB	`lab(49.95, 2.9, 2.9)`
CIE LCH	`lch(49.95, 4.1, 45.03)`
CIE XYZ	`xyz(18.002, 18.373, 18.514)`
Decimal	`8287602`
Short hex	`None (no 3-digit form)`

Color harmonies

Colors that go with #7E7572, 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 #7E7572	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	4.67:1	Pass	Fail	Pass
Sample text	4.49:1	Fail	Fail	Pass

#7E7572 as text on	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	4.49:1	Fail	Fail	Pass
Sample text	4.67:1	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 #7E7572 looks to people with the most common types of color vision deficiency.

CSS examples

.background { background-color: #7e7572; }
.text { color: #7e7572; }
.border { border: 2px solid #7e7572; }
.transparent { background-color: rgb(126 117 114 / 50%); }
.gradient { background: linear-gradient(to right, #7e7572, #7e7b72); }

Background

Text color

Border

Similar colors

Closest common color name: Dove Gray.

Questions

What color is #7E7572?: #7E7572 is a gray, closest to the named color Gotham. It belongs to the gray family of colors.
What is the RGB value of #7E7572?: The RGB value is 126, 117, 114: 126 red, 117 green and 114 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.
What is the complementary color of #7E7572?: The complementary color is #727B7E, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.
Is black or white text better on #7E7572?: Black text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 4.67:1 and white text 4.49:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.