What color is #7E7578?

#7E7578 is a gray, closest to the named color Empress. It belongs to the gray family of colors.

What is the RGB value of #7E7578?

The RGB value is 126, 117, 120: 126 red, 117 green and 120 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.

What is the complementary color of #7E7578?

The complementary color is #757E7B, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.

Is black or white text better on #7E7578?

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

#7E7578 color

#7E7578 rgb(126, 117, 120)

Shades of gray

The hex color #7E7578 is a gray.

In the RGB color model it is made of 49.4% red, 45.9% green and 47.1% blue (126, 117, 120).

Its hue angle is 340°, with 4% saturation and 48% lightness. For print, the CMYK equivalent is 0% cyan, 7% magenta, 5% yellow and 51% black.

The closest named color is Empress (#7C7173), a difference of 1.8 ΔE, which is barely visible.

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

#7E7578 color codes

HEX	`#7E7578`
RGB	`rgb(126, 117, 120)`
RGB percent	`rgb(49.4%, 45.9%, 47.1%)`
HSL	`hsl(340, 4%, 48%)`
HSV / HSB	`hsv(340, 7%, 49%)`
CMYK	`cmyk(0%, 7%, 5%, 51%)`
CIE LAB	`lab(50.11, 4.03, -0.4)`
CIE LCH	`lch(50.11, 4.05, 354.33)`
CIE XYZ	`xyz(18.355, 18.514, 20.372)`
Decimal	`8287608`
Short hex	`None (no 3-digit form)`

Color harmonies

Colors that go with #7E7578, 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 #7E7578	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	4.7:1	Pass	Fail	Pass
Sample text	4.47:1	Fail	Fail	Pass

#7E7578 as text on	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	4.47:1	Fail	Fail	Pass
Sample text	4.7:1	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 #7E7578 looks to people with the most common types of color vision deficiency.

CSS examples

.background { background-color: #7e7578; }
.text { color: #7e7578; }
.border { border: 2px solid #7e7578; }
.transparent { background-color: rgb(126 117 120 / 50%); }
.gradient { background: linear-gradient(to right, #7e7578, #7e7675); }

Background

Text color

Border

Similar colors

Closest common color name: Space Gray.

Questions

What color is #7E7578?: #7E7578 is a gray, closest to the named color Empress. It belongs to the gray family of colors.
What is the RGB value of #7E7578?: The RGB value is 126, 117, 120: 126 red, 117 green and 120 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.
What is the complementary color of #7E7578?: The complementary color is #757E7B, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.
Is black or white text better on #7E7578?: Black text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 4.7:1 and white text 4.47:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.