What color is #7E7C6D?

#7E7C6D is a gray, closest to the named color Warm Gray. It belongs to the gray family of colors.

What is the RGB value of #7E7C6D?

The RGB value is 126, 124, 109: 126 red, 124 green and 109 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.

What is the complementary color of #7E7C6D?

The complementary color is #6D6F7E, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.

Is black or white text better on #7E7C6D?

Black text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 4.99:1 and white text 4.21:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.

#7E7C6D color

#7E7C6D rgb(126, 124, 109)

Shades of gray

The hex color #7E7C6D is a gray.

In the RGB color model it is made of 49.4% red, 48.6% green and 42.7% blue (126, 124, 109).

Its hue angle is 53°, with 7% saturation and 46% lightness. For print, the CMYK equivalent is 0% cyan, 2% magenta, 13% yellow and 51% black.

The closest named color is Warm Gray (#808069), a difference of 3.7 ΔE, a small difference.

Black text is the more readable choice on this background (contrast 4.99:1).

#7E7C6D color codes

HEX	`#7E7C6D`
RGB	`rgb(126, 124, 109)`
RGB percent	`rgb(49.4%, 48.6%, 42.7%)`
HSL	`hsl(53, 7%, 46%)`
HSV / HSB	`hsv(53, 13%, 49%)`
CMYK	`cmyk(0%, 2%, 13%, 51%)`
CIE LAB	`lab(51.79, -2.04, 8.47)`
CIE LCH	`lch(51.79, 8.71, 103.56)`
CIE XYZ	`xyz(18.572, 19.955, 17.338)`
Decimal	`8289389`
Short hex	`None (no 3-digit form)`

Color harmonies

Colors that go with #7E7C6D, 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 #7E7C6D	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	4.99:1	Pass	Fail	Pass
Sample text	4.21:1	Fail	Fail	Pass

#7E7C6D as text on	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	4.21:1	Fail	Fail	Pass
Sample text	4.99:1	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 #7E7C6D looks to people with the most common types of color vision deficiency.

CSS examples

.background { background-color: #7e7c6d; }
.text { color: #7e7c6d; }
.border { border: 2px solid #7e7c6d; }
.transparent { background-color: rgb(126 124 109 / 50%); }
.gradient { background: linear-gradient(to right, #7e7c6d, #787e6d); }

Background

Text color

Border

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Questions

What color is #7E7C6D?: #7E7C6D is a gray, closest to the named color Warm Gray. It belongs to the gray family of colors.
What is the RGB value of #7E7C6D?: The RGB value is 126, 124, 109: 126 red, 124 green and 109 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.
What is the complementary color of #7E7C6D?: The complementary color is #6D6F7E, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.
Is black or white text better on #7E7C6D?: Black text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 4.99:1 and white text 4.21:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.