What color is #7E7C73?

#7E7C73 is a gray, closest to the named color Moon Base. It belongs to the gray family of colors.

What is the RGB value of #7E7C73?

The RGB value is 126, 124, 115: 126 red, 124 green and 115 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.

What is the complementary color of #7E7C73?

The complementary color is #73757E, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.

Is black or white text better on #7E7C73?

Black text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 5.02:1 and white text 4.19:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.

#7E7C73 color

#7E7C73 rgb(126, 124, 115)

Shades of gray

The hex color #7E7C73 is a gray.

In the RGB color model it is made of 49.4% red, 48.6% green and 45.1% blue (126, 124, 115).

Its hue angle is 49°, with 5% saturation and 47% lightness. For print, the CMYK equivalent is 0% cyan, 2% magenta, 9% yellow and 51% black.

The closest named color is Moon Base (#7D7D77), a difference of 1.7 ΔE, which is barely visible.

Black text is the more readable choice on this background (contrast 5.02:1).

#7E7C73 color codes

HEX	`#7E7C73`
RGB	`rgb(126, 124, 115)`
RGB percent	`rgb(49.4%, 48.6%, 45.1%)`
HSL	`hsl(49, 5%, 47%)`
HSV / HSB	`hsv(49, 9%, 49%)`
CMYK	`cmyk(0%, 2%, 9%, 51%)`
CIE LAB	`lab(51.94, -0.96, 5.18)`
CIE LCH	`lch(51.94, 5.27, 100.54)`
CIE XYZ	`xyz(18.906, 20.089, 19.098)`
Decimal	`8289395`
Short hex	`None (no 3-digit form)`

Color harmonies

Colors that go with #7E7C73, 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 #7E7C73	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	5.02:1	Pass	Fail	Pass
Sample text	4.19:1	Fail	Fail	Pass

#7E7C73 as text on	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	4.19:1	Fail	Fail	Pass
Sample text	5.02:1	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 #7E7C73 looks to people with the most common types of color vision deficiency.

CSS examples

.background { background-color: #7e7c73; }
.text { color: #7e7c73; }
.border { border: 2px solid #7e7c73; }
.transparent { background-color: rgb(126 124 115 / 50%); }
.gradient { background: linear-gradient(to right, #7e7c73, #7a7e73); }

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Questions

What color is #7E7C73?: #7E7C73 is a gray, closest to the named color Moon Base. It belongs to the gray family of colors.
What is the RGB value of #7E7C73?: The RGB value is 126, 124, 115: 126 red, 124 green and 115 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.
What is the complementary color of #7E7C73?: The complementary color is #73757E, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.
Is black or white text better on #7E7C73?: Black text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 5.02:1 and white text 4.19:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.