What color is #7E7D76?

#7E7D76 is a gray, closest to the named color Moon Base. It belongs to the gray family of colors.

What is the RGB value of #7E7D76?

The RGB value is 126, 125, 118: 126 red, 125 green and 118 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.

What is the complementary color of #7E7D76?

The complementary color is #76777E, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.

Is black or white text better on #7E7D76?

Black text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 5.08:1 and white text 4.13:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.

#7E7D76 color

#7E7D76 rgb(126, 125, 118)

Shades of gray

The hex color #7E7D76 is a gray.

In the RGB color model it is made of 49.4% red, 49% green and 46.3% blue (126, 125, 118).

Its hue angle is 52°, with 3% saturation and 48% lightness. For print, the CMYK equivalent is 0% cyan, 1% magenta, 6% yellow and 51% black.

The closest named color is Moon Base (#7D7D77), a difference of 0.7 ΔE, which is barely visible.

Black text is the more readable choice on this background (contrast 5.08:1).

#7E7D76 color codes

HEX	`#7E7D76`
RGB	`rgb(126, 125, 118)`
RGB percent	`rgb(49.4%, 49%, 46.3%)`
HSL	`hsl(52, 3%, 48%)`
HSV / HSB	`hsv(52, 6%, 49%)`
CMYK	`cmyk(0%, 1%, 6%, 51%)`
CIE LAB	`lab(52.3, -0.98, 3.95)`
CIE LCH	`lch(52.3, 4.07, 103.91)`
CIE XYZ	`xyz(19.207, 20.411, 20.064)`
Decimal	`8289654`
Short hex	`None (no 3-digit form)`

Color harmonies

Colors that go with #7E7D76, 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 #7E7D76	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	5.08:1	Pass	Fail	Pass
Sample text	4.13:1	Fail	Fail	Pass

#7E7D76 as text on	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	4.13:1	Fail	Fail	Pass
Sample text	5.08:1	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 #7E7D76 looks to people with the most common types of color vision deficiency.

CSS examples

.background { background-color: #7e7d76; }
.text { color: #7e7d76; }
.border { border: 2px solid #7e7d76; }
.transparent { background-color: rgb(126 125 118 / 50%); }
.gradient { background: linear-gradient(to right, #7e7d76, #7b7e76); }

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Questions

What color is #7E7D76?: #7E7D76 is a gray, closest to the named color Moon Base. It belongs to the gray family of colors.
What is the RGB value of #7E7D76?: The RGB value is 126, 125, 118: 126 red, 125 green and 118 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.
What is the complementary color of #7E7D76?: The complementary color is #76777E, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.
Is black or white text better on #7E7D76?: Black text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 5.08:1 and white text 4.13:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.