What color is #7E7F72?

#7E7F72 is a gray, closest to the named color Gunsmoke. It belongs to the gray family of colors.

What is the RGB value of #7E7F72?

The RGB value is 126, 127, 114: 126 red, 127 green and 114 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.

What is the complementary color of #7E7F72?

The complementary color is #73727F, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.

Is black or white text better on #7E7F72?

Black text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 5.17:1 and white text 4.07:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.

#7E7F72 color

#7E7F72 rgb(126, 127, 114)

Shades of gray

The hex color #7E7F72 is a gray.

In the RGB color model it is made of 49.4% red, 49.8% green and 44.7% blue (126, 127, 114).

Its hue angle is 65°, with 5% saturation and 47% lightness. For print, the CMYK equivalent is 1% cyan, 0% magenta, 10% yellow and 50% black.

The closest named color is Gunsmoke (#7A7C76), a difference of 3.5 ΔE, a small difference.

Black text is the more readable choice on this background (contrast 5.17:1).

#7E7F72 color codes

HEX	`#7E7F72`
RGB	`rgb(126, 127, 114)`
RGB percent	`rgb(49.4%, 49.8%, 44.7%)`
HSL	`hsl(65, 5%, 47%)`
HSV / HSB	`hsv(65, 10%, 50%)`
CMYK	`cmyk(1%, 0%, 10%, 50%)`
CIE LAB	`lab(52.76, -2.86, 6.94)`
CIE LCH	`lch(52.76, 7.51, 112.37)`
CIE XYZ	`xyz(19.23, 20.829, 18.924)`
Decimal	`8290162`
Short hex	`None (no 3-digit form)`

Color harmonies

Colors that go with #7E7F72, 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 #7E7F72	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	5.17:1	Pass	Fail	Pass
Sample text	4.07:1	Fail	Fail	Pass

#7E7F72 as text on	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	4.07:1	Fail	Fail	Pass
Sample text	5.17:1	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 #7E7F72 looks to people with the most common types of color vision deficiency.

CSS examples

.background { background-color: #7e7f72; }
.text { color: #7e7f72; }
.border { border: 2px solid #7e7f72; }
.transparent { background-color: rgb(126 127 114 / 50%); }
.gradient { background: linear-gradient(to right, #7e7f72, #787f72); }

Background

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Questions

What color is #7E7F72?: #7E7F72 is a gray, closest to the named color Gunsmoke. It belongs to the gray family of colors.
What is the RGB value of #7E7F72?: The RGB value is 126, 127, 114: 126 red, 127 green and 114 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.
What is the complementary color of #7E7F72?: The complementary color is #73727F, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.
Is black or white text better on #7E7F72?: Black text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 5.17:1 and white text 4.07:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.