What color is #7F666A?

#7F666A is a grayish red, closest to the named color Reading Tea Leaves. It belongs to the gray family of colors.

What is the RGB value of #7F666A?

The RGB value is 127, 102, 106: 127 red, 102 green and 106 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.

What is the complementary color of #7F666A?

The complementary color is #667F7B, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.

Is black or white text better on #7F666A?

White text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 4.01:1 and white text 5.24:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.

#7F666A color

#7F666A rgb(127, 102, 106)

Shades of gray

The hex color #7F666A is a grayish red.

In the RGB color model it is made of 49.8% red, 40% green and 41.6% blue (127, 102, 106).

Its hue angle is 350°, with 11% saturation and 45% lightness. For print, the CMYK equivalent is 0% cyan, 20% magenta, 17% yellow and 50% black.

The closest named color is Reading Tea Leaves (#7D5D5E), a difference of 4 ΔE, a small difference.

White text is the more readable choice on this background (contrast 5.24:1).

#7F666A color codes

HEX	`#7F666A`
RGB	`rgb(127, 102, 106)`
RGB percent	`rgb(49.8%, 40%, 41.6%)`
HSL	`hsl(350, 11%, 45%)`
HSV / HSB	`hsv(350, 20%, 50%)`
CMYK	`cmyk(0%, 20%, 17%, 50%)`
CIE LAB	`lab(45.71, 10.69, 1.54)`
CIE LCH	`lch(45.71, 10.8, 8.21)`
CIE XYZ	`xyz(16.105, 15.056, 15.691)`
Decimal	`8349290`
Short hex	`None (no 3-digit form)`

Color harmonies

Colors that go with #7F666A, 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 #7F666A	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	4.01:1	Fail	Fail	Pass
Sample text	5.24:1	Pass	Fail	Pass

#7F666A as text on	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	5.24:1	Pass	Fail	Pass
Sample text	4.01:1	Fail	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 #7F666A looks to people with the most common types of color vision deficiency.

CSS examples

.background { background-color: #7f666a; }
.text { color: #7f666a; }
.border { border: 2px solid #7f666a; }
.transparent { background-color: rgb(127 102 106 / 50%); }
.gradient { background: linear-gradient(to right, #7f666a, #7f6e66); }

Background

Text color

Border

Similar colors

Closest common color name: Dove Gray.

Questions

What color is #7F666A?: #7F666A is a grayish red, closest to the named color Reading Tea Leaves. It belongs to the gray family of colors.
What is the RGB value of #7F666A?: The RGB value is 127, 102, 106: 127 red, 102 green and 106 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.
What is the complementary color of #7F666A?: The complementary color is #667F7B, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.
Is black or white text better on #7F666A?: White text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 4.01:1 and white text 5.24:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.