What color is #7F6C72?

#7F6C72 is a grayish rose, closest to the named color Moonscape. It belongs to the gray family of colors.

What is the RGB value of #7F6C72?

The RGB value is 127, 108, 114: 127 red, 108 green and 114 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.

What is the complementary color of #7F6C72?

The complementary color is #6C7F79, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.

Is black or white text better on #7F6C72?

White text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 4.29:1 and white text 4.89:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.

#7F6C72 color

#7F6C72 rgb(127, 108, 114)

Shades of gray

The hex color #7F6C72 is a grayish rose.

In the RGB color model it is made of 49.8% red, 42.4% green and 44.7% blue (127, 108, 114).

Its hue angle is 341°, with 8% saturation and 46% lightness. For print, the CMYK equivalent is 0% cyan, 15% magenta, 10% yellow and 50% black.

The closest named color is Moonscape (#806B77), a difference of 2.8 ΔE, a small difference.

White text is the more readable choice on this background (contrast 4.89:1).

#7F6C72 color codes

HEX	`#7F6C72`
RGB	`rgb(127, 108, 114)`
RGB percent	`rgb(49.8%, 42.4%, 44.7%)`
HSL	`hsl(341, 8%, 46%)`
HSV / HSB	`hsv(341, 15%, 50%)`
CMYK	`cmyk(0%, 15%, 10%, 50%)`
CIE LAB	`lab(47.56, 8.57, -0.56)`
CIE LCH	`lch(47.56, 8.59, 356.28)`
CIE XYZ	`xyz(17.152, 16.452, 18.188)`
Decimal	`8350834`
Short hex	`None (no 3-digit form)`

Color harmonies

Colors that go with #7F6C72, 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 #7F6C72	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	4.29:1	Fail	Fail	Pass
Sample text	4.89:1	Pass	Fail	Pass

#7F6C72 as text on	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	4.89:1	Pass	Fail	Pass
Sample text	4.29:1	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 #7F6C72 looks to people with the most common types of color vision deficiency.

CSS examples

.background { background-color: #7f6c72; }
.text { color: #7f6c72; }
.border { border: 2px solid #7f6c72; }
.transparent { background-color: rgb(127 108 114 / 50%); }
.gradient { background: linear-gradient(to right, #7f6c72, #7f6f6c); }

Background

Text color

Border

Similar colors

Closest common color name: Dove Gray.

Questions

What color is #7F6C72?: #7F6C72 is a grayish rose, closest to the named color Moonscape. It belongs to the gray family of colors.
What is the RGB value of #7F6C72?: The RGB value is 127, 108, 114: 127 red, 108 green and 114 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.
What is the complementary color of #7F6C72?: The complementary color is #6C7F79, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.
Is black or white text better on #7F6C72?: White text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 4.29:1 and white text 4.89:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.