What color is #7F6D6E?

#7F6D6E is a gray, closest to the named color Empress. It belongs to the gray family of colors.

What is the RGB value of #7F6D6E?

The RGB value is 127, 109, 110: 127 red, 109 green and 110 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.

What is the complementary color of #7F6D6E?

The complementary color is #6D7F7E, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.

Is black or white text better on #7F6D6E?

White text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 4.32:1 and white text 4.87:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.

#7F6D6E color

#7F6D6E rgb(127, 109, 110)

Shades of gray

The hex color #7F6D6E is a gray.

In the RGB color model it is made of 49.8% red, 42.7% green and 43.1% blue (127, 109, 110).

Its hue angle is 357°, with 8% saturation and 46% lightness. For print, the CMYK equivalent is 0% cyan, 14% magenta, 13% yellow and 50% black.

The closest named color is Empress (#7C7173), a difference of 3.2 ΔE, a small difference.

White text is the more readable choice on this background (contrast 4.87:1).

#7F6D6E color codes

HEX	`#7F6D6E`
RGB	`rgb(127, 109, 110)`
RGB percent	`rgb(49.8%, 42.7%, 43.1%)`
HSL	`hsl(357, 8%, 46%)`
HSV / HSB	`hsv(357, 14%, 50%)`
CMYK	`cmyk(0%, 14%, 13%, 50%)`
CIE LAB	`lab(47.72, 7.25, 2.06)`
CIE LCH	`lch(47.72, 7.54, 15.87)`
CIE XYZ	`xyz(17.035, 16.576, 17.051)`
Decimal	`8351086`
Short hex	`None (no 3-digit form)`

Color harmonies

Colors that go with #7F6D6E, 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 #7F6D6E	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	4.32:1	Fail	Fail	Pass
Sample text	4.87:1	Pass	Fail	Pass

#7F6D6E as text on	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	4.87:1	Pass	Fail	Pass
Sample text	4.32:1	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 #7F6D6E looks to people with the most common types of color vision deficiency.

CSS examples

.background { background-color: #7f6d6e; }
.text { color: #7f6d6e; }
.border { border: 2px solid #7f6d6e; }
.transparent { background-color: rgb(127 109 110 / 50%); }
.gradient { background: linear-gradient(to right, #7f6d6e, #7f756d); }

Background

Text color

Border

Similar colors

Closest common color name: Dove Gray.

Questions

What color is #7F6D6E?: #7F6D6E is a gray, closest to the named color Empress. It belongs to the gray family of colors.
What is the RGB value of #7F6D6E?: The RGB value is 127, 109, 110: 127 red, 109 green and 110 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.
What is the complementary color of #7F6D6E?: The complementary color is #6D7F7E, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.
Is black or white text better on #7F6D6E?: White text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 4.32:1 and white text 4.87:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.