What color is #7F6D78?

#7F6D78 is a gray, closest to the named color Moonscape. It belongs to the gray family of colors.

What is the RGB value of #7F6D78?

The RGB value is 127, 109, 120: 127 red, 109 green and 120 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.

What is the complementary color of #7F6D78?

The complementary color is #6D7F74, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.

Is black or white text better on #7F6D78?

White text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 4.36:1 and white text 4.82:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.

#7F6D78 color

#7F6D78 rgb(127, 109, 120)

Shades of gray

The hex color #7F6D78 is a gray.

In the RGB color model it is made of 49.8% red, 42.7% green and 47.1% blue (127, 109, 120).

Its hue angle is 323°, with 8% saturation and 46% lightness. For print, the CMYK equivalent is 0% cyan, 14% magenta, 6% yellow and 50% black.

The closest named color is Moonscape (#806B77), a difference of 1.3 ΔE, which is barely visible.

White text is the more readable choice on this background (contrast 4.82:1).

#7F6D78 color codes

HEX	`#7F6D78`
RGB	`rgb(127, 109, 120)`
RGB percent	`rgb(49.8%, 42.7%, 47.1%)`
HSL	`hsl(323, 8%, 46%)`
HSV / HSB	`hsv(323, 14%, 50%)`
CMYK	`cmyk(0%, 14%, 6%, 50%)`
CIE LAB	`lab(48.01, 9.12, -3.47)`
CIE LCH	`lch(48.01, 9.76, 339.15)`
CIE XYZ	`xyz(17.611, 16.806, 20.082)`
Decimal	`8351096`
Short hex	`None (no 3-digit form)`

Color harmonies

Colors that go with #7F6D78, 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 #7F6D78	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	4.36:1	Fail	Fail	Pass
Sample text	4.82:1	Pass	Fail	Pass

#7F6D78 as text on	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	4.82:1	Pass	Fail	Pass
Sample text	4.36:1	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 #7F6D78 looks to people with the most common types of color vision deficiency.

CSS examples

.background { background-color: #7f6d78; }
.text { color: #7f6d78; }
.border { border: 2px solid #7f6d78; }
.transparent { background-color: rgb(127 109 120 / 50%); }
.gradient { background: linear-gradient(to right, #7f6d78, #7f6d6f); }

Background

Text color

Border

Similar colors

Closest common color name: Space Gray.

Questions

What color is #7F6D78?: #7F6D78 is a gray, closest to the named color Moonscape. It belongs to the gray family of colors.
What is the RGB value of #7F6D78?: The RGB value is 127, 109, 120: 127 red, 109 green and 120 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.
What is the complementary color of #7F6D78?: The complementary color is #6D7F74, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.
Is black or white text better on #7F6D78?: White text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 4.36:1 and white text 4.82:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.