What color is #7F7073?

#7F7073 is a gray, closest to the named color Empress. It belongs to the gray family of colors.

What is the RGB value of #7F7073?

The RGB value is 127, 112, 115: 127 red, 112 green and 115 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.

What is the complementary color of #7F7073?

The complementary color is #707F7C, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.

Is black or white text better on #7F7073?

White text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 4.47:1 and white text 4.7:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.

#7F7073 color

#7F7073 rgb(127, 112, 115)

Shades of gray

The hex color #7F7073 is a gray.

In the RGB color model it is made of 49.8% red, 43.9% green and 45.1% blue (127, 112, 115).

Its hue angle is 348°, with 6% saturation and 47% lightness. For print, the CMYK equivalent is 0% cyan, 12% magenta, 9% yellow and 50% black.

The closest named color is Empress (#7C7173), a difference of 1.9 ΔE, which is barely visible.

White text is the more readable choice on this background (contrast 4.7:1).

#7F7073 color codes

HEX	`#7F7073`
RGB	`rgb(127, 112, 115)`
RGB percent	`rgb(49.8%, 43.9%, 45.1%)`
HSL	`hsl(348, 6%, 47%)`
HSV / HSB	`hsv(348, 12%, 50%)`
CMYK	`cmyk(0%, 12%, 9%, 50%)`
CIE LAB	`lab(48.68, 6.4, 0.48)`
CIE LCH	`lch(48.68, 6.42, 4.33)`
CIE XYZ	`xyz(17.641, 17.339, 18.634)`
Decimal	`8351859`
Short hex	`None (no 3-digit form)`

Color harmonies

Colors that go with #7F7073, 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 #7F7073	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	4.47:1	Fail	Fail	Pass
Sample text	4.7:1	Pass	Fail	Pass

#7F7073 as text on	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	4.7:1	Pass	Fail	Pass
Sample text	4.47:1	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 #7F7073 looks to people with the most common types of color vision deficiency.

CSS examples

.background { background-color: #7f7073; }
.text { color: #7f7073; }
.border { border: 2px solid #7f7073; }
.transparent { background-color: rgb(127 112 115 / 50%); }
.gradient { background: linear-gradient(to right, #7f7073, #7f7470); }

Background

Text color

Border

Similar colors

Closest common color name: Dove Gray.

Questions

What color is #7F7073?: #7F7073 is a gray, closest to the named color Empress. It belongs to the gray family of colors.
What is the RGB value of #7F7073?: The RGB value is 127, 112, 115: 127 red, 112 green and 115 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.
What is the complementary color of #7F7073?: The complementary color is #707F7C, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.
Is black or white text better on #7F7073?: White text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 4.47:1 and white text 4.7:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.