What color is #7F716D?

#7F716D is a gray, closest to the named color Acoustic Brown. It belongs to the gray family of colors.

What is the RGB value of #7F716D?

The RGB value is 127, 113, 109: 127 red, 113 green and 109 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.

What is the complementary color of #7F716D?

The complementary color is #6D7B7F, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.

Is black or white text better on #7F716D?

White text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 4.49:1 and white text 4.68:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.

#7F716D color

#7F716D rgb(127, 113, 109)

Shades of gray

The hex color #7F716D is a gray.

In the RGB color model it is made of 49.8% red, 44.3% green and 42.7% blue (127, 113, 109).

Its hue angle is 13°, with 8% saturation and 46% lightness. For print, the CMYK equivalent is 0% cyan, 11% magenta, 14% yellow and 50% black.

The closest named color is Acoustic Brown (#766B69), a difference of 3 ΔE, a small difference.

White text is the more readable choice on this background (contrast 4.68:1).

#7F716D color codes

HEX	`#7F716D`
RGB	`rgb(127, 113, 109)`
RGB percent	`rgb(49.8%, 44.3%, 42.7%)`
HSL	`hsl(13, 8%, 46%)`
HSV / HSB	`hsv(13, 14%, 50%)`
CMYK	`cmyk(0%, 11%, 14%, 50%)`
CIE LAB	`lab(48.79, 4.72, 4.21)`
CIE LCH	`lch(48.79, 6.32, 41.71)`
CIE XYZ	`xyz(17.418, 17.427, 16.911)`
Decimal	`8352109`
Short hex	`None (no 3-digit form)`

Color harmonies

Colors that go with #7F716D, 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 #7F716D	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	4.49:1	Fail	Fail	Pass
Sample text	4.68:1	Pass	Fail	Pass

#7F716D as text on	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	4.68:1	Pass	Fail	Pass
Sample text	4.49:1	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 #7F716D looks to people with the most common types of color vision deficiency.

CSS examples

.background { background-color: #7f716d; }
.text { color: #7f716d; }
.border { border: 2px solid #7f716d; }
.transparent { background-color: rgb(127 113 109 / 50%); }
.gradient { background: linear-gradient(to right, #7f716d, #7f7a6d); }

Background

Text color

Border

Similar colors

Closest common color name: Dove Gray.

Questions

What color is #7F716D?: #7F716D is a gray, closest to the named color Acoustic Brown. It belongs to the gray family of colors.
What is the RGB value of #7F716D?: The RGB value is 127, 113, 109: 127 red, 113 green and 109 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.
What is the complementary color of #7F716D?: The complementary color is #6D7B7F, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.
Is black or white text better on #7F716D?: White text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 4.49:1 and white text 4.68:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.