What color is #7F7374?

#7F7374 is a gray, closest to the named color Empress. It belongs to the gray family of colors.

What is the RGB value of #7F7374?

The RGB value is 127, 115, 116: 127 red, 115 green and 116 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.

What is the complementary color of #7F7374?

The complementary color is #737F7E, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.

Is black or white text better on #7F7374?

Black text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 4.61:1 and white text 4.56:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.

#7F7374 color

#7F7374 rgb(127, 115, 116)

Shades of gray

The hex color #7F7374 is a gray.

In the RGB color model it is made of 49.8% red, 45.1% green and 45.5% blue (127, 115, 116).

Its hue angle is 355°, with 5% saturation and 47% lightness. For print, the CMYK equivalent is 0% cyan, 9% magenta, 9% yellow and 50% black.

The closest named color is Empress (#7C7173), a difference of 1.1 ΔE, which is barely visible.

Black text is the more readable choice on this background (contrast 4.61:1).

#7F7374 color codes

HEX	`#7F7374`
RGB	`rgb(127, 115, 116)`
RGB percent	`rgb(49.8%, 45.1%, 45.5%)`
HSL	`hsl(355, 5%, 47%)`
HSV / HSB	`hsv(355, 9%, 50%)`
CMYK	`cmyk(0%, 9%, 9%, 50%)`
CIE LAB	`lab(49.54, 4.83, 1.14)`
CIE LCH	`lch(49.54, 4.96, 13.24)`
CIE XYZ	`xyz(18.035, 18.035, 19.051)`
Decimal	`8352628`
Short hex	`None (no 3-digit form)`

Color harmonies

Colors that go with #7F7374, 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 #7F7374	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	4.61:1	Pass	Fail	Pass
Sample text	4.56:1	Pass	Fail	Pass

#7F7374 as text on	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	4.56:1	Pass	Fail	Pass
Sample text	4.61:1	Pass	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 #7F7374 looks to people with the most common types of color vision deficiency.

CSS examples

.background { background-color: #7f7374; }
.text { color: #7f7374; }
.border { border: 2px solid #7f7374; }
.transparent { background-color: rgb(127 115 116 / 50%); }
.gradient { background: linear-gradient(to right, #7f7374, #7f7873); }

Background

Text color

Border

Similar colors

Closest common color name: Dove Gray.

Questions

What color is #7F7374?: #7F7374 is a gray, closest to the named color Empress. It belongs to the gray family of colors.
What is the RGB value of #7F7374?: The RGB value is 127, 115, 116: 127 red, 115 green and 116 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.
What is the complementary color of #7F7374?: The complementary color is #737F7E, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.
Is black or white text better on #7F7374?: Black text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 4.61:1 and white text 4.56:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.