What color is #7F746F?

#7F746F is a gray, closest to the named color Gotham. It belongs to the gray family of colors.

What is the RGB value of #7F746F?

The RGB value is 127, 116, 111: 127 red, 116 green and 111 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.

What is the complementary color of #7F746F?

The complementary color is #6F7A7F, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.

Is black or white text better on #7F746F?

Black text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 4.63:1 and white text 4.54:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.

#7F746F color

#7F746F rgb(127, 116, 111)

Shades of gray

The hex color #7F746F is a gray.

In the RGB color model it is made of 49.8% red, 45.5% green and 43.5% blue (127, 116, 111).

Its hue angle is 19°, with 7% saturation and 47% lightness. For print, the CMYK equivalent is 0% cyan, 9% magenta, 13% yellow and 50% black.

The closest named color is Gotham (#807872), a difference of 2.2 ΔE, a small difference.

Black text is the more readable choice on this background (contrast 4.63:1).

#7F746F color codes

HEX	`#7F746F`
RGB	`rgb(127, 116, 111)`
RGB percent	`rgb(49.8%, 45.5%, 43.5%)`
HSL	`hsl(19, 7%, 47%)`
HSV / HSB	`hsv(19, 13%, 50%)`
CMYK	`cmyk(0%, 9%, 13%, 50%)`
CIE LAB	`lab(49.68, 3.32, 4.3)`
CIE LCH	`lch(49.68, 5.43, 52.26)`
CIE XYZ	`xyz(17.867, 18.151, 17.598)`
Decimal	`8352879`
Short hex	`None (no 3-digit form)`

Color harmonies

Colors that go with #7F746F, 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 #7F746F	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	4.63:1	Pass	Fail	Pass
Sample text	4.54:1	Pass	Fail	Pass

#7F746F as text on	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	4.54:1	Pass	Fail	Pass
Sample text	4.63:1	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 #7F746F looks to people with the most common types of color vision deficiency.

CSS examples

.background { background-color: #7f746f; }
.text { color: #7f746f; }
.border { border: 2px solid #7f746f; }
.transparent { background-color: rgb(127 116 111 / 50%); }
.gradient { background: linear-gradient(to right, #7f746f, #7f7c6f); }

Background

Text color

Border

Similar colors

Closest common color name: Dove Gray.

Questions

What color is #7F746F?: #7F746F is a gray, closest to the named color Gotham. It belongs to the gray family of colors.
What is the RGB value of #7F746F?: The RGB value is 127, 116, 111: 127 red, 116 green and 111 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.
What is the complementary color of #7F746F?: The complementary color is #6F7A7F, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.
Is black or white text better on #7F746F?: Black text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 4.63:1 and white text 4.54:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.