What color is #7F756C?

#7F756C is a grayish orange, closest to the named color Gotham. It belongs to the gray family of colors.

What is the RGB value of #7F756C?

The RGB value is 127, 117, 108: 127 red, 117 green and 108 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.

What is the complementary color of #7F756C?

The complementary color is #6C767F, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.

Is black or white text better on #7F756C?

Black text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 4.66:1 and white text 4.5:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.

#7F756C color

#7F756C rgb(127, 117, 108)

Shades of gray

The hex color #7F756C is a grayish orange.

In the RGB color model it is made of 49.8% red, 45.9% green and 42.4% blue (127, 117, 108).

Its hue angle is 28°, with 8% saturation and 46% lightness. For print, the CMYK equivalent is 0% cyan, 8% magenta, 15% yellow and 50% black.

The closest named color is Gotham (#807872), a difference of 1.9 ΔE, which is barely visible.

Black text is the more readable choice on this background (contrast 4.66:1).

#7F756C color codes

HEX	`#7F756C`
RGB	`rgb(127, 117, 108)`
RGB percent	`rgb(49.8%, 45.9%, 42.4%)`
HSL	`hsl(28, 8%, 46%)`
HSV / HSB	`hsv(28, 15%, 50%)`
CMYK	`cmyk(0%, 8%, 15%, 50%)`
CIE LAB	`lab(49.88, 2.21, 6.35)`
CIE LCH	`lch(49.88, 6.73, 70.81)`
CIE XYZ	`xyz(17.82, 18.318, 16.781)`
Decimal	`8353132`
Short hex	`None (no 3-digit form)`

Color harmonies

Colors that go with #7F756C, 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 #7F756C	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	4.66:1	Pass	Fail	Pass
Sample text	4.5:1	Pass	Fail	Pass

#7F756C as text on	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	4.5:1	Pass	Fail	Pass
Sample text	4.66:1	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 #7F756C looks to people with the most common types of color vision deficiency.

CSS examples

.background { background-color: #7f756c; }
.text { color: #7f756c; }
.border { border: 2px solid #7f756c; }
.transparent { background-color: rgb(127 117 108 / 50%); }
.gradient { background: linear-gradient(to right, #7f756c, #7f7f6c); }

Background

Text color

Border

Similar colors

Closest common color name: Dove Gray.

Questions

What color is #7F756C?: #7F756C is a grayish orange, closest to the named color Gotham. It belongs to the gray family of colors.
What is the RGB value of #7F756C?: The RGB value is 127, 117, 108: 127 red, 117 green and 108 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.
What is the complementary color of #7F756C?: The complementary color is #6C767F, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.
Is black or white text better on #7F756C?: Black text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 4.66:1 and white text 4.5:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.