What color is #7F766C?

#7F766C is a grayish orange, closest to the named color Bat Wing. It belongs to the gray family of colors.

What is the RGB value of #7F766C?

The RGB value is 127, 118, 108: 127 red, 118 green and 108 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.

What is the complementary color of #7F766C?

The complementary color is #6C757F, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.

Is black or white text better on #7F766C?

Black text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 4.71:1 and white text 4.46:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.

#7F766C color

#7F766C rgb(127, 118, 108)

Shades of gray

The hex color #7F766C is a grayish orange.

In the RGB color model it is made of 49.8% red, 46.3% green and 42.4% blue (127, 118, 108).

Its hue angle is 32°, with 8% saturation and 46% lightness. For print, the CMYK equivalent is 0% cyan, 7% magenta, 15% yellow and 50% black.

The closest named color is Bat Wing (#7E7466), a difference of 2 ΔE, a small difference.

Black text is the more readable choice on this background (contrast 4.71:1).

#7F766C color codes

HEX	`#7F766C`
RGB	`rgb(127, 118, 108)`
RGB percent	`rgb(49.8%, 46.3%, 42.4%)`
HSL	`hsl(32, 8%, 46%)`
HSV / HSB	`hsv(32, 15%, 50%)`
CMYK	`cmyk(0%, 7%, 15%, 50%)`
CIE LAB	`lab(50.16, 1.63, 6.75)`
CIE LCH	`lch(50.16, 6.95, 76.42)`
CIE XYZ	`xyz(17.937, 18.552, 16.82)`
Decimal	`8353388`
Short hex	`None (no 3-digit form)`

Color harmonies

Colors that go with #7F766C, 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 #7F766C	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	4.71:1	Pass	Fail	Pass
Sample text	4.46:1	Fail	Fail	Pass

#7F766C as text on	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	4.46:1	Fail	Fail	Pass
Sample text	4.71:1	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 #7F766C looks to people with the most common types of color vision deficiency.

CSS examples

.background { background-color: #7f766c; }
.text { color: #7f766c; }
.border { border: 2px solid #7f766c; }
.transparent { background-color: rgb(127 118 108 / 50%); }
.gradient { background: linear-gradient(to right, #7f766c, #7f7f6c); }

Background

Text color

Border

Similar colors

Closest common color name: Gray.

Questions

What color is #7F766C?: #7F766C is a grayish orange, closest to the named color Bat Wing. It belongs to the gray family of colors.
What is the RGB value of #7F766C?: The RGB value is 127, 118, 108: 127 red, 118 green and 108 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.
What is the complementary color of #7F766C?: The complementary color is #6C757F, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.
Is black or white text better on #7F766C?: Black text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 4.71:1 and white text 4.46:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.