What color is #7F7C78?

#7F7C78 is a gray, closest to the named color Concord. It belongs to the gray family of colors.

What is the RGB value of #7F7C78?

The RGB value is 127, 124, 120: 127 red, 124 green and 120 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.

What is the complementary color of #7F7C78?

The complementary color is #787B7F, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.

Is black or white text better on #7F7C78?

Black text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 5.06:1 and white text 4.15:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.

#7F7C78 color

#7F7C78 rgb(127, 124, 120)

Shades of gray

The hex color #7F7C78 is a gray.

In the RGB color model it is made of 49.8% red, 48.6% green and 47.1% blue (127, 124, 120).

Its hue angle is 34°, with 3% saturation and 48% lightness. For print, the CMYK equivalent is 0% cyan, 2% magenta, 6% yellow and 50% black.

The closest named color is Concord (#827F79), a difference of 1.6 ΔE, which is barely visible.

Black text is the more readable choice on this background (contrast 5.06:1).

#7F7C78 color codes

HEX	`#7F7C78`
RGB	`rgb(127, 124, 120)`
RGB percent	`rgb(49.8%, 48.6%, 47.1%)`
HSL	`hsl(34, 3%, 48%)`
HSV / HSB	`hsv(34, 6%, 50%)`
CMYK	`cmyk(0%, 2%, 6%, 50%)`
CIE LAB	`lab(52.16, 0.36, 2.58)`
CIE LCH	`lch(52.16, 2.61, 82.07)`
CIE XYZ	`xyz(19.35, 20.284, 20.661)`
Decimal	`8354936`
Short hex	`None (no 3-digit form)`

Color harmonies

Colors that go with #7F7C78, 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 #7F7C78	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	5.06:1	Pass	Fail	Pass
Sample text	4.15:1	Fail	Fail	Pass

#7F7C78 as text on	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	4.15:1	Fail	Fail	Pass
Sample text	5.06:1	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 #7F7C78 looks to people with the most common types of color vision deficiency.

CSS examples

.background { background-color: #7f7c78; }
.text { color: #7f7c78; }
.border { border: 2px solid #7f7c78; }
.transparent { background-color: rgb(127 124 120 / 50%); }
.gradient { background: linear-gradient(to right, #7f7c78, #7f7f78); }

Background

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Questions

What color is #7F7C78?: #7F7C78 is a gray, closest to the named color Concord. It belongs to the gray family of colors.
What is the RGB value of #7F7C78?: The RGB value is 127, 124, 120: 127 red, 124 green and 120 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.
What is the complementary color of #7F7C78?: The complementary color is #787B7F, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.
Is black or white text better on #7F7C78?: Black text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 5.06:1 and white text 4.15:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.