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#7C7173 Empress

#7C7173 is a medium gray named Empress. In the RGB color model it is made of 48.6% red, 44.3% green and 45.1% blue (rgb(124, 113, 115)). Its HSL value is 349° hue, 5% saturation and 46% lightness, and in CMYK it is 0% cyan, 9% magenta, 7% yellow and 51% black. #7C7173 is a neutral color. White text reads best on it, with a contrast ratio of 4.70:1.

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Variations of #7C7173

Shades

Mixed with black: richer and darker.

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Tints

Mixed with white: lighter and softer.

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Tones

Mixed with gray: calmer and more muted.

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Hues

The same lightness and chroma, rotated around the color wheel.

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Temperatures

Cooler on the left, warmer on the right.

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#7C7173 color harmonies

Complementary

The opposite hue — maximum contrast and energy.

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Split complementary

The two hues next to the complement — contrast with less tension.

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Analogous

Neighbouring hues — calm, cohesive and natural.

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Triadic

Three hues evenly spaced at 120° — vibrant yet balanced.

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Tetradic

Two complementary pairs — rich, best with one dominant color.

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Square

Four hues spaced at 90° — bold and playful.

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#7C7173 for color-blind viewers (and dogs)

How #7C7173 appears with each type of color vision deficiency (Machado 2009 model) — and to your dog. Try the dog vision simulator →

  • Dog vision 97% similarHow dogs see it · simulated as #757473
  • Protanopia 97% similar1.3% of men, 0.02% of women · simulated as #727373
  • Protanomaly 98% similar1.3% of men, 0.02% of women · simulated as #757273
  • Deuteranopia 97% similar1.2% of men, 0.01% of women · simulated as #757473
  • Deuteranomaly 98% similar5% of men, 0.35% of women · simulated as #777373
  • Tritanopia 99% similar0.001% of men, 0.03% of women · simulated as #7E7072
  • Tritanomaly 100% similar0.0001% of men, 0.0001% of women · simulated as #7D7172
  • Achromatopsia 97% similar0.003% of men, 0.003% of women · simulated as #747474
  • Achromatomaly 98% similar0.001% of men, 0.001% of women · simulated as #767373

#7C7173 contrast checker

AaThe quick brown fox jumps over the lazy dog.
4.70:1 Good#7C7173 text on white
AA normalPassAAA normalFail
AA largePassAAA largePass
AaThe quick brown fox jumps over the lazy dog.
4.47:1 Poor#7C7173 text on black
AA normalFailAAA normalFail
AA largePassAAA largeFail

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#7C7173 in CSS

/* Empress */
.color { color: #7C7173; }
.background { background-color: #7C7173; }
.border { border: 1px solid #7C7173; }

/* Other notations */
color: rgb(124 113 115);
color: hsl(349 5% 46%);
color: oklch(0.559 0.014 5.1);

#7C7173 FAQ

What color is #7C7173?

#7C7173 is a medium gray. Its closest named color is Empress. It belongs to the gray color family and is a neutral color.

What is the RGB value of #7C7173?

#7C7173 is rgb(124, 113, 115) in RGB, hsl(349, 5%, 46%) in HSL and cmyk(0%, 9%, 7%, 51%) in CMYK.

What is the complementary color of #7C7173?

The complementary color of #7C7173 is #717C7A, which sits opposite it on the color wheel.

Which text color works on #7C7173?

White text has the best contrast on #7C7173: 4.70:1, which meets the WCAG AA requirement of 4.5:1 for normal text.

Is #7C7173 a warm or cool color?

#7C7173 is a neutral color.