Palettes / Colors / #7F736D

#7F736D — Stone Grey

#7F736D is a gray color we call Stone Grey, closest to the named color Gray (#808080). It belongs to the gray family.

Color name

Closest CSS keyword: gray (#808080) — not an exact match. CSS gray gives you #808080, a different color; use #7F736D when you need this exact shade.

Sources: common names follow widely used color-name references; CSS keywords and their hex values follow the CSS Color specification.

#7F736D is a neutral gray color associated with neutrality and professionalism. It sits comfortably in the middle: usable for large areas in soft schemes, or as a supporting color beside something stronger.

Its strongest partner is its complement #6C787F; it also sits naturally between #7F6C6F and #7F7C6C. In the palettes below you can see it working alongside real color combinations from our collection.

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Color values

RGB & CMYK percentages

Red 50% · Green 45% · Blue 43%

Cyan 0% · Magenta 9% · Yellow 14% · Key 50%

CMYK values are unprofiled approximations for screen reference — not a print-proofing guarantee.

Previews

CSS code for #7F736D

.text { color: #7F736D; }
.background { background-color: #7F736D; }
.border { border: 3px solid #7F736D; }
.text-rgb { color: rgb(127, 115, 109); }
.text-hsl { color: hsl(20, 8%, 46%); }
.text-shadow-hex { text-shadow: 4px 4px 2px #7F736D; }
.text-shadow-rgba { text-shadow: 4px 4px 2px rgba(127, 115, 109, 0.8); }
.box-shadow-hex { box-shadow: 1px 1px 3px 2px #7F736D; }
.box-shadow-rgba { box-shadow: 1px 1px 3px 2px rgba(127, 115, 109, 0.8); }

HTML: <p style="color:#7F736D">Text here</p> · <div style="background-color:#7F736D">Div content here</div>

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Color harmonies

Complementary — #6C787F:

Analogous:

Triadic:

Contrast & accessibility

Best text color on #7F736D: #FFFFFF.

Semi-transparent (opacity) text on #7F736D

Text set with opacity blends into the background, so its real contrast is lower than the solid ratios above. Choose a text color and an opacity to see the blended color and its true ratio:

How #7F736D looks with color blindness

Simulated with standard Machado color-vision-deficiency matrices — useful when this color carries meaning in charts, maps or interfaces:

Closest design-system colors

The nearest matches in the Tailwind CSS, Material Design and Bootstrap palettes — handy when you need a framework class instead of a raw hex:

Palettes with a similar color

These palettes use a close neighbour of #7F736D rather than the exact color:

Similar colors

The closest colors that actually appear in our palette collection — click any to open its page:

Browse neighbouring colors

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Frequently asked questions

What color is #7F736D?

#7F736D is Stone Grey, a gray color (RGB 127, 115, 109). Its closest standard named color is Gray.

What is the RGB and HSL of #7F736D?

#7F736D is RGB 127, 115, 109 — HSL 20°, 8%, 46% — CMYK 0%, 9%, 14%, 50%.

What colors go with #7F736D?

Its complement is #6C787F; analogous partners are #7F6C6F and #7F7C6C. It also appears in 6+ palettes in our collection.

Can I use #7F736D for text?

White text on #7F736D has a contrast ratio of 4.59:1 (passes WCAG AA); black text gives 4.58:1.