Concord Color
Concord is a gray color with hex code #7C7B7A. This page covers its meaning, all color values, harmonies, colors that go with concord, shades, tints, similar colors, CSS examples, FAQs, and WCAG contrast ratios.
Concord Color Values
What Does Concord Mean?
Concord belongs to the gray family of colors. Gray settles arguments between colors. Practical, quiet, and hard to date-stamp, it lets brighter hues carry the personality while providing structure. Warm grays cozy a room up; cool grays keep it businesslike. Concord sits at a mid-lightness, which keeps it readable on both white and black without much fuss.
In the ISCC-NBS color naming system, Concord is classified as a gray (nearest centroid: medium gray, #848482).
Color Harmonies
Complementary
Analogous
Triadic
Colors That Go With Concord
Concord and #797A7C are complements, parked opposite each other on the wheel. Together they hit maximum contrast, so a rough 70/30 split keeps the pairing from shouting.
Analogous neighbors — #7C7979 and #7C7C79, which sit beside concord on the wheel. Pairings like this feel calm and settled, which suits backgrounds and gradients.
For an energetic three-color palette, pair concord with triadic partners #797C7A and #7A797C. All three sit evenly spaced around the wheel, so the scheme stays lively without clashing.
Build and test these combinations in our Color Wheel Tool or check text readability with the Contrast Checker.
Tints and Shades
Tints (lighter)
Shades (darker)
Similar Colors
- Medium Grey —
#7D7F7C(Delta E 2) - Tapa —
#7B7874(Delta E 2) - Friar Grey —
#807E79(Delta E 3) - Hurricane —
#877C7B(Delta E 4) - Gunsmoke —
#828685(Delta E 4)
CSS Examples
.text { color: #7C7B7A; }
.background { background-color: #7C7B7A; }
.border { border: 2px solid #7C7B7A; }
.shadow { box-shadow: 0 4px 6px #7C7B7A40; }WCAG Contrast
Frequently Asked Questions
What is the hex code for concord?
Concord has the hex code #7C7B7A. In RGB notation it is rgb(124, 123, 122), in HSL it is hsl(30, 1%, 48%), and its OKLCH value is 0.583, 0.002, 67.8.
What does the color concord mean?
Gray-family colors like concord carry distinct psychological associations. Concord belongs to the gray family of colors. Gray settles arguments between colors. Practical, quiet, and hard to date-stamp, it lets brighter hues carry the personality while providing structure. Warm grays cozy a room up; cool grays keep it businesslike. Concord sits at a mid-lightness, which keeps it readable on both white and black without much fuss.
What colors go with concord?
Concord has three easy routes: its complement #797A7C for punch, its neighbors #7C7979 and #7C7C79 for something calmer, or triadic partners #797C7A and #7A797C when you want energy.
Is concord a standard web color?
No — Concord is not a CSS keyword. Use its hex value #7C7B7A or any RGB/HSL equivalent in your stylesheets.
How do I make concord lighter or darker?
To lighten concord, add white to create tints; to darken it, add black to create shades. The tints and shades table above shows five computed steps of each, from #E8E8E8 (lightest tint) to #151414 (darkest shade).
About Concord
Concord is classified as a Gray in the ISCC-NBS color naming system, within the Gray hue family. It has The color is recognized by Resene.
Use our Color Converter to convert #7C7B7A to any other color format, or explore the Color Wheel to find harmonious color combinations.