What color is #7E7466?

#7E7466 is a grayish orange known as Bat Wing. It belongs to the gray family of colors.

What is the RGB value of Bat Wing?

The RGB value is 126, 116, 102: 126 red, 116 green and 102 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.

What is the complementary color of Bat Wing?

The complementary color is #66707E, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.

Is black or white text better on #7E7466?

White text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 4.58:1 and white text 4.59:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.

Bat Wing color: hex code #7E7466

#7E7466 rgb(126, 116, 102)

Shades of gray

Bat Wing has the hex code #7E7466. It is a grayish orange.

In the RGB color model it is made of 49.4% red, 45.5% green and 40% blue (126, 116, 102).

Its hue angle is 35°, with 11% saturation and 45% lightness. For print, the CMYK equivalent is 0% cyan, 8% magenta, 19% yellow and 51% black.

White text is the more readable choice on this background (contrast 4.59:1).

Bat Wing (#7E7466) color codes

HEX	`#7E7466`
RGB	`rgb(126, 116, 102)`
RGB percent	`rgb(49.4%, 45.5%, 40%)`
HSL	`hsl(35, 11%, 45%)`
HSV / HSB	`hsv(35, 19%, 49%)`
CMYK	`cmyk(0%, 8%, 19%, 51%)`
CIE LAB	`lab(49.36, 1.36, 9.14)`
CIE LCH	`lch(49.36, 9.24, 81.53)`
CIE XYZ	`xyz(17.248, 17.886, 15.112)`
Decimal	`8287334`
Short hex	`None (no 3-digit form)`

Color harmonies

Colors that go with Bat Wing, 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 #7E7466	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	4.58:1	Pass	Fail	Pass
Sample text	4.59:1	Pass	Fail	Pass

#7E7466 as text on	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	4.59:1	Pass	Fail	Pass
Sample text	4.58:1	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 #7E7466 looks to people with the most common types of color vision deficiency.

CSS examples

.background { background-color: #7e7466; }
.text { color: #7e7466; }
.border { border: 2px solid #7e7466; }
.transparent { background-color: rgb(126 116 102 / 50%); }
.gradient { background: linear-gradient(to right, #7e7466, #7c7e66); }

Background

Text color

Border

Similar colors

Closest common color name: Warm Gray.

See #7E7466 on its hex code page

Questions

What color is #7E7466?: #7E7466 is a grayish orange known as Bat Wing. It belongs to the gray family of colors.
What is the RGB value of Bat Wing?: The RGB value is 126, 116, 102: 126 red, 116 green and 102 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.
What is the complementary color of Bat Wing?: The complementary color is #66707E, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.
Is black or white text better on #7E7466?: White text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 4.58:1 and white text 4.59:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.