What color is #7C6D61?

#7C6D61 is a grayish orange known as Namibia. It belongs to the gray family of colors.

What is the RGB value of Namibia?

The RGB value is 124, 109, 97: 124 red, 109 green and 97 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.

What is the complementary color of Namibia?

The complementary color is #61707C, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.

Is black or white text better on #7C6D61?

White text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 4.22:1 and white text 4.98:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.

Namibia color: hex code #7C6D61

#7C6D61 rgb(124, 109, 97)

Shades of gray

Namibia has the hex code #7C6D61. It is a grayish orange.

In the RGB color model it is made of 48.6% red, 42.7% green and 38% blue (124, 109, 97).

Its hue angle is 27°, with 12% saturation and 43% lightness. For print, the CMYK equivalent is 0% cyan, 12% magenta, 22% yellow and 51% black.

White text is the more readable choice on this background (contrast 4.98:1).

Namibia (#7C6D61) color codes

HEX	`#7C6D61`
RGB	`rgb(124, 109, 97)`
RGB percent	`rgb(48.6%, 42.7%, 38%)`
HSL	`hsl(27, 12%, 43%)`
HSV / HSB	`hsv(27, 22%, 49%)`
CMYK	`cmyk(0%, 12%, 22%, 51%)`
CIE LAB	`lab(47.09, 3.8, 8.86)`
CIE LCH	`lch(47.09, 9.64, 66.81)`
CIE XYZ	`xyz(15.939, 16.086, 13.572)`
Decimal	`8154465`
Short hex	`None (no 3-digit form)`

Color harmonies

Colors that go with Namibia, 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 #7C6D61	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	4.22:1	Fail	Fail	Pass
Sample text	4.98:1	Pass	Fail	Pass

#7C6D61 as text on	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	4.98:1	Pass	Fail	Pass
Sample text	4.22:1	Fail	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 #7C6D61 looks to people with the most common types of color vision deficiency.

CSS examples

.background { background-color: #7c6d61; }
.text { color: #7c6d61; }
.border { border: 2px solid #7c6d61; }
.transparent { background-color: rgb(124 109 97 / 50%); }
.gradient { background: linear-gradient(to right, #7c6d61, #7c7a61); }

Background

Text color

Border

Similar colors

Closest common color name: Mocha.

See #7C6D61 on its hex code page

Questions

What color is #7C6D61?: #7C6D61 is a grayish orange known as Namibia. It belongs to the gray family of colors.
What is the RGB value of Namibia?: The RGB value is 124, 109, 97: 124 red, 109 green and 97 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.
What is the complementary color of Namibia?: The complementary color is #61707C, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.
Is black or white text better on #7C6D61?: White text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 4.22:1 and white text 4.98:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.