What color is #7A615F?

#7A615F is a grayish red, closest to the named color Reading Tea Leaves. It belongs to the gray family of colors.

What is the RGB value of #7A615F?

The RGB value is 122, 97, 95: 122 red, 97 green and 95 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.

What is the complementary color of #7A615F?

The complementary color is #5F787A, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.

Is black or white text better on #7A615F?

White text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 3.7:1 and white text 5.67:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.

#7A615F color

#7A615F rgb(122, 97, 95)

Shades of gray

The hex color #7A615F is a grayish red.

In the RGB color model it is made of 47.8% red, 38% green and 37.3% blue (122, 97, 95).

Its hue angle is 4°, with 12% saturation and 43% lightness. For print, the CMYK equivalent is 0% cyan, 20% magenta, 22% yellow and 52% black.

The closest named color is Reading Tea Leaves (#7D5D5E), a difference of 3.1 ΔE, a small difference.

White text is the more readable choice on this background (contrast 5.67:1).

#7A615F color codes

HEX	`#7A615F`
RGB	`rgb(122, 97, 95)`
RGB percent	`rgb(47.8%, 38%, 37.3%)`
HSL	`hsl(4, 12%, 43%)`
HSV / HSB	`hsv(4, 22%, 48%)`
CMYK	`cmyk(0%, 20%, 22%, 52%)`
CIE LAB	`lab(43.53, 9.76, 4.98)`
CIE LCH	`lch(43.53, 10.95, 27.02)`
CIE XYZ	`xyz(14.366, 13.514, 12.676)`
Decimal	`8020319`
Short hex	`None (no 3-digit form)`

Color harmonies

Colors that go with #7A615F, 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 #7A615F	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	3.7:1	Fail	Fail	Pass
Sample text	5.67:1	Pass	Fail	Pass

#7A615F as text on	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	5.67:1	Pass	Fail	Pass
Sample text	3.7:1	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 #7A615F looks to people with the most common types of color vision deficiency.

CSS examples

.background { background-color: #7a615f; }
.text { color: #7a615f; }
.border { border: 2px solid #7a615f; }
.transparent { background-color: rgb(122 97 95 / 50%); }
.gradient { background: linear-gradient(to right, #7a615f, #7a6f5f); }

Background

Text color

Border

Similar colors

Closest common color name: Umber.

Questions

What color is #7A615F?: #7A615F is a grayish red, closest to the named color Reading Tea Leaves. It belongs to the gray family of colors.
What is the RGB value of #7A615F?: The RGB value is 122, 97, 95: 122 red, 97 green and 95 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.
What is the complementary color of #7A615F?: The complementary color is #5F787A, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.
Is black or white text better on #7A615F?: White text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 3.7:1 and white text 5.67:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.