What color is #7A6264?

#7A6264 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 #7A6264?

The RGB value is 122, 98, 100: 122 red, 98 green and 100 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.

What is the complementary color of #7A6264?

The complementary color is #627A78, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.

Is black or white text better on #7A6264?

White text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 3.76:1 and white text 5.59:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.

#7A6264 color

#7A6264 rgb(122, 98, 100)

Shades of gray

The hex color #7A6264 is a grayish red.

In the RGB color model it is made of 47.8% red, 38.4% green and 39.2% blue (122, 98, 100).

Its hue angle is 355°, with 11% saturation and 43% lightness. For print, the CMYK equivalent is 0% cyan, 20% magenta, 18% 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 5.59:1).

#7A6264 color codes

HEX	`#7A6264`
RGB	`rgb(122, 98, 100)`
RGB percent	`rgb(47.8%, 38.4%, 39.2%)`
HSL	`hsl(355, 11%, 43%)`
HSV / HSB	`hsv(355, 20%, 48%)`
CMYK	`cmyk(0%, 20%, 18%, 52%)`
CIE LAB	`lab(43.94, 10.01, 2.53)`
CIE LCH	`lch(43.94, 10.32, 14.19)`
CIE XYZ	`xyz(14.694, 13.794, 13.943)`
Decimal	`8020580`
Short hex	`None (no 3-digit form)`

Color harmonies

Colors that go with #7A6264, 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 #7A6264	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	3.76:1	Fail	Fail	Pass
Sample text	5.59:1	Pass	Fail	Pass

#7A6264 as text on	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	5.59:1	Pass	Fail	Pass
Sample text	3.76:1	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 #7A6264 looks to people with the most common types of color vision deficiency.

CSS examples

.background { background-color: #7a6264; }
.text { color: #7a6264; }
.border { border: 2px solid #7a6264; }
.transparent { background-color: rgb(122 98 100 / 50%); }
.gradient { background: linear-gradient(to right, #7a6264, #7a6c62); }

Background

Text color

Border

Similar colors

Closest common color name: Umber.

Questions

What color is #7A6264?: #7A6264 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 #7A6264?: The RGB value is 122, 98, 100: 122 red, 98 green and 100 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.
What is the complementary color of #7A6264?: The complementary color is #627A78, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.
Is black or white text better on #7A6264?: White text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 3.76:1 and white text 5.59:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.