What color is #7A6367?

#7A6367 is a grayish red, closest to the named color Chimaera. It belongs to the gray family of colors.

What is the RGB value of #7A6367?

The RGB value is 122, 99, 103: 122 red, 99 green and 103 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.

What is the complementary color of #7A6367?

The complementary color is #637A76, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.

Is black or white text better on #7A6367?

White text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 3.81:1 and white text 5.51:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.

#7A6367 color

#7A6367 rgb(122, 99, 103)

Shades of gray

The hex color #7A6367 is a grayish red.

In the RGB color model it is made of 47.8% red, 38.8% green and 40.4% blue (122, 99, 103).

Its hue angle is 350°, with 10% saturation and 43% lightness. For print, the CMYK equivalent is 0% cyan, 19% magenta, 16% yellow and 52% black.

The closest named color is Chimaera (#74626D), a difference of 3.8 ΔE, a small difference.

White text is the more readable choice on this background (contrast 5.51:1).

#7A6367 color codes

HEX	`#7A6367`
RGB	`rgb(122, 99, 103)`
RGB percent	`rgb(47.8%, 38.8%, 40.4%)`
HSL	`hsl(350, 10%, 43%)`
HSV / HSB	`hsv(350, 19%, 48%)`
CMYK	`cmyk(0%, 19%, 16%, 52%)`
CIE LAB	`lab(44.29, 9.94, 1.23)`
CIE LCH	`lch(44.29, 10.01, 7.04)`
CIE XYZ	`xyz(14.936, 14.041, 14.753)`
Decimal	`8020839`
Short hex	`None (no 3-digit form)`

Color harmonies

Colors that go with #7A6367, 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 #7A6367	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	3.81:1	Fail	Fail	Pass
Sample text	5.51:1	Pass	Fail	Pass

#7A6367 as text on	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	5.51:1	Pass	Fail	Pass
Sample text	3.81:1	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 #7A6367 looks to people with the most common types of color vision deficiency.

CSS examples

.background { background-color: #7a6367; }
.text { color: #7a6367; }
.border { border: 2px solid #7a6367; }
.transparent { background-color: rgb(122 99 103 / 50%); }
.gradient { background: linear-gradient(to right, #7a6367, #7a6b63); }

Background

Text color

Border

Similar colors

Closest common color name: Dove Gray.

Questions

What color is #7A6367?: #7A6367 is a grayish red, closest to the named color Chimaera. It belongs to the gray family of colors.
What is the RGB value of #7A6367?: The RGB value is 122, 99, 103: 122 red, 99 green and 103 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.
What is the complementary color of #7A6367?: The complementary color is #637A76, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.
Is black or white text better on #7A6367?: White text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 3.81:1 and white text 5.51:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.