What color is #7A645E?

#7A645E is a grayish red, closest to the named color Ranch House. It belongs to the gray family of colors.

What is the RGB value of #7A645E?

The RGB value is 122, 100, 94: 122 red, 100 green and 94 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.

What is the complementary color of #7A645E?

The complementary color is #5E747A, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.

Is black or white text better on #7A645E?

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.

#7A645E color

#7A645E rgb(122, 100, 94)

Shades of gray

The hex color #7A645E is a grayish red.

In the RGB color model it is made of 47.8% red, 39.2% green and 36.9% blue (122, 100, 94).

Its hue angle is 13°, with 13% saturation and 42% lightness. For print, the CMYK equivalent is 0% cyan, 18% magenta, 23% yellow and 52% black.

The closest named color is Ranch House (#7B645A), a difference of 2 ΔE, a small difference.

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

#7A645E color codes

HEX	`#7A645E`
RGB	`rgb(122, 100, 94)`
RGB percent	`rgb(47.8%, 39.2%, 36.9%)`
HSL	`hsl(13, 13%, 42%)`
HSV / HSB	`hsv(13, 23%, 48%)`
CMYK	`cmyk(0%, 18%, 23%, 52%)`
CIE LAB	`lab(44.32, 7.8, 6.71)`
CIE LCH	`lch(44.32, 10.29, 40.71)`
CIE XYZ	`xyz(14.604, 14.061, 12.532)`
Decimal	`8021086`
Short hex	`None (no 3-digit form)`

Color harmonies

Colors that go with #7A645E, 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 #7A645E	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	3.81:1	Fail	Fail	Pass
Sample text	5.51:1	Pass	Fail	Pass

#7A645E 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 #7A645E looks to people with the most common types of color vision deficiency.

CSS examples

.background { background-color: #7a645e; }
.text { color: #7a645e; }
.border { border: 2px solid #7a645e; }
.transparent { background-color: rgb(122 100 94 / 50%); }
.gradient { background: linear-gradient(to right, #7a645e, #7a725e); }

Background

Text color

Border

Similar colors

Closest common color name: Umber.

Questions

What color is #7A645E?: #7A645E is a grayish red, closest to the named color Ranch House. It belongs to the gray family of colors.
What is the RGB value of #7A645E?: The RGB value is 122, 100, 94: 122 red, 100 green and 94 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.
What is the complementary color of #7A645E?: The complementary color is #5E747A, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.
Is black or white text better on #7A645E?: 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.