What color is #7A6569?

#7A6569 is a grayish red, closest to the named color Chimaera. It belongs to the gray family of colors.

What is the RGB value of #7A6569?

The RGB value is 122, 101, 105: 122 red, 101 green and 105 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.

What is the complementary color of #7A6569?

The complementary color is #657A76, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.

Is black or white text better on #7A6569?

White text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 3.89:1 and white text 5.39:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.

#7A6569 color

#7A6569 rgb(122, 101, 105)

Shades of gray

The hex color #7A6569 is a grayish red.

In the RGB color model it is made of 47.8% red, 39.6% green and 41.2% blue (122, 101, 105).

Its hue angle is 349°, with 9% saturation and 44% lightness. For print, the CMYK equivalent is 0% cyan, 17% magenta, 14% yellow and 52% black.

The closest named color is Chimaera (#74626D), a difference of 3.6 ΔE, a small difference.

White text is the more readable choice on this background (contrast 5.39:1).

#7A6569 color codes

HEX	`#7A6569`
RGB	`rgb(122, 101, 105)`
RGB percent	`rgb(47.8%, 39.6%, 41.2%)`
HSL	`hsl(349, 9%, 44%)`
HSV / HSB	`hsv(349, 17%, 48%)`
CMYK	`cmyk(0%, 17%, 14%, 52%)`
CIE LAB	`lab(44.89, 9.1, 0.89)`
CIE LCH	`lch(44.89, 9.15, 5.6)`
CIE XYZ	`xyz(15.229, 14.465, 15.352)`
Decimal	`8021353`
Short hex	`None (no 3-digit form)`

Color harmonies

Colors that go with #7A6569, 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 #7A6569	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	3.89:1	Fail	Fail	Pass
Sample text	5.39:1	Pass	Fail	Pass

#7A6569 as text on	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	5.39:1	Pass	Fail	Pass
Sample text	3.89:1	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 #7A6569 looks to people with the most common types of color vision deficiency.

CSS examples

.background { background-color: #7a6569; }
.text { color: #7a6569; }
.border { border: 2px solid #7a6569; }
.transparent { background-color: rgb(122 101 105 / 50%); }
.gradient { background: linear-gradient(to right, #7a6569, #7a6c65); }

Background

Text color

Border

Similar colors

Closest common color name: Dove Gray.

Questions

What color is #7A6569?: #7A6569 is a grayish red, closest to the named color Chimaera. It belongs to the gray family of colors.
What is the RGB value of #7A6569?: The RGB value is 122, 101, 105: 122 red, 101 green and 105 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.
What is the complementary color of #7A6569?: The complementary color is #657A76, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.
Is black or white text better on #7A6569?: White text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 3.89:1 and white text 5.39:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.