What color is #7A6C63?

#7A6C63 is a grayish orange, closest to the named color Namibia. It belongs to the gray family of colors.

What is the RGB value of #7A6C63?

The RGB value is 122, 108, 99: 122 red, 108 green and 99 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.

What is the complementary color of #7A6C63?

The complementary color is #63717A, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.

Is black or white text better on #7A6C63?

White text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 4.15:1 and white text 5.06:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.

#7A6C63 color

#7A6C63 rgb(122, 108, 99)

Shades of gray

The hex color #7A6C63 is a grayish orange.

In the RGB color model it is made of 47.8% red, 42.4% green and 38.8% blue (122, 108, 99).

Its hue angle is 23°, with 10% saturation and 43% lightness. For print, the CMYK equivalent is 0% cyan, 11% magenta, 19% yellow and 52% black.

The closest named color is Namibia (#7C6D61), a difference of 1.5 ΔE, which is barely visible.

White text is the more readable choice on this background (contrast 5.06:1).

#7A6C63 color codes

HEX	`#7A6C63`
RGB	`rgb(122, 108, 99)`
RGB percent	`rgb(47.8%, 42.4%, 38.8%)`
HSL	`hsl(23, 10%, 43%)`
HSV / HSB	`hsv(23, 19%, 48%)`
CMYK	`cmyk(0%, 11%, 19%, 52%)`
CIE LAB	`lab(46.66, 3.89, 7.04)`
CIE LCH	`lch(46.66, 8.05, 61.06)`
CIE XYZ	`xyz(15.641, 15.764, 14.021)`
Decimal	`8023139`
Short hex	`None (no 3-digit form)`

Color harmonies

Colors that go with #7A6C63, 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 #7A6C63	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	4.15:1	Fail	Fail	Pass
Sample text	5.06:1	Pass	Fail	Pass

#7A6C63 as text on	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	5.06:1	Pass	Fail	Pass
Sample text	4.15:1	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 #7A6C63 looks to people with the most common types of color vision deficiency.

CSS examples

.background { background-color: #7a6c63; }
.text { color: #7a6c63; }
.border { border: 2px solid #7a6c63; }
.transparent { background-color: rgb(122 108 99 / 50%); }
.gradient { background: linear-gradient(to right, #7a6c63, #7a7863); }

Background

Text color

Border

Similar colors

Closest common color name: Dove Gray.

Questions

What color is #7A6C63?: #7A6C63 is a grayish orange, closest to the named color Namibia. It belongs to the gray family of colors.
What is the RGB value of #7A6C63?: The RGB value is 122, 108, 99: 122 red, 108 green and 99 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.
What is the complementary color of #7A6C63?: The complementary color is #63717A, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.
Is black or white text better on #7A6C63?: White text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 4.15:1 and white text 5.06:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.