What color is #7A6F60?

#7A6F60 is a grayish orange, closest to the named color Bat Wing. It belongs to the gray family of colors.

What is the RGB value of #7A6F60?

The RGB value is 122, 111, 96: 122 red, 111 green and 96 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.

What is the complementary color of #7A6F60?

The complementary color is #606B7A, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.

Is black or white text better on #7A6F60?

White text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 4.27:1 and white text 4.92:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.

#7A6F60 color

#7A6F60 rgb(122, 111, 96)

Shades of gray

The hex color #7A6F60 is a grayish orange.

In the RGB color model it is made of 47.8% red, 43.5% green and 37.6% blue (122, 111, 96).

Its hue angle is 35°, with 12% saturation and 43% lightness. For print, the CMYK equivalent is 0% cyan, 9% magenta, 21% yellow and 52% black.

The closest named color is Bat Wing (#7E7466), a difference of 2 ΔE, a small difference.

White text is the more readable choice on this background (contrast 4.92:1).

#7A6F60 color codes

HEX	`#7A6F60`
RGB	`rgb(122, 111, 96)`
RGB percent	`rgb(47.8%, 43.5%, 37.6%)`
HSL	`hsl(35, 12%, 43%)`
HSV / HSB	`hsv(35, 21%, 48%)`
CMYK	`cmyk(0%, 9%, 21%, 52%)`
CIE LAB	`lab(47.43, 1.63, 9.92)`
CIE LCH	`lch(47.43, 10.05, 80.64)`
CIE XYZ	`xyz(15.822, 16.351, 13.387)`
Decimal	`8023904`
Short hex	`None (no 3-digit form)`

Color harmonies

Colors that go with #7A6F60, 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 #7A6F60	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	4.27:1	Fail	Fail	Pass
Sample text	4.92:1	Pass	Fail	Pass

#7A6F60 as text on	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	4.92:1	Pass	Fail	Pass
Sample text	4.27:1	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 #7A6F60 looks to people with the most common types of color vision deficiency.

CSS examples

.background { background-color: #7a6f60; }
.text { color: #7a6f60; }
.border { border: 2px solid #7a6f60; }
.transparent { background-color: rgb(122 111 96 / 50%); }
.gradient { background: linear-gradient(to right, #7a6f60, #787a60); }

Background

Text color

Border

Similar colors

Closest common color name: Dove Gray.

Questions

What color is #7A6F60?: #7A6F60 is a grayish orange, closest to the named color Bat Wing. It belongs to the gray family of colors.
What is the RGB value of #7A6F60?: The RGB value is 122, 111, 96: 122 red, 111 green and 96 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.
What is the complementary color of #7A6F60?: The complementary color is #606B7A, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.
Is black or white text better on #7A6F60?: White text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 4.27:1 and white text 4.92:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.