What color is #7B5F64?

#7B5F64 is a grayish red, closest to the named color Reading Tea Leaves. It belongs to the gray family of colors.

What is the RGB value of #7B5F64?

The RGB value is 123, 95, 100: 123 red, 95 green and 100 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.

What is the complementary color of #7B5F64?

The complementary color is #5F7B76, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.

Is black or white text better on #7B5F64?

White text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 3.66:1 and white text 5.73:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.

#7B5F64 color

#7B5F64 rgb(123, 95, 100)

Shades of gray

The hex color #7B5F64 is a grayish red.

In the RGB color model it is made of 48.2% red, 37.3% green and 39.2% blue (123, 95, 100).

Its hue angle is 349°, with 13% saturation and 43% lightness. For print, the CMYK equivalent is 0% cyan, 23% magenta, 19% yellow and 52% black.

The closest named color is Reading Tea Leaves (#7D5D5E), a difference of 2.3 ΔE, a small difference.

White text is the more readable choice on this background (contrast 5.73:1).

#7B5F64 color codes

HEX	`#7B5F64`
RGB	`rgb(123, 95, 100)`
RGB percent	`rgb(48.2%, 37.3%, 39.2%)`
HSL	`hsl(349, 13%, 43%)`
HSV / HSB	`hsv(349, 23%, 48%)`
CMYK	`cmyk(0%, 23%, 19%, 52%)`
CIE LAB	`lab(43.24, 12.21, 1.53)`
CIE LCH	`lch(43.24, 12.31, 7.14)`
CIE XYZ	`xyz(14.561, 13.316, 13.857)`
Decimal	`8085348`
Short hex	`None (no 3-digit form)`

Color harmonies

Colors that go with #7B5F64, 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 #7B5F64	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	3.66:1	Fail	Fail	Pass
Sample text	5.73:1	Pass	Fail	Pass

#7B5F64 as text on	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	5.73:1	Pass	Fail	Pass
Sample text	3.66:1	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 #7B5F64 looks to people with the most common types of color vision deficiency.

CSS examples

.background { background-color: #7b5f64; }
.text { color: #7b5f64; }
.border { border: 2px solid #7b5f64; }
.transparent { background-color: rgb(123 95 100 / 50%); }
.gradient { background: linear-gradient(to right, #7b5f64, #7b685f); }

Background

Text color

Border

Similar colors

Closest common color name: Umber.

Questions

What color is #7B5F64?: #7B5F64 is a grayish red, closest to the named color Reading Tea Leaves. It belongs to the gray family of colors.
What is the RGB value of #7B5F64?: The RGB value is 123, 95, 100: 123 red, 95 green and 100 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.
What is the complementary color of #7B5F64?: The complementary color is #5F7B76, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.
Is black or white text better on #7B5F64?: White text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 3.66:1 and white text 5.73:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.