What color is #7B6261?

#7B6261 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 #7B6261?

The RGB value is 123, 98, 97: 123 red, 98 green and 97 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.

What is the complementary color of #7B6261?

The complementary color is #617A7B, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.

Is black or white text better on #7B6261?

White text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 3.76:1 and white text 5.58:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.

#7B6261 color

#7B6261 rgb(123, 98, 97)

Shades of gray

The hex color #7B6261 is a grayish red.

In the RGB color model it is made of 48.2% red, 38.4% green and 38% blue (123, 98, 97).

Its hue angle is 2°, with 12% saturation and 43% lightness. For print, the CMYK equivalent is 0% cyan, 20% magenta, 21% yellow and 52% black.

The closest named color is Reading Tea Leaves (#7D5D5E), a difference of 3 ΔE, a small difference.

White text is the more readable choice on this background (contrast 5.58:1).

#7B6261 color codes

HEX	`#7B6261`
RGB	`rgb(123, 98, 97)`
RGB percent	`rgb(48.2%, 38.4%, 38%)`
HSL	`hsl(2, 12%, 43%)`
HSV / HSB	`hsv(2, 21%, 48%)`
CMYK	`cmyk(0%, 20%, 21%, 52%)`
CIE LAB	`lab(43.96, 9.91, 4.4)`
CIE LCH	`lch(43.96, 10.84, 23.93)`
CIE XYZ	`xyz(14.694, 13.81, 13.199)`
Decimal	`8086113`
Short hex	`None (no 3-digit form)`

Color harmonies

Colors that go with #7B6261, 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 #7B6261	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	3.76:1	Fail	Fail	Pass
Sample text	5.58:1	Pass	Fail	Pass

#7B6261 as text on	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	5.58:1	Pass	Fail	Pass
Sample text	3.76:1	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 #7B6261 looks to people with the most common types of color vision deficiency.

CSS examples

.background { background-color: #7b6261; }
.text { color: #7b6261; }
.border { border: 2px solid #7b6261; }
.transparent { background-color: rgb(123 98 97 / 50%); }
.gradient { background: linear-gradient(to right, #7b6261, #7b6f61); }

Background

Text color

Border

Similar colors

Closest common color name: Umber.

Questions

What color is #7B6261?: #7B6261 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 #7B6261?: The RGB value is 123, 98, 97: 123 red, 98 green and 97 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.
What is the complementary color of #7B6261?: The complementary color is #617A7B, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.
Is black or white text better on #7B6261?: White text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 3.76:1 and white text 5.58:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.