What color is #7B6566?

#7B6566 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 #7B6566?

The RGB value is 123, 101, 102: 123 red, 101 green and 102 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.

What is the complementary color of #7B6566?

The complementary color is #657B7A, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.

Is black or white text better on #7B6566?

White text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 3.9:1 and white text 5.39:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.

#7B6566 color

#7B6566 rgb(123, 101, 102)

Shades of gray

The hex color #7B6566 is a grayish red.

In the RGB color model it is made of 48.2% red, 39.6% green and 40% blue (123, 101, 102).

Its hue angle is 357°, with 10% saturation and 44% lightness. For print, the CMYK equivalent is 0% cyan, 18% magenta, 17% yellow and 52% black.

The closest named color is Reading Tea Leaves (#7D5D5E), a difference of 4.2 ΔE, a small difference.

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

#7B6566 color codes

HEX	`#7B6566`
RGB	`rgb(123, 101, 102)`
RGB percent	`rgb(48.2%, 39.6%, 40%)`
HSL	`hsl(357, 10%, 44%)`
HSV / HSB	`hsv(357, 18%, 48%)`
CMYK	`cmyk(0%, 18%, 17%, 52%)`
CIE LAB	`lab(44.91, 8.97, 2.74)`
CIE LCH	`lch(44.91, 9.38, 17.01)`
CIE XYZ	`xyz(15.22, 14.478, 14.561)`
Decimal	`8086886`
Short hex	`None (no 3-digit form)`

Color harmonies

Colors that go with #7B6566, 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 #7B6566	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	3.9:1	Fail	Fail	Pass
Sample text	5.39:1	Pass	Fail	Pass

#7B6566 as text on	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	5.39:1	Pass	Fail	Pass
Sample text	3.9:1	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 #7B6566 looks to people with the most common types of color vision deficiency.

CSS examples

.background { background-color: #7b6566; }
.text { color: #7b6566; }
.border { border: 2px solid #7b6566; }
.transparent { background-color: rgb(123 101 102 / 50%); }
.gradient { background: linear-gradient(to right, #7b6566, #7b6f65); }

Background

Text color

Border

Similar colors

Closest common color name: Dove Gray.

Questions

What color is #7B6566?: #7B6566 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 #7B6566?: The RGB value is 123, 101, 102: 123 red, 101 green and 102 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.
What is the complementary color of #7B6566?: The complementary color is #657B7A, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.
Is black or white text better on #7B6566?: White text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 3.9:1 and white text 5.39:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.