What color is #7B6859?

#7B6859 is a grayish orange, closest to the named color Warrior. It belongs to the gray family of colors.

What is the RGB value of #7B6859?

The RGB value is 123, 104, 89: 123 red, 104 green and 89 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.

What is the complementary color of #7B6859?

The complementary color is #596C7B, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.

Is black or white text better on #7B6859?

White text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 3.97:1 and white text 5.29:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.

#7B6859 color

#7B6859 rgb(123, 104, 89)

Shades of gray

The hex color #7B6859 is a grayish orange.

In the RGB color model it is made of 48.2% red, 40.8% green and 34.9% blue (123, 104, 89).

Its hue angle is 26°, with 16% saturation and 42% lightness. For print, the CMYK equivalent is 0% cyan, 15% magenta, 28% yellow and 52% black.

The closest named color is Warrior (#7D685B), a difference of 1.7 ΔE, which is barely visible.

White text is the more readable choice on this background (contrast 5.29:1).

#7B6859 color codes

HEX	`#7B6859`
RGB	`rgb(123, 104, 89)`
RGB percent	`rgb(48.2%, 40.8%, 34.9%)`
HSL	`hsl(26, 16%, 42%)`
HSV / HSB	`hsv(26, 28%, 48%)`
CMYK	`cmyk(0%, 15%, 28%, 52%)`
CIE LAB	`lab(45.41, 5.06, 11.26)`
CIE LCH	`lch(45.41, 12.34, 65.82)`
CIE XYZ	`xyz(14.922, 14.833, 11.526)`
Decimal	`8087641`
Short hex	`None (no 3-digit form)`

Color harmonies

Colors that go with #7B6859, 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 #7B6859	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	3.97:1	Fail	Fail	Pass
Sample text	5.29:1	Pass	Fail	Pass

#7B6859 as text on	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	5.29:1	Pass	Fail	Pass
Sample text	3.97:1	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 #7B6859 looks to people with the most common types of color vision deficiency.

CSS examples

.background { background-color: #7b6859; }
.text { color: #7b6859; }
.border { border: 2px solid #7b6859; }
.transparent { background-color: rgb(123 104 89 / 50%); }
.gradient { background: linear-gradient(to right, #7b6859, #7b7959); }

Background

Text color

Border

Similar colors

Closest common color name: Mocha.

Questions

What color is #7B6859?: #7B6859 is a grayish orange, closest to the named color Warrior. It belongs to the gray family of colors.
What is the RGB value of #7B6859?: The RGB value is 123, 104, 89: 123 red, 104 green and 89 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.
What is the complementary color of #7B6859?: The complementary color is #596C7B, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.
Is black or white text better on #7B6859?: White text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 3.97:1 and white text 5.29:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.