What color is #7B685F?

#7B685F is a grayish orange, closest to the named color Warrior. It belongs to the gray family of colors.

What is the RGB value of #7B685F?

The RGB value is 123, 104, 95: 123 red, 104 green and 95 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.

What is the complementary color of #7B685F?

The complementary color is #5F727B, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.

Is black or white text better on #7B685F?

White text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 3.99:1 and white text 5.27:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.

#7B685F color

#7B685F rgb(123, 104, 95)

Shades of gray

The hex color #7B685F is a grayish orange.

In the RGB color model it is made of 48.2% red, 40.8% green and 37.3% blue (123, 104, 95).

Its hue angle is 19°, with 13% saturation and 43% lightness. For print, the CMYK equivalent is 0% cyan, 15% magenta, 23% yellow and 52% black.

The closest named color is Warrior (#7D685B), a difference of 1.9 ΔE, which is barely visible.

White text is the more readable choice on this background (contrast 5.27:1).

#7B685F color codes

HEX	`#7B685F`
RGB	`rgb(123, 104, 95)`
RGB percent	`rgb(48.2%, 40.8%, 37.3%)`
HSL	`hsl(19, 13%, 43%)`
HSV / HSB	`hsv(19, 23%, 48%)`
CMYK	`cmyk(0%, 15%, 23%, 52%)`
CIE LAB	`lab(45.55, 6, 7.87)`
CIE LCH	`lch(45.55, 9.9, 52.67)`
CIE XYZ	`xyz(15.184, 14.938, 12.908)`
Decimal	`8087647`
Short hex	`None (no 3-digit form)`

Color harmonies

Colors that go with #7B685F, 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 #7B685F	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	3.99:1	Fail	Fail	Pass
Sample text	5.27:1	Pass	Fail	Pass

#7B685F as text on	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	5.27:1	Pass	Fail	Pass
Sample text	3.99:1	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 #7B685F looks to people with the most common types of color vision deficiency.

CSS examples

.background { background-color: #7b685f; }
.text { color: #7b685f; }
.border { border: 2px solid #7b685f; }
.transparent { background-color: rgb(123 104 95 / 50%); }
.gradient { background: linear-gradient(to right, #7b685f, #7b765f); }

Background

Text color

Border

Similar colors

Closest common color name: Umber.

Questions

What color is #7B685F?: #7B685F is a grayish orange, closest to the named color Warrior. It belongs to the gray family of colors.
What is the RGB value of #7B685F?: The RGB value is 123, 104, 95: 123 red, 104 green and 95 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.
What is the complementary color of #7B685F?: The complementary color is #5F727B, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.
Is black or white text better on #7B685F?: White text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 3.99:1 and white text 5.27:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.