What color is #7B6A68?

#7B6A68 is a grayish red, closest to the named color Acoustic Brown. It belongs to the gray family of colors.

What is the RGB value of #7B6A68?

The RGB value is 123, 106, 104: 123 red, 106 green and 104 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.

What is the complementary color of #7B6A68?

The complementary color is #68797B, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.

Is black or white text better on #7B6A68?

White text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 4.1:1 and white text 5.12:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.

#7B6A68 color

#7B6A68 rgb(123, 106, 104)

Shades of gray

The hex color #7B6A68 is a grayish red.

In the RGB color model it is made of 48.2% red, 41.6% green and 40.8% blue (123, 106, 104).

Its hue angle is 6°, with 8% saturation and 45% lightness. For print, the CMYK equivalent is 0% cyan, 14% magenta, 15% yellow and 52% black.

The closest named color is Acoustic Brown (#766B69), a difference of 2.7 ΔE, a small difference.

White text is the more readable choice on this background (contrast 5.12:1).

#7B6A68 color codes

HEX	`#7B6A68`
RGB	`rgb(123, 106, 104)`
RGB percent	`rgb(48.2%, 41.6%, 40.8%)`
HSL	`hsl(6, 8%, 45%)`
HSV / HSB	`hsv(6, 15%, 48%)`
CMYK	`cmyk(0%, 14%, 15%, 52%)`
CIE LAB	`lab(46.34, 6.35, 3.6)`
CIE LCH	`lch(46.34, 7.3, 29.54)`
CIE XYZ	`xyz(15.821, 15.519, 15.256)`
Decimal	`8088168`
Short hex	`None (no 3-digit form)`

Color harmonies

Colors that go with #7B6A68, 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 #7B6A68	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	4.1:1	Fail	Fail	Pass
Sample text	5.12:1	Pass	Fail	Pass

#7B6A68 as text on	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	5.12:1	Pass	Fail	Pass
Sample text	4.1:1	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 #7B6A68 looks to people with the most common types of color vision deficiency.

CSS examples

.background { background-color: #7b6a68; }
.text { color: #7b6a68; }
.border { border: 2px solid #7b6a68; }
.transparent { background-color: rgb(123 106 104 / 50%); }
.gradient { background: linear-gradient(to right, #7b6a68, #7b7468); }

Background

Text color

Border

Similar colors

Closest common color name: Dove Gray.

Questions

What color is #7B6A68?: #7B6A68 is a grayish red, closest to the named color Acoustic Brown. It belongs to the gray family of colors.
What is the RGB value of #7B6A68?: The RGB value is 123, 106, 104: 123 red, 106 green and 104 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.
What is the complementary color of #7B6A68?: The complementary color is #68797B, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.
Is black or white text better on #7B6A68?: White text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 4.1:1 and white text 5.12:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.