What color is #7B6D67?

#7B6D67 is a grayish orange, closest to the named color Acoustic Brown. It belongs to the gray family of colors.

What is the RGB value of #7B6D67?

The RGB value is 123, 109, 103: 123 red, 109 green and 103 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.

What is the complementary color of #7B6D67?

The complementary color is #67757B, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.

Is black or white text better on #7B6D67?

White text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 4.23:1 and white text 4.97:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.

#7B6D67 color

#7B6D67 rgb(123, 109, 103)

Shades of gray

The hex color #7B6D67 is a grayish orange.

In the RGB color model it is made of 48.2% red, 42.7% green and 40.4% blue (123, 109, 103).

Its hue angle is 18°, with 9% saturation and 44% lightness. For print, the CMYK equivalent is 0% cyan, 11% magenta, 16% yellow and 52% black.

The closest named color is Acoustic Brown (#766B69), a difference of 2.5 ΔE, a small difference.

White text is the more readable choice on this background (contrast 4.97:1).

#7B6D67 color codes

HEX	`#7B6D67`
RGB	`rgb(123, 109, 103)`
RGB percent	`rgb(48.2%, 42.7%, 40.4%)`
HSL	`hsl(18, 9%, 44%)`
HSV / HSB	`hsv(18, 16%, 48%)`
CMYK	`cmyk(0%, 11%, 16%, 52%)`
CIE LAB	`lab(47.14, 4.4, 5.35)`
CIE LCH	`lch(47.14, 6.93, 50.57)`
CIE XYZ	`xyz(16.085, 16.128, 15.095)`
Decimal	`8088935`
Short hex	`None (no 3-digit form)`

Color harmonies

Colors that go with #7B6D67, 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 #7B6D67	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	4.23:1	Fail	Fail	Pass
Sample text	4.97:1	Pass	Fail	Pass

#7B6D67 as text on	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	4.97:1	Pass	Fail	Pass
Sample text	4.23:1	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 #7B6D67 looks to people with the most common types of color vision deficiency.

CSS examples

.background { background-color: #7b6d67; }
.text { color: #7b6d67; }
.border { border: 2px solid #7b6d67; }
.transparent { background-color: rgb(123 109 103 / 50%); }
.gradient { background: linear-gradient(to right, #7b6d67, #7b7767); }

Background

Text color

Border

Similar colors

Closest common color name: Dove Gray.

Questions

What color is #7B6D67?: #7B6D67 is a grayish orange, closest to the named color Acoustic Brown. It belongs to the gray family of colors.
What is the RGB value of #7B6D67?: The RGB value is 123, 109, 103: 123 red, 109 green and 103 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.
What is the complementary color of #7B6D67?: The complementary color is #67757B, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.
Is black or white text better on #7B6D67?: White text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 4.23:1 and white text 4.97:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.