What color is #7B7261?

#7B7261 is a grayish orange, closest to the named color Handmade. It belongs to the gray family of colors.

What is the RGB value of #7B7261?

The RGB value is 123, 114, 97: 123 red, 114 green and 97 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.

What is the complementary color of #7B7261?

The complementary color is #616A7B, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.

Is black or white text better on #7B7261?

White text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 4.42:1 and white text 4.75:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.

#7B7261 color

#7B7261 rgb(123, 114, 97)

Shades of gray

The hex color #7B7261 is a grayish orange.

In the RGB color model it is made of 48.2% red, 44.7% green and 38% blue (123, 114, 97).

Its hue angle is 39°, with 12% saturation and 43% lightness. For print, the CMYK equivalent is 0% cyan, 7% magenta, 21% yellow and 52% black.

The closest named color is Handmade (#7F735F), a difference of 1.8 ΔE, which is barely visible.

White text is the more readable choice on this background (contrast 4.75:1).

#7B7261 color codes

HEX	`#7B7261`
RGB	`rgb(123, 114, 97)`
RGB percent	`rgb(48.2%, 44.7%, 38%)`
HSL	`hsl(39, 12%, 43%)`
HSV / HSB	`hsv(39, 21%, 48%)`
CMYK	`cmyk(0%, 7%, 21%, 52%)`
CIE LAB	`lab(48.4, 0.46, 10.69)`
CIE LCH	`lch(48.4, 10.7, 87.51)`
CIE XYZ	`xyz(16.343, 17.109, 13.748)`
Decimal	`8090209`
Short hex	`None (no 3-digit form)`

Color harmonies

Colors that go with #7B7261, 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 #7B7261	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	4.42:1	Fail	Fail	Pass
Sample text	4.75:1	Pass	Fail	Pass

#7B7261 as text on	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	4.75:1	Pass	Fail	Pass
Sample text	4.42:1	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 #7B7261 looks to people with the most common types of color vision deficiency.

CSS examples

.background { background-color: #7b7261; }
.text { color: #7b7261; }
.border { border: 2px solid #7b7261; }
.transparent { background-color: rgb(123 114 97 / 50%); }
.gradient { background: linear-gradient(to right, #7b7261, #777b61); }

Background

Text color

Border

Similar colors

Closest common color name: Warm Gray.

Questions

What color is #7B7261?: #7B7261 is a grayish orange, closest to the named color Handmade. It belongs to the gray family of colors.
What is the RGB value of #7B7261?: The RGB value is 123, 114, 97: 123 red, 114 green and 97 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.
What is the complementary color of #7B7261?: The complementary color is #616A7B, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.
Is black or white text better on #7B7261?: White text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 4.42:1 and white text 4.75:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.