What color is #7B7367?

#7B7367 is a grayish orange, closest to the named color Bat Wing. It belongs to the gray family of colors.

What is the RGB value of #7B7367?

The RGB value is 123, 115, 103: 123 red, 115 green and 103 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.

What is the complementary color of #7B7367?

The complementary color is #676F7B, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.

Is black or white text better on #7B7367?

White text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 4.49:1 and white text 4.68:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.

#7B7367 color

#7B7367 rgb(123, 115, 103)

Shades of gray

The hex color #7B7367 is a grayish orange.

In the RGB color model it is made of 48.2% red, 45.1% green and 40.4% blue (123, 115, 103).

Its hue angle is 36°, with 9% saturation and 44% lightness. For print, the CMYK equivalent is 0% cyan, 7% magenta, 16% yellow and 52% black.

The closest named color is Bat Wing (#7E7466), a difference of 1.3 ΔE, which is barely visible.

White text is the more readable choice on this background (contrast 4.68:1).

#7B7367 color codes

HEX	`#7B7367`
RGB	`rgb(123, 115, 103)`
RGB percent	`rgb(48.2%, 45.1%, 40.4%)`
HSL	`hsl(36, 9%, 44%)`
HSV / HSB	`hsv(36, 16%, 48%)`
CMYK	`cmyk(0%, 7%, 16%, 52%)`
CIE LAB	`lab(48.82, 0.89, 7.75)`
CIE LCH	`lch(48.82, 7.8, 83.43)`
CIE XYZ	`xyz(16.747, 17.452, 15.316)`
Decimal	`8090471`
Short hex	`None (no 3-digit form)`

Color harmonies

Colors that go with #7B7367, 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 #7B7367	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	4.49:1	Fail	Fail	Pass
Sample text	4.68:1	Pass	Fail	Pass

#7B7367 as text on	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	4.68:1	Pass	Fail	Pass
Sample text	4.49:1	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 #7B7367 looks to people with the most common types of color vision deficiency.

CSS examples

.background { background-color: #7b7367; }
.text { color: #7b7367; }
.border { border: 2px solid #7b7367; }
.transparent { background-color: rgb(123 115 103 / 50%); }
.gradient { background: linear-gradient(to right, #7b7367, #797b67); }

Background

Text color

Border

Similar colors

Closest common color name: Dove Gray.

Questions

What color is #7B7367?: #7B7367 is a grayish orange, closest to the named color Bat Wing. It belongs to the gray family of colors.
What is the RGB value of #7B7367?: The RGB value is 123, 115, 103: 123 red, 115 green and 103 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.
What is the complementary color of #7B7367?: The complementary color is #676F7B, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.
Is black or white text better on #7B7367?: White text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 4.49:1 and white text 4.68:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.