What color is #7B7566?

#7B7566 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 #7B7566?

The RGB value is 123, 117, 102: 123 red, 117 green and 102 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.

What is the complementary color of #7B7566?

The complementary color is #666C7B, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.

Is black or white text better on #7B7566?

White text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 4.58:1 and white text 4.59:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.

#7B7566 color

#7B7566 rgb(123, 117, 102)

Shades of gray

The hex color #7B7566 is a grayish orange.

In the RGB color model it is made of 48.2% red, 45.9% green and 40% blue (123, 117, 102).

Its hue angle is 43°, with 9% saturation and 44% lightness. For print, the CMYK equivalent is 0% cyan, 5% magenta, 17% yellow and 52% black.

The closest named color is Bat Wing (#7E7466), a difference of 2.5 ΔE, a small difference.

White text is the more readable choice on this background (contrast 4.59:1).

#7B7566 color codes

HEX	`#7B7566`
RGB	`rgb(123, 117, 102)`
RGB percent	`rgb(48.2%, 45.9%, 40%)`
HSL	`hsl(43, 9%, 44%)`
HSV / HSB	`hsv(43, 17%, 48%)`
CMYK	`cmyk(0%, 5%, 17%, 52%)`
CIE LAB	`lab(49.37, -0.44, 9.11)`
CIE LCH	`lch(49.37, 9.12, 92.75)`
CIE XYZ	`xyz(16.928, 17.893, 15.13)`
Decimal	`8090982`
Short hex	`None (no 3-digit form)`

Color harmonies

Colors that go with #7B7566, 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 #7B7566	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	4.58:1	Pass	Fail	Pass
Sample text	4.59:1	Pass	Fail	Pass

#7B7566 as text on	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	4.59:1	Pass	Fail	Pass
Sample text	4.58:1	Pass	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 #7B7566 looks to people with the most common types of color vision deficiency.

CSS examples

.background { background-color: #7b7566; }
.text { color: #7b7566; }
.border { border: 2px solid #7b7566; }
.transparent { background-color: rgb(123 117 102 / 50%); }
.gradient { background: linear-gradient(to right, #7b7566, #777b66); }

Background

Text color

Border

Similar colors

Closest common color name: Warm Gray.

Questions

What color is #7B7566?: #7B7566 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 #7B7566?: The RGB value is 123, 117, 102: 123 red, 117 green and 102 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.
What is the complementary color of #7B7566?: The complementary color is #666C7B, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.
Is black or white text better on #7B7566?: White text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 4.58:1 and white text 4.59:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.