What color is #7C6062?

#7C6062 is a grayish red, closest to the named color Reading Tea Leaves. It belongs to the gray family of colors.

What is the RGB value of #7C6062?

The RGB value is 124, 96, 98: 124 red, 96 green and 98 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.

What is the complementary color of #7C6062?

The complementary color is #607C7A, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.

Is black or white text better on #7C6062?

White text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 3.71:1 and white text 5.67:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.

#7C6062 color

#7C6062 rgb(124, 96, 98)

Shades of gray

The hex color #7C6062 is a grayish red.

In the RGB color model it is made of 48.6% red, 37.6% green and 38.4% blue (124, 96, 98).

Its hue angle is 356°, with 13% saturation and 43% lightness. For print, the CMYK equivalent is 0% cyan, 23% magenta, 21% yellow and 51% black.

The closest named color is Reading Tea Leaves (#7D5D5E), a difference of 1.7 ΔE, which is barely visible.

White text is the more readable choice on this background (contrast 5.67:1).

#7C6062 color codes

HEX	`#7C6062`
RGB	`rgb(124, 96, 98)`
RGB percent	`rgb(48.6%, 37.6%, 38.4%)`
HSL	`hsl(356, 13%, 43%)`
HSV / HSB	`hsv(356, 23%, 49%)`
CMYK	`cmyk(0%, 23%, 21%, 51%)`
CIE LAB	`lab(43.56, 11.68, 3.22)`
CIE LCH	`lch(43.56, 12.12, 15.43)`
CIE XYZ	`xyz(14.7, 13.533, 13.391)`
Decimal	`8151138`
Short hex	`None (no 3-digit form)`

Color harmonies

Colors that go with #7C6062, 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 #7C6062	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	3.71:1	Fail	Fail	Pass
Sample text	5.67:1	Pass	Fail	Pass

#7C6062 as text on	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	5.67:1	Pass	Fail	Pass
Sample text	3.71:1	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 #7C6062 looks to people with the most common types of color vision deficiency.

CSS examples

.background { background-color: #7c6062; }
.text { color: #7c6062; }
.border { border: 2px solid #7c6062; }
.transparent { background-color: rgb(124 96 98 / 50%); }
.gradient { background: linear-gradient(to right, #7c6062, #7c6c60); }

Background

Text color

Border

Similar colors

Closest common color name: Umber.

Questions

What color is #7C6062?: #7C6062 is a grayish red, closest to the named color Reading Tea Leaves. It belongs to the gray family of colors.
What is the RGB value of #7C6062?: The RGB value is 124, 96, 98: 124 red, 96 green and 98 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.
What is the complementary color of #7C6062?: The complementary color is #607C7A, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.
Is black or white text better on #7C6062?: White text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 3.71:1 and white text 5.67:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.