What color is #7C6265?

#7C6265 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 #7C6265?

The RGB value is 124, 98, 101: 124 red, 98 green and 101 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.

What is the complementary color of #7C6265?

The complementary color is #627C79, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.

Is black or white text better on #7C6265?

White text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 3.79:1 and white text 5.54:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.

#7C6265 color

#7C6265 rgb(124, 98, 101)

Shades of gray

The hex color #7C6265 is a grayish red.

In the RGB color model it is made of 48.6% red, 38.4% green and 39.6% blue (124, 98, 101).

Its hue angle is 353°, with 12% saturation and 44% lightness. For print, the CMYK equivalent is 0% cyan, 21% magenta, 19% yellow and 51% black.

The closest named color is Reading Tea Leaves (#7D5D5E), a difference of 2.7 ΔE, a small difference.

White text is the more readable choice on this background (contrast 5.54:1).

#7C6265 color codes

HEX	`#7C6265`
RGB	`rgb(124, 98, 101)`
RGB percent	`rgb(48.6%, 38.4%, 39.6%)`
HSL	`hsl(353, 12%, 44%)`
HSV / HSB	`hsv(353, 21%, 49%)`
CMYK	`cmyk(0%, 21%, 19%, 51%)`
CIE LAB	`lab(44.18, 10.99, 2.3)`
CIE LCH	`lch(44.18, 11.23, 11.81)`
CIE XYZ	`xyz(15.029, 13.961, 14.212)`
Decimal	`8151653`
Short hex	`None (no 3-digit form)`

Color harmonies

Colors that go with #7C6265, 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 #7C6265	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	3.79:1	Fail	Fail	Pass
Sample text	5.54:1	Pass	Fail	Pass

#7C6265 as text on	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	5.54:1	Pass	Fail	Pass
Sample text	3.79:1	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 #7C6265 looks to people with the most common types of color vision deficiency.

CSS examples

.background { background-color: #7c6265; }
.text { color: #7c6265; }
.border { border: 2px solid #7c6265; }
.transparent { background-color: rgb(124 98 101 / 50%); }
.gradient { background: linear-gradient(to right, #7c6265, #7c6c62); }

Background

Text color

Border

Similar colors

Closest common color name: Umber.

Questions

What color is #7C6265?: #7C6265 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 #7C6265?: The RGB value is 124, 98, 101: 124 red, 98 green and 101 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.
What is the complementary color of #7C6265?: The complementary color is #627C79, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.
Is black or white text better on #7C6265?: White text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 3.79:1 and white text 5.54:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.