What color is #7C635A?

#7C635A is a grayish orange, closest to the named color Ranch House. It belongs to the gray family of colors.

What is the RGB value of #7C635A?

The RGB value is 124, 99, 90: 124 red, 99 green and 90 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.

What is the complementary color of #7C635A?

The complementary color is #5A737C, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.

Is black or white text better on #7C635A?

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.

#7C635A color

#7C635A rgb(124, 99, 90)

Shades of gray

The hex color #7C635A is a grayish orange.

In the RGB color model it is made of 48.6% red, 38.8% green and 35.3% blue (124, 99, 90).

Its hue angle is 16°, with 16% saturation and 42% lightness. For print, the CMYK equivalent is 0% cyan, 20% magenta, 27% yellow and 51% black.

The closest named color is Ranch House (#7B645A), a difference of 1.1 ΔE, which is barely visible.

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

#7C635A color codes

HEX	`#7C635A`
RGB	`rgb(124, 99, 90)`
RGB percent	`rgb(48.6%, 38.8%, 35.3%)`
HSL	`hsl(16, 16%, 42%)`
HSV / HSB	`hsv(16, 27%, 49%)`
CMYK	`cmyk(0%, 20%, 27%, 51%)`
CIE LAB	`lab(44.16, 8.6, 8.93)`
CIE LCH	`lch(44.16, 12.39, 46.08)`
CIE XYZ	`xyz(14.62, 13.948, 11.593)`
Decimal	`8151898`
Short hex	`None (no 3-digit form)`

Color harmonies

Colors that go with #7C635A, 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 #7C635A	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	3.79:1	Fail	Fail	Pass
Sample text	5.54:1	Pass	Fail	Pass

#7C635A 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 #7C635A looks to people with the most common types of color vision deficiency.

CSS examples

.background { background-color: #7c635a; }
.text { color: #7c635a; }
.border { border: 2px solid #7c635a; }
.transparent { background-color: rgb(124 99 90 / 50%); }
.gradient { background: linear-gradient(to right, #7c635a, #7c745a); }

Background

Text color

Border

Similar colors

Closest common color name: Umber.

Questions

What color is #7C635A?: #7C635A is a grayish orange, closest to the named color Ranch House. It belongs to the gray family of colors.
What is the RGB value of #7C635A?: The RGB value is 124, 99, 90: 124 red, 99 green and 90 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.
What is the complementary color of #7C635A?: The complementary color is #5A737C, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.
Is black or white text better on #7C635A?: 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.