What color is #7C6461?

#7C6461 is a grayish red, closest to the named color Ranch House. It belongs to the gray family of colors.

What is the RGB value of #7C6461?

The RGB value is 124, 100, 97: 124 red, 100 green and 97 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.

What is the complementary color of #7C6461?

The complementary color is #61797C, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.

Is black or white text better on #7C6461?

White text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 3.85:1 and white text 5.45:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.

#7C6461 color

#7C6461 rgb(124, 100, 97)

Shades of gray

The hex color #7C6461 is a grayish red.

In the RGB color model it is made of 48.6% red, 39.2% green and 38% blue (124, 100, 97).

Its hue angle is 7°, with 12% saturation and 43% lightness. For print, the CMYK equivalent is 0% cyan, 19% magenta, 22% yellow and 51% black.

The closest named color is Ranch House (#7B645A), a difference of 3.8 ΔE, a small difference.

White text is the more readable choice on this background (contrast 5.45:1).

#7C6461 color codes

HEX	`#7C6461`
RGB	`rgb(124, 100, 97)`
RGB percent	`rgb(48.6%, 39.2%, 38%)`
HSL	`hsl(7, 12%, 43%)`
HSV / HSB	`hsv(7, 22%, 49%)`
CMYK	`cmyk(0%, 19%, 22%, 51%)`
CIE LAB	`lab(44.61, 9.12, 5.34)`
CIE LCH	`lch(44.61, 10.57, 30.35)`
CIE XYZ	`xyz(15.027, 14.263, 13.268)`
Decimal	`8152161`
Short hex	`None (no 3-digit form)`

Color harmonies

Colors that go with #7C6461, 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 #7C6461	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	3.85:1	Fail	Fail	Pass
Sample text	5.45:1	Pass	Fail	Pass

#7C6461 as text on	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	5.45:1	Pass	Fail	Pass
Sample text	3.85:1	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 #7C6461 looks to people with the most common types of color vision deficiency.

CSS examples

.background { background-color: #7c6461; }
.text { color: #7c6461; }
.border { border: 2px solid #7c6461; }
.transparent { background-color: rgb(124 100 97 / 50%); }
.gradient { background: linear-gradient(to right, #7c6461, #7c7261); }

Background

Text color

Border

Similar colors

Closest common color name: Umber.

Questions

What color is #7C6461?: #7C6461 is a grayish red, closest to the named color Ranch House. It belongs to the gray family of colors.
What is the RGB value of #7C6461?: The RGB value is 124, 100, 97: 124 red, 100 green and 97 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.
What is the complementary color of #7C6461?: The complementary color is #61797C, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.
Is black or white text better on #7C6461?: White text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 3.85:1 and white text 5.45:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.