What color is #7C6464?

#7C6464 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 #7C6464?

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

What is the complementary color of #7C6464?

The complementary color is #647C7C, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.

Is black or white text better on #7C6464?

White text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 3.86:1 and white text 5.43:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.

#7C6464 color

#7C6464 rgb(124, 100, 100)

Shades of gray

The hex color #7C6464 is a grayish red.

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

Its hue angle is 0°, with 11% saturation and 44% lightness. For print, the CMYK equivalent is 0% cyan, 19% magenta, 19% yellow and 51% black.

The closest named color is Reading Tea Leaves (#7D5D5E), a difference of 3.5 ΔE, a small difference.

White text is the more readable choice on this background (contrast 5.43:1).

#7C6464 color codes

HEX	`#7C6464`
RGB	`rgb(124, 100, 100)`
RGB percent	`rgb(48.6%, 39.2%, 39.2%)`
HSL	`hsl(0, 11%, 44%)`
HSV / HSB	`hsv(0, 19%, 49%)`
CMYK	`cmyk(0%, 19%, 19%, 51%)`
CIE LAB	`lab(44.69, 9.63, 3.64)`
CIE LCH	`lch(44.69, 10.29, 20.73)`
CIE XYZ	`xyz(15.17, 14.32, 14.019)`
Decimal	`8152164`
Short hex	`None (no 3-digit form)`

Color harmonies

Colors that go with #7C6464, 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 #7C6464	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	3.86:1	Fail	Fail	Pass
Sample text	5.43:1	Pass	Fail	Pass

#7C6464 as text on	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	5.43:1	Pass	Fail	Pass
Sample text	3.86:1	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 #7C6464 looks to people with the most common types of color vision deficiency.

CSS examples

.background { background-color: #7c6464; }
.text { color: #7c6464; }
.border { border: 2px solid #7c6464; }
.transparent { background-color: rgb(124 100 100 / 50%); }
.gradient { background: linear-gradient(to right, #7c6464, #7c7064); }

Background

Text color

Border

Similar colors

Closest common color name: Umber.

Questions

What color is #7C6464?: #7C6464 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 #7C6464?: The RGB value is 124, 100, 100: 124 red, 100 green and 100 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.
What is the complementary color of #7C6464?: The complementary color is #647C7C, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.
Is black or white text better on #7C6464?: White text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 3.86:1 and white text 5.43:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.