What color is #7C685E?

#7C685E is a grayish orange, closest to the named color Warrior. It belongs to the gray family of colors.

What is the RGB value of #7C685E?

The RGB value is 124, 104, 94: 124 red, 104 green and 94 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.

What is the complementary color of #7C685E?

The complementary color is #5E727C, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.

Is black or white text better on #7C685E?

White text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 4:1 and white text 5.25:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.

#7C685E color

#7C685E rgb(124, 104, 94)

Shades of gray

The hex color #7C685E is a grayish orange.

In the RGB color model it is made of 48.6% red, 40.8% green and 36.9% blue (124, 104, 94).

Its hue angle is 20°, with 14% saturation and 43% lightness. For print, the CMYK equivalent is 0% cyan, 16% magenta, 24% yellow and 51% black.

The closest named color is Warrior (#7D685B), a difference of 1.4 ΔE, which is barely visible.

White text is the more readable choice on this background (contrast 5.25:1).

#7C685E color codes

HEX	`#7C685E`
RGB	`rgb(124, 104, 94)`
RGB percent	`rgb(48.6%, 40.8%, 36.9%)`
HSL	`hsl(20, 14%, 43%)`
HSV / HSB	`hsv(20, 24%, 49%)`
CMYK	`cmyk(0%, 16%, 24%, 51%)`
CIE LAB	`lab(45.63, 6.26, 8.59)`
CIE LCH	`lch(45.63, 10.63, 53.94)`
CIE XYZ	`xyz(15.283, 14.994, 12.677)`
Decimal	`8153182`
Short hex	`None (no 3-digit form)`

Color harmonies

Colors that go with #7C685E, 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 #7C685E	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	4:1	Fail	Fail	Pass
Sample text	5.25:1	Pass	Fail	Pass

#7C685E as text on	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	5.25:1	Pass	Fail	Pass
Sample text	4:1	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 #7C685E looks to people with the most common types of color vision deficiency.

CSS examples

.background { background-color: #7c685e; }
.text { color: #7c685e; }
.border { border: 2px solid #7c685e; }
.transparent { background-color: rgb(124 104 94 / 50%); }
.gradient { background: linear-gradient(to right, #7c685e, #7c775e); }

Background

Text color

Border

Similar colors

Closest common color name: Mocha.

Questions

What color is #7C685E?: #7C685E is a grayish orange, closest to the named color Warrior. It belongs to the gray family of colors.
What is the RGB value of #7C685E?: The RGB value is 124, 104, 94: 124 red, 104 green and 94 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.
What is the complementary color of #7C685E?: The complementary color is #5E727C, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.
Is black or white text better on #7C685E?: White text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 4:1 and white text 5.25:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.