What color is #7C6A69?

#7C6A69 is a grayish red, closest to the named color Acoustic Brown. It belongs to the gray family of colors.

What is the RGB value of #7C6A69?

The RGB value is 124, 106, 105: 124 red, 106 green and 105 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.

What is the complementary color of #7C6A69?

The complementary color is #697B7C, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.

Is black or white text better on #7C6A69?

White text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 4.12:1 and white text 5.09:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.

#7C6A69 color

#7C6A69 rgb(124, 106, 105)

Shades of gray

The hex color #7C6A69 is a grayish red.

In the RGB color model it is made of 48.6% red, 41.6% green and 41.2% blue (124, 106, 105).

Its hue angle is 3°, with 8% saturation and 45% lightness. For print, the CMYK equivalent is 0% cyan, 15% magenta, 15% yellow and 51% black.

The closest named color is Acoustic Brown (#766B69), a difference of 3.3 ΔE, a small difference.

White text is the more readable choice on this background (contrast 5.09:1).

#7C6A69 color codes

HEX	`#7C6A69`
RGB	`rgb(124, 106, 105)`
RGB percent	`rgb(48.6%, 41.6%, 41.2%)`
HSL	`hsl(3, 8%, 45%)`
HSV / HSB	`hsv(3, 15%, 49%)`
CMYK	`cmyk(0%, 15%, 15%, 51%)`
CIE LAB	`lab(46.46, 6.93, 3.19)`
CIE LCH	`lch(46.46, 7.63, 24.75)`
CIE XYZ	`xyz(16.016, 15.614, 15.532)`
Decimal	`8153705`
Short hex	`None (no 3-digit form)`

Color harmonies

Colors that go with #7C6A69, 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 #7C6A69	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	4.12:1	Fail	Fail	Pass
Sample text	5.09:1	Pass	Fail	Pass

#7C6A69 as text on	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	5.09:1	Pass	Fail	Pass
Sample text	4.12:1	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 #7C6A69 looks to people with the most common types of color vision deficiency.

CSS examples

.background { background-color: #7c6a69; }
.text { color: #7c6a69; }
.border { border: 2px solid #7c6a69; }
.transparent { background-color: rgb(124 106 105 / 50%); }
.gradient { background: linear-gradient(to right, #7c6a69, #7c7469); }

Background

Text color

Border

Similar colors

Closest common color name: Dove Gray.

Questions

What color is #7C6A69?: #7C6A69 is a grayish red, closest to the named color Acoustic Brown. It belongs to the gray family of colors.
What is the RGB value of #7C6A69?: The RGB value is 124, 106, 105: 124 red, 106 green and 105 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.
What is the complementary color of #7C6A69?: The complementary color is #697B7C, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.
Is black or white text better on #7C6A69?: White text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 4.12:1 and white text 5.09:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.