What color is #7C6C55?

#7C6C55 is a grayish orange, closest to the named color Aztec Temple. It belongs to the brown family of colors.

What is the RGB value of #7C6C55?

The RGB value is 124, 108, 85: 124 red, 108 green and 85 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.

What is the complementary color of #7C6C55?

The complementary color is #55657C, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.

Is black or white text better on #7C6C55?

White text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 4.13:1 and white text 5.08:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.

#7C6C55 color

#7C6C55 rgb(124, 108, 85)

Shades of brown

The hex color #7C6C55 is a grayish orange.

In the RGB color model it is made of 48.6% red, 42.4% green and 33.3% blue (124, 108, 85).

Its hue angle is 35°, with 19% saturation and 41% lightness. For print, the CMYK equivalent is 0% cyan, 13% magenta, 31% yellow and 51% black.

The closest named color is Aztec Temple (#84705B), a difference of 3.2 ΔE, a small difference.

White text is the more readable choice on this background (contrast 5.08:1).

#7C6C55 color codes

HEX	`#7C6C55`
RGB	`rgb(124, 108, 85)`
RGB percent	`rgb(48.6%, 42.4%, 33.3%)`
HSL	`hsl(35, 19%, 41%)`
HSV / HSB	`hsv(35, 31%, 49%)`
CMYK	`cmyk(0%, 13%, 31%, 51%)`
CIE LAB	`lab(46.53, 2.53, 15.21)`
CIE LCH	`lch(46.53, 15.42, 80.54)`
CIE XYZ	`xyz(15.315, 15.667, 10.81)`
Decimal	`8154197`
Short hex	`None (no 3-digit form)`

Color harmonies

Colors that go with #7C6C55, 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 #7C6C55	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	4.13:1	Fail	Fail	Pass
Sample text	5.08:1	Pass	Fail	Pass

#7C6C55 as text on	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	5.08:1	Pass	Fail	Pass
Sample text	4.13:1	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 #7C6C55 looks to people with the most common types of color vision deficiency.

CSS examples

.background { background-color: #7c6c55; }
.text { color: #7c6c55; }
.border { border: 2px solid #7c6c55; }
.transparent { background-color: rgb(124 108 85 / 50%); }
.gradient { background: linear-gradient(to right, #7c6c55, #797c55); }

Background

Text color

Border

Similar colors

Closest common color name: Mocha.

Questions

What color is #7C6C55?: #7C6C55 is a grayish orange, closest to the named color Aztec Temple. It belongs to the brown family of colors.
What is the RGB value of #7C6C55?: The RGB value is 124, 108, 85: 124 red, 108 green and 85 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.
What is the complementary color of #7C6C55?: The complementary color is #55657C, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.
Is black or white text better on #7C6C55?: White text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 4.13:1 and white text 5.08:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.