What color is #7C6D55?

#7C6D55 is a grayish orange, closest to the named color Handmade. It belongs to the brown family of colors.

What is the RGB value of #7C6D55?

The RGB value is 124, 109, 85: 124 red, 109 green and 85 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.

What is the complementary color of #7C6D55?

The complementary color is #55647C, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.

Is black or white text better on #7C6D55?

White text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 4.18:1 and white text 5.03:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.

#7C6D55 color

#7C6D55 rgb(124, 109, 85)

Shades of brown

The hex color #7C6D55 is a grayish orange.

In the RGB color model it is made of 48.6% red, 42.7% green and 33.3% blue (124, 109, 85).

Its hue angle is 37°, with 19% saturation and 41% lightness. For print, the CMYK equivalent is 0% cyan, 12% magenta, 31% yellow and 51% black.

The closest named color is Handmade (#7F735F), a difference of 2.9 ΔE, a small difference.

White text is the more readable choice on this background (contrast 5.03:1).

#7C6D55 color codes

HEX	`#7C6D55`
RGB	`rgb(124, 109, 85)`
RGB percent	`rgb(48.6%, 42.7%, 33.3%)`
HSL	`hsl(37, 19%, 41%)`
HSV / HSB	`hsv(37, 31%, 49%)`
CMYK	`cmyk(0%, 12%, 31%, 51%)`
CIE LAB	`lab(46.82, 1.95, 15.59)`
CIE LCH	`lch(46.82, 15.71, 82.87)`
CIE XYZ	`xyz(15.421, 15.879, 10.845)`
Decimal	`8154453`
Short hex	`None (no 3-digit form)`

Color harmonies

Colors that go with #7C6D55, 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 #7C6D55	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	4.18:1	Fail	Fail	Pass
Sample text	5.03:1	Pass	Fail	Pass

#7C6D55 as text on	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	5.03:1	Pass	Fail	Pass
Sample text	4.18:1	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 #7C6D55 looks to people with the most common types of color vision deficiency.

CSS examples

.background { background-color: #7c6d55; }
.text { color: #7c6d55; }
.border { border: 2px solid #7c6d55; }
.transparent { background-color: rgb(124 109 85 / 50%); }
.gradient { background: linear-gradient(to right, #7c6d55, #787c55); }

Background

Text color

Border

Similar colors

Closest common color name: Warm Gray.

Questions

What color is #7C6D55?: #7C6D55 is a grayish orange, closest to the named color Handmade. It belongs to the brown family of colors.
What is the RGB value of #7C6D55?: The RGB value is 124, 109, 85: 124 red, 109 green and 85 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.
What is the complementary color of #7C6D55?: The complementary color is #55647C, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.
Is black or white text better on #7C6D55?: White text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 4.18:1 and white text 5.03:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.