What color is #7C715E?

#7C715E is a grayish orange, closest to the named color Handmade. It belongs to the gray family of colors.

What is the RGB value of #7C715E?

The RGB value is 124, 113, 94: 124 red, 113 green and 94 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.

What is the complementary color of #7C715E?

The complementary color is #5E697C, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.

Is black or white text better on #7C715E?

White text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 4.38:1 and white text 4.79:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.

#7C715E color

#7C715E rgb(124, 113, 94)

Shades of gray

The hex color #7C715E is a grayish orange.

In the RGB color model it is made of 48.6% red, 44.3% green and 36.9% blue (124, 113, 94).

Its hue angle is 38°, with 14% saturation and 43% lightness. For print, the CMYK equivalent is 0% cyan, 9% magenta, 24% yellow and 51% black.

The closest named color is Handmade (#7F735F), a difference of 1 ΔE, which is barely visible.

White text is the more readable choice on this background (contrast 4.79:1).

#7C715E color codes

HEX	`#7C715E`
RGB	`rgb(124, 113, 94)`
RGB percent	`rgb(48.6%, 44.3%, 36.9%)`
HSL	`hsl(38, 14%, 43%)`
HSV / HSB	`hsv(38, 24%, 49%)`
CMYK	`cmyk(0%, 9%, 24%, 51%)`
CIE LAB	`lab(48.14, 0.98, 12.11)`
CIE LCH	`lch(48.14, 12.15, 85.39)`
CIE XYZ	`xyz(16.238, 16.904, 12.995)`
Decimal	`8155486`
Short hex	`None (no 3-digit form)`

Color harmonies

Colors that go with #7C715E, 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 #7C715E	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	4.38:1	Fail	Fail	Pass
Sample text	4.79:1	Pass	Fail	Pass

#7C715E as text on	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	4.79:1	Pass	Fail	Pass
Sample text	4.38:1	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 #7C715E looks to people with the most common types of color vision deficiency.

CSS examples

.background { background-color: #7c715e; }
.text { color: #7c715e; }
.border { border: 2px solid #7c715e; }
.transparent { background-color: rgb(124 113 94 / 50%); }
.gradient { background: linear-gradient(to right, #7c715e, #787c5e); }

Background

Text color

Border

Similar colors

Closest common color name: Warm Gray.

Questions

What color is #7C715E?: #7C715E is a grayish orange, closest to the named color Handmade. It belongs to the gray family of colors.
What is the RGB value of #7C715E?: The RGB value is 124, 113, 94: 124 red, 113 green and 94 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.
What is the complementary color of #7C715E?: The complementary color is #5E697C, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.
Is black or white text better on #7C715E?: White text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 4.38:1 and white text 4.79:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.