What color is #7C7162?

#7C7162 is a grayish orange, closest to the named color Bat Wing. It belongs to the gray family of colors.

What is the RGB value of #7C7162?

The RGB value is 124, 113, 98: 124 red, 113 green and 98 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.

What is the complementary color of #7C7162?

The complementary color is #626D7C, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.

Is black or white text better on #7C7162?

White text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 4.4:1 and white text 4.78:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.

#7C7162 color

#7C7162 rgb(124, 113, 98)

Shades of gray

The hex color #7C7162 is a grayish orange.

In the RGB color model it is made of 48.6% red, 44.3% green and 38.4% blue (124, 113, 98).

Its hue angle is 35°, with 12% saturation and 44% lightness. For print, the CMYK equivalent is 0% cyan, 9% magenta, 21% yellow and 51% black.

The closest named color is Bat Wing (#7E7466), a difference of 1.3 ΔE, which is barely visible.

White text is the more readable choice on this background (contrast 4.78:1).

#7C7162 color codes

HEX	`#7C7162`
RGB	`rgb(124, 113, 98)`
RGB percent	`rgb(48.6%, 44.3%, 38.4%)`
HSL	`hsl(35, 12%, 44%)`
HSV / HSB	`hsv(35, 21%, 49%)`
CMYK	`cmyk(0%, 9%, 21%, 51%)`
CIE LAB	`lab(48.23, 1.62, 9.88)`
CIE LCH	`lch(48.23, 10.02, 80.68)`
CIE XYZ	`xyz(16.422, 16.978, 13.965)`
Decimal	`8155490`
Short hex	`None (no 3-digit form)`

Color harmonies

Colors that go with #7C7162, 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 #7C7162	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	4.4:1	Fail	Fail	Pass
Sample text	4.78:1	Pass	Fail	Pass

#7C7162 as text on	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	4.78:1	Pass	Fail	Pass
Sample text	4.4:1	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 #7C7162 looks to people with the most common types of color vision deficiency.

CSS examples

.background { background-color: #7c7162; }
.text { color: #7c7162; }
.border { border: 2px solid #7c7162; }
.transparent { background-color: rgb(124 113 98 / 50%); }
.gradient { background: linear-gradient(to right, #7c7162, #7a7c62); }

Background

Text color

Border

Similar colors

Closest common color name: Dove Gray.

Questions

What color is #7C7162?: #7C7162 is a grayish orange, closest to the named color Bat Wing. It belongs to the gray family of colors.
What is the RGB value of #7C7162?: The RGB value is 124, 113, 98: 124 red, 113 green and 98 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.
What is the complementary color of #7C7162?: The complementary color is #626D7C, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.
Is black or white text better on #7C7162?: White text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 4.4:1 and white text 4.78:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.