What color is #7C7364?

#7C7364 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 #7C7364?

The RGB value is 124, 115, 100: 124 red, 115 green and 100 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.

What is the complementary color of #7C7364?

The complementary color is #646D7C, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.

Is black or white text better on #7C7364?

White text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 4.49:1 and white text 4.67:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.

#7C7364 color

#7C7364 rgb(124, 115, 100)

Shades of gray

The hex color #7C7364 is a grayish orange.

In the RGB color model it is made of 48.6% red, 45.1% green and 39.2% blue (124, 115, 100).

Its hue angle is 38°, with 11% saturation and 44% lightness. For print, the CMYK equivalent is 0% cyan, 7% magenta, 19% yellow and 51% black.

The closest named color is Bat Wing (#7E7466), a difference of 1 ΔE, which is barely visible.

White text is the more readable choice on this background (contrast 4.67:1).

#7C7364 color codes

HEX	`#7C7364`
RGB	`rgb(124, 115, 100)`
RGB percent	`rgb(48.6%, 45.1%, 39.2%)`
HSL	`hsl(38, 11%, 44%)`
HSV / HSB	`hsv(38, 19%, 49%)`
CMYK	`cmyk(0%, 7%, 19%, 51%)`
CIE LAB	`lab(48.84, 0.79, 9.56)`
CIE LCH	`lch(48.84, 9.6, 85.28)`
CIE XYZ	`xyz(16.743, 17.467, 14.544)`
Decimal	`8156004`
Short hex	`None (no 3-digit form)`

Color harmonies

Colors that go with #7C7364, 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 #7C7364	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	4.49:1	Fail	Fail	Pass
Sample text	4.67:1	Pass	Fail	Pass

#7C7364 as text on	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	4.67:1	Pass	Fail	Pass
Sample text	4.49:1	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 #7C7364 looks to people with the most common types of color vision deficiency.

CSS examples

.background { background-color: #7c7364; }
.text { color: #7c7364; }
.border { border: 2px solid #7c7364; }
.transparent { background-color: rgb(124 115 100 / 50%); }
.gradient { background: linear-gradient(to right, #7c7364, #797c64); }

Background

Text color

Border

Similar colors

Closest common color name: Warm Gray.

Questions

What color is #7C7364?: #7C7364 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 #7C7364?: The RGB value is 124, 115, 100: 124 red, 115 green and 100 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.
What is the complementary color of #7C7364?: The complementary color is #646D7C, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.
Is black or white text better on #7C7364?: White text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 4.49:1 and white text 4.67:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.