What color is #7C7563?

#7C7563 is a grayish orange, closest to the named color Handmade. It belongs to the gray family of colors.

What is the RGB value of #7C7563?

The RGB value is 124, 117, 99: 124 red, 117 green and 99 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.

What is the complementary color of #7C7563?

The complementary color is #636A7C, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.

Is black or white text better on #7C7563?

White text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 4.58:1 and white text 4.58:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.

#7C7563 color

#7C7563 rgb(124, 117, 99)

Shades of gray

The hex color #7C7563 is a grayish orange.

In the RGB color model it is made of 48.6% red, 45.9% green and 38.8% blue (124, 117, 99).

Its hue angle is 43°, with 11% saturation and 44% lightness. For print, the CMYK equivalent is 0% cyan, 6% magenta, 20% yellow and 51% black.

The closest named color is Handmade (#7F735F), a difference of 2.6 ΔE, a small difference.

White text is the more readable choice on this background (contrast 4.58:1).

#7C7563 color codes

HEX	`#7C7563`
RGB	`rgb(124, 117, 99)`
RGB percent	`rgb(48.6%, 45.9%, 38.8%)`
HSL	`hsl(43, 11%, 44%)`
HSV / HSB	`hsv(43, 20%, 49%)`
CMYK	`cmyk(0%, 6%, 20%, 51%)`
CIE LAB	`lab(49.39, -0.53, 10.91)`
CIE LCH	`lch(49.39, 10.93, 92.79)`
CIE XYZ	`xyz(16.926, 17.909, 14.367)`
Decimal	`8156515`
Short hex	`None (no 3-digit form)`

Color harmonies

Colors that go with #7C7563, 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 #7C7563	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	4.58:1	Pass	Fail	Pass
Sample text	4.58:1	Pass	Fail	Pass

#7C7563 as text on	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	4.58:1	Pass	Fail	Pass
Sample text	4.58:1	Pass	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 #7C7563 looks to people with the most common types of color vision deficiency.

CSS examples

.background { background-color: #7c7563; }
.text { color: #7c7563; }
.border { border: 2px solid #7c7563; }
.transparent { background-color: rgb(124 117 99 / 50%); }
.gradient { background: linear-gradient(to right, #7c7563, #777c63); }

Background

Text color

Border

Similar colors

Closest common color name: Warm Gray.

Questions

What color is #7C7563?: #7C7563 is a grayish orange, closest to the named color Handmade. It belongs to the gray family of colors.
What is the RGB value of #7C7563?: The RGB value is 124, 117, 99: 124 red, 117 green and 99 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.
What is the complementary color of #7C7563?: The complementary color is #636A7C, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.
Is black or white text better on #7C7563?: White text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 4.58:1 and white text 4.58:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.