What color is #7D6462?

#7D6462 is a grayish red, closest to the named color Reading Tea Leaves. It belongs to the gray family of colors.

What is the RGB value of #7D6462?

The RGB value is 125, 100, 98: 125 red, 100 green and 98 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.

What is the complementary color of #7D6462?

The complementary color is #627B7D, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.

Is black or white text better on #7D6462?

White text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 3.87:1 and white text 5.42:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.

#7D6462 color

#7D6462 rgb(125, 100, 98)

Shades of gray

The hex color #7D6462 is a grayish red.

In the RGB color model it is made of 49% red, 39.2% green and 38.4% blue (125, 100, 98).

Its hue angle is 4°, with 12% saturation and 44% lightness. For print, the CMYK equivalent is 0% cyan, 20% magenta, 22% yellow and 51% black.

The closest named color is Reading Tea Leaves (#7D5D5E), a difference of 3.6 ΔE, a small difference.

White text is the more readable choice on this background (contrast 5.42:1).

#7D6462 color codes

HEX	`#7D6462`
RGB	`rgb(125, 100, 98)`
RGB percent	`rgb(49%, 39.2%, 38.4%)`
HSL	`hsl(4, 12%, 44%)`
HSV / HSB	`hsv(4, 22%, 49%)`
CMYK	`cmyk(0%, 20%, 22%, 51%)`
CIE LAB	`lab(44.74, 9.7, 4.94)`
CIE LCH	`lch(44.74, 10.89, 26.99)`
CIE XYZ	`xyz(15.219, 14.357, 13.522)`
Decimal	`8217698`
Short hex	`None (no 3-digit form)`

Color harmonies

Colors that go with #7D6462, 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 #7D6462	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	3.87:1	Fail	Fail	Pass
Sample text	5.42:1	Pass	Fail	Pass

#7D6462 as text on	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	5.42:1	Pass	Fail	Pass
Sample text	3.87:1	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 #7D6462 looks to people with the most common types of color vision deficiency.

CSS examples

.background { background-color: #7d6462; }
.text { color: #7d6462; }
.border { border: 2px solid #7d6462; }
.transparent { background-color: rgb(125 100 98 / 50%); }
.gradient { background: linear-gradient(to right, #7d6462, #7d7262); }

Background

Text color

Border

Similar colors

Closest common color name: Umber.

Questions

What color is #7D6462?: #7D6462 is a grayish red, closest to the named color Reading Tea Leaves. It belongs to the gray family of colors.
What is the RGB value of #7D6462?: The RGB value is 125, 100, 98: 125 red, 100 green and 98 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.
What is the complementary color of #7D6462?: The complementary color is #627B7D, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.
Is black or white text better on #7D6462?: White text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 3.87:1 and white text 5.42:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.