What color is #7D6762?

#7D6762 is a grayish red, closest to the named color Ranch House. It belongs to the gray family of colors.

What is the RGB value of #7D6762?

The RGB value is 125, 103, 98: 125 red, 103 green and 98 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.

What is the complementary color of #7D6762?

The complementary color is #62787D, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.

Is black or white text better on #7D6762?

White text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 3.99:1 and white text 5.27:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.

#7D6762 color

#7D6762 rgb(125, 103, 98)

Shades of gray

The hex color #7D6762 is a grayish red.

In the RGB color model it is made of 49% red, 40.4% green and 38.4% blue (125, 103, 98).

Its hue angle is 11°, with 12% saturation and 44% lightness. For print, the CMYK equivalent is 0% cyan, 18% magenta, 22% yellow and 51% black.

The closest named color is Ranch House (#7B645A), a difference of 2.8 ΔE, a small difference.

White text is the more readable choice on this background (contrast 5.27:1).

#7D6762 color codes

HEX	`#7D6762`
RGB	`rgb(125, 103, 98)`
RGB percent	`rgb(49%, 40.4%, 38.4%)`
HSL	`hsl(11, 12%, 44%)`
HSV / HSB	`hsv(11, 22%, 49%)`
CMYK	`cmyk(0%, 18%, 22%, 51%)`
CIE LAB	`lab(45.56, 7.92, 6.11)`
CIE LCH	`lch(45.56, 10, 37.65)`
CIE XYZ	`xyz(15.512, 14.943, 13.62)`
Decimal	`8218466`
Short hex	`None (no 3-digit form)`

Color harmonies

Colors that go with #7D6762, 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 #7D6762	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	3.99:1	Fail	Fail	Pass
Sample text	5.27:1	Pass	Fail	Pass

#7D6762 as text on	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	5.27:1	Pass	Fail	Pass
Sample text	3.99:1	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 #7D6762 looks to people with the most common types of color vision deficiency.

CSS examples

.background { background-color: #7d6762; }
.text { color: #7d6762; }
.border { border: 2px solid #7d6762; }
.transparent { background-color: rgb(125 103 98 / 50%); }
.gradient { background: linear-gradient(to right, #7d6762, #7d7462); }

Background

Text color

Border

Similar colors

Closest common color name: Mocha.

Questions

What color is #7D6762?: #7D6762 is a grayish red, closest to the named color Ranch House. It belongs to the gray family of colors.
What is the RGB value of #7D6762?: The RGB value is 125, 103, 98: 125 red, 103 green and 98 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.
What is the complementary color of #7D6762?: The complementary color is #62787D, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.
Is black or white text better on #7D6762?: White text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 3.99:1 and white text 5.27:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.