What color is #7D6969?

#7D6969 is a grayish red, closest to the named color Acoustic Brown. It belongs to the gray family of colors.

What is the RGB value of #7D6969?

The RGB value is 125, 105, 105: 125 red, 105 green and 105 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.

What is the complementary color of #7D6969?

The complementary color is #697D7D, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.

Is black or white text better on #7D6969?

White text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 4.1:1 and white text 5.13:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.

#7D6969 color

#7D6969 rgb(125, 105, 105)

Shades of gray

The hex color #7D6969 is a grayish red.

In the RGB color model it is made of 49% red, 41.2% green and 41.2% blue (125, 105, 105).

Its hue angle is 0°, with 9% saturation and 45% lightness. For print, the CMYK equivalent is 0% cyan, 16% magenta, 16% yellow and 51% black.

The closest named color is Acoustic Brown (#766B69), a difference of 4.3 ΔE, a small difference.

White text is the more readable choice on this background (contrast 5.13:1).

#7D6969 color codes

HEX	`#7D6969`
RGB	`rgb(125, 105, 105)`
RGB percent	`rgb(49%, 41.2%, 41.2%)`
HSL	`hsl(0, 9%, 45%)`
HSV / HSB	`hsv(0, 16%, 49%)`
CMYK	`cmyk(0%, 16%, 16%, 51%)`
CIE LAB	`lab(46.29, 7.93, 2.96)`
CIE LCH	`lch(46.29, 8.46, 20.46)`
CIE XYZ	`xyz(16.059, 15.484, 15.505)`
Decimal	`8218985`
Short hex	`None (no 3-digit form)`

Color harmonies

Colors that go with #7D6969, 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 #7D6969	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	4.1:1	Fail	Fail	Pass
Sample text	5.13:1	Pass	Fail	Pass

#7D6969 as text on	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	5.13:1	Pass	Fail	Pass
Sample text	4.1:1	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 #7D6969 looks to people with the most common types of color vision deficiency.

CSS examples

.background { background-color: #7d6969; }
.text { color: #7d6969; }
.border { border: 2px solid #7d6969; }
.transparent { background-color: rgb(125 105 105 / 50%); }
.gradient { background: linear-gradient(to right, #7d6969, #7d7369); }

Background

Text color

Border

Similar colors

Closest common color name: Dove Gray.

Questions

What color is #7D6969?: #7D6969 is a grayish red, closest to the named color Acoustic Brown. It belongs to the gray family of colors.
What is the RGB value of #7D6969?: The RGB value is 125, 105, 105: 125 red, 105 green and 105 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.
What is the complementary color of #7D6969?: The complementary color is #697D7D, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.
Is black or white text better on #7D6969?: White text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 4.1:1 and white text 5.13:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.