What color is #7D6B4B?

#7D6B4B is a grayish orange, closest to the named color Lizard. It belongs to the brown family of colors.

What is the RGB value of #7D6B4B?

The RGB value is 125, 107, 75: 125 red, 107 green and 75 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.

What is the complementary color of #7D6B4B?

The complementary color is #4B5D7D, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.

Is black or white text better on #7D6B4B?

White text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 4.08:1 and white text 5.15:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.

#7D6B4B color

#7D6B4B rgb(125, 107, 75)

Shades of brown

The hex color #7D6B4B is a grayish orange.

In the RGB color model it is made of 49% red, 42% green and 29.4% blue (125, 107, 75).

Its hue angle is 38°, with 25% saturation and 39% lightness. For print, the CMYK equivalent is 0% cyan, 14% magenta, 40% yellow and 51% black.

The closest named color is Lizard (#7B6943), a difference of 2.1 ΔE, a small difference.

White text is the more readable choice on this background (contrast 5.15:1).

#7D6B4B color codes

HEX	`#7D6B4B`
RGB	`rgb(125, 107, 75)`
RGB percent	`rgb(49%, 42%, 29.4%)`
HSL	`hsl(38, 25%, 39%)`
HSV / HSB	`hsv(38, 40%, 49%)`
CMYK	`cmyk(0%, 14%, 40%, 51%)`
CIE LAB	`lab(46.16, 2.2, 20.58)`
CIE LCH	`lch(46.16, 20.7, 83.89)`
CIE XYZ	`xyz(14.986, 15.384, 8.835)`
Decimal	`8219467`
Short hex	`None (no 3-digit form)`

Color harmonies

Colors that go with #7D6B4B, 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 #7D6B4B	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	4.08:1	Fail	Fail	Pass
Sample text	5.15:1	Pass	Fail	Pass

#7D6B4B as text on	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	5.15:1	Pass	Fail	Pass
Sample text	4.08:1	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 #7D6B4B looks to people with the most common types of color vision deficiency.

CSS examples

.background { background-color: #7d6b4b; }
.text { color: #7d6b4b; }
.border { border: 2px solid #7d6b4b; }
.transparent { background-color: rgb(125 107 75 / 50%); }
.gradient { background: linear-gradient(to right, #7d6b4b, #767d4b); }

Background

Text color

Border

Similar colors

Closest common color name: Warm Gray.

Questions

What color is #7D6B4B?: #7D6B4B is a grayish orange, closest to the named color Lizard. It belongs to the brown family of colors.
What is the RGB value of #7D6B4B?: The RGB value is 125, 107, 75: 125 red, 107 green and 75 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.
What is the complementary color of #7D6B4B?: The complementary color is #4B5D7D, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.
Is black or white text better on #7D6B4B?: White text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 4.08:1 and white text 5.15:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.