What color is #7E605B?

#7E605B is a grayish red, closest to the named color Wild West. It belongs to the brown family of colors.

What is the RGB value of #7E605B?

The RGB value is 126, 96, 91: 126 red, 96 green and 91 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.

What is the complementary color of #7E605B?

The complementary color is #5B797E, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.

Is black or white text better on #7E605B?

White text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 3.71:1 and white text 5.66:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.

#7E605B color

#7E605B rgb(126, 96, 91)

Shades of brown

The hex color #7E605B is a grayish red.

In the RGB color model it is made of 49.4% red, 37.6% green and 35.7% blue (126, 96, 91).

Its hue angle is 9°, with 16% saturation and 43% lightness. For print, the CMYK equivalent is 0% cyan, 24% magenta, 28% yellow and 51% black.

The closest named color is Wild West (#7E5C52), a difference of 2.8 ΔE, a small difference.

White text is the more readable choice on this background (contrast 5.66:1).

#7E605B color codes

HEX	`#7E605B`
RGB	`rgb(126, 96, 91)`
RGB percent	`rgb(49.4%, 37.6%, 35.7%)`
HSL	`hsl(9, 16%, 43%)`
HSV / HSB	`hsv(9, 28%, 49%)`
CMYK	`cmyk(0%, 24%, 28%, 51%)`
CIE LAB	`lab(43.59, 11.38, 7.55)`
CIE LCH	`lch(43.59, 13.66, 33.58)`
CIE XYZ	`xyz(14.676, 13.557, 11.739)`
Decimal	`8282203`
Short hex	`None (no 3-digit form)`

Color harmonies

Colors that go with #7E605B, 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 #7E605B	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	3.71:1	Fail	Fail	Pass
Sample text	5.66:1	Pass	Fail	Pass

#7E605B as text on	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	5.66:1	Pass	Fail	Pass
Sample text	3.71:1	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 #7E605B looks to people with the most common types of color vision deficiency.

CSS examples

.background { background-color: #7e605b; }
.text { color: #7e605b; }
.border { border: 2px solid #7e605b; }
.transparent { background-color: rgb(126 96 91 / 50%); }
.gradient { background: linear-gradient(to right, #7e605b, #7e725b); }

Background

Text color

Border

Similar colors

Closest common color name: Umber.

Questions

What color is #7E605B?: #7E605B is a grayish red, closest to the named color Wild West. It belongs to the brown family of colors.
What is the RGB value of #7E605B?: The RGB value is 126, 96, 91: 126 red, 96 green and 91 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.
What is the complementary color of #7E605B?: The complementary color is #5B797E, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.
Is black or white text better on #7E605B?: White text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 3.71:1 and white text 5.66:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.