What color is #7E635A?

#7E635A is a grayish red, closest to the named color Ranch House. It belongs to the brown family of colors.

What is the RGB value of #7E635A?

The RGB value is 126, 99, 90: 126 red, 99 green and 90 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.

What is the complementary color of #7E635A?

The complementary color is #5A757E, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.

Is black or white text better on #7E635A?

White text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 3.82:1 and white text 5.5:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.

#7E635A color

#7E635A rgb(126, 99, 90)

Shades of brown

The hex color #7E635A is a grayish red.

In the RGB color model it is made of 49.4% red, 38.8% green and 35.3% blue (126, 99, 90).

Its hue angle is 15°, with 17% saturation and 42% lightness. For print, the CMYK equivalent is 0% cyan, 21% magenta, 29% yellow and 51% black.

The closest named color is Ranch House (#7B645A), a difference of 1.9 ΔE, which is barely visible.

White text is the more readable choice on this background (contrast 5.5:1).

#7E635A color codes

HEX	`#7E635A`
RGB	`rgb(126, 99, 90)`
RGB percent	`rgb(49.4%, 38.8%, 35.3%)`
HSL	`hsl(15, 17%, 42%)`
HSV / HSB	`hsv(15, 29%, 49%)`
CMYK	`cmyk(0%, 21%, 29%, 51%)`
CIE LAB	`lab(44.37, 9.44, 9.26)`
CIE LCH	`lch(44.37, 13.23, 44.45)`
CIE XYZ	`xyz(14.912, 14.098, 11.607)`
Decimal	`8282970`
Short hex	`None (no 3-digit form)`

Color harmonies

Colors that go with #7E635A, 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 #7E635A	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	3.82:1	Fail	Fail	Pass
Sample text	5.5:1	Pass	Fail	Pass

#7E635A as text on	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	5.5:1	Pass	Fail	Pass
Sample text	3.82:1	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 #7E635A looks to people with the most common types of color vision deficiency.

CSS examples

.background { background-color: #7e635a; }
.text { color: #7e635a; }
.border { border: 2px solid #7e635a; }
.transparent { background-color: rgb(126 99 90 / 50%); }
.gradient { background: linear-gradient(to right, #7e635a, #7e755a); }

Background

Text color

Border

Similar colors

Closest common color name: Umber.

Questions

What color is #7E635A?: #7E635A is a grayish red, closest to the named color Ranch House. It belongs to the brown family of colors.
What is the RGB value of #7E635A?: The RGB value is 126, 99, 90: 126 red, 99 green and 90 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.
What is the complementary color of #7E635A?: The complementary color is #5A757E, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.
Is black or white text better on #7E635A?: White text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 3.82:1 and white text 5.5:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.