What color is #7E6663?

#7E6663 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 #7E6663?

The RGB value is 126, 102, 99: 126 red, 102 green and 99 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.

What is the complementary color of #7E6663?

The complementary color is #637B7E, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.

Is black or white text better on #7E6663?

White text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 3.97:1 and white text 5.29:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.

#7E6663 color

#7E6663 rgb(126, 102, 99)

Shades of gray

The hex color #7E6663 is a grayish red.

In the RGB color model it is made of 49.4% red, 40% green and 38.8% blue (126, 102, 99).

Its hue angle is 7°, with 12% saturation and 44% lightness. For print, the CMYK equivalent is 0% cyan, 19% magenta, 21% yellow and 51% black.

The closest named color is Ranch House (#7B645A), a difference of 3.9 ΔE, a small difference.

White text is the more readable choice on this background (contrast 5.29:1).

#7E6663 color codes

HEX	`#7E6663`
RGB	`rgb(126, 102, 99)`
RGB percent	`rgb(49.4%, 40%, 38.8%)`
HSL	`hsl(7, 12%, 44%)`
HSV / HSB	`hsv(7, 21%, 49%)`
CMYK	`cmyk(0%, 19%, 21%, 51%)`
CIE LAB	`lab(45.41, 9.09, 5.32)`
CIE LCH	`lch(45.41, 10.53, 30.33)`
CIE XYZ	`xyz(15.608, 14.84, 13.844)`
Decimal	`8283747`
Short hex	`None (no 3-digit form)`

Color harmonies

Colors that go with #7E6663, 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 #7E6663	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	3.97:1	Fail	Fail	Pass
Sample text	5.29:1	Pass	Fail	Pass

#7E6663 as text on	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	5.29:1	Pass	Fail	Pass
Sample text	3.97:1	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 #7E6663 looks to people with the most common types of color vision deficiency.

CSS examples

.background { background-color: #7e6663; }
.text { color: #7e6663; }
.border { border: 2px solid #7e6663; }
.transparent { background-color: rgb(126 102 99 / 50%); }
.gradient { background: linear-gradient(to right, #7e6663, #7e7463); }

Background

Text color

Border

Similar colors

Closest common color name: Umber.

Questions

What color is #7E6663?: #7E6663 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 #7E6663?: The RGB value is 126, 102, 99: 126 red, 102 green and 99 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.
What is the complementary color of #7E6663?: The complementary color is #637B7E, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.
Is black or white text better on #7E6663?: White text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 3.97:1 and white text 5.29:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.