What color is #7E6859?

#7E6859 is a grayish orange, closest to the named color Warrior. It belongs to the brown family of colors.

What is the RGB value of #7E6859?

The RGB value is 126, 104, 89: 126 red, 104 green and 89 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.

What is the complementary color of #7E6859?

The complementary color is #596F7E, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.

Is black or white text better on #7E6859?

White text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 4.01:1 and white text 5.23:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.

#7E6859 color

#7E6859 rgb(126, 104, 89)

Shades of brown

The hex color #7E6859 is a grayish orange.

In the RGB color model it is made of 49.4% red, 40.8% green and 34.9% blue (126, 104, 89).

Its hue angle is 24°, with 17% saturation and 42% lightness. For print, the CMYK equivalent is 0% cyan, 17% magenta, 29% yellow and 51% black.

The closest named color is Warrior (#7D685B), a difference of 0.9 ΔE, which is barely visible.

White text is the more readable choice on this background (contrast 5.23:1).

#7E6859 color codes

HEX	`#7E6859`
RGB	`rgb(126, 104, 89)`
RGB percent	`rgb(49.4%, 40.8%, 34.9%)`
HSL	`hsl(24, 17%, 42%)`
HSV / HSB	`hsv(24, 29%, 49%)`
CMYK	`cmyk(0%, 17%, 29%, 51%)`
CIE LAB	`lab(45.71, 6.33, 11.74)`
CIE LCH	`lch(45.71, 13.33, 61.67)`
CIE XYZ	`xyz(15.358, 15.058, 11.547)`
Decimal	`8284249`
Short hex	`None (no 3-digit form)`

Color harmonies

Colors that go with #7E6859, 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 #7E6859	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	4.01:1	Fail	Fail	Pass
Sample text	5.23:1	Pass	Fail	Pass

#7E6859 as text on	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	5.23:1	Pass	Fail	Pass
Sample text	4.01:1	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 #7E6859 looks to people with the most common types of color vision deficiency.

CSS examples

.background { background-color: #7e6859; }
.text { color: #7e6859; }
.border { border: 2px solid #7e6859; }
.transparent { background-color: rgb(126 104 89 / 50%); }
.gradient { background: linear-gradient(to right, #7e6859, #7e7a59); }

Background

Text color

Border

Similar colors

Closest common color name: Mocha.

Questions

What color is #7E6859?: #7E6859 is a grayish orange, closest to the named color Warrior. It belongs to the brown family of colors.
What is the RGB value of #7E6859?: The RGB value is 126, 104, 89: 126 red, 104 green and 89 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.
What is the complementary color of #7E6859?: The complementary color is #596F7E, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.
Is black or white text better on #7E6859?: White text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 4.01:1 and white text 5.23:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.