What color is #7E695E?

#7E695E is a grayish orange, closest to the named color Warrior. It belongs to the gray family of colors.

What is the RGB value of #7E695E?

The RGB value is 126, 105, 94: 126 red, 105 green and 94 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.

What is the complementary color of #7E695E?

The complementary color is #5E737E, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.

Is black or white text better on #7E695E?

White text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 4.07:1 and white text 5.16:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.

#7E695E color

#7E695E rgb(126, 105, 94)

Shades of gray

The hex color #7E695E is a grayish orange.

In the RGB color model it is made of 49.4% red, 41.2% green and 36.9% blue (126, 105, 94).

Its hue angle is 21°, with 15% saturation and 43% lightness. For print, the CMYK equivalent is 0% cyan, 17% magenta, 25% yellow and 51% black.

The closest named color is Warrior (#7D685B), a difference of 1.1 ΔE, which is barely visible.

White text is the more readable choice on this background (contrast 5.16:1).

#7E695E color codes

HEX	`#7E695E`
RGB	`rgb(126, 105, 94)`
RGB percent	`rgb(49.4%, 41.2%, 36.9%)`
HSL	`hsl(21, 15%, 43%)`
HSV / HSB	`hsv(21, 25%, 49%)`
CMYK	`cmyk(0%, 17%, 25%, 51%)`
CIE LAB	`lab(46.11, 6.5, 9.3)`
CIE LCH	`lch(46.11, 11.35, 55.04)`
CIE XYZ	`xyz(15.676, 15.347, 12.724)`
Decimal	`8284510`
Short hex	`None (no 3-digit form)`

Color harmonies

Colors that go with #7E695E, 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 #7E695E	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	4.07:1	Fail	Fail	Pass
Sample text	5.16:1	Pass	Fail	Pass

#7E695E as text on	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	5.16:1	Pass	Fail	Pass
Sample text	4.07:1	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 #7E695E looks to people with the most common types of color vision deficiency.

CSS examples

.background { background-color: #7e695e; }
.text { color: #7e695e; }
.border { border: 2px solid #7e695e; }
.transparent { background-color: rgb(126 105 94 / 50%); }
.gradient { background: linear-gradient(to right, #7e695e, #7e795e); }

Background

Text color

Border

Similar colors

Closest common color name: Mocha.

Questions

What color is #7E695E?: #7E695E is a grayish orange, closest to the named color Warrior. It belongs to the gray family of colors.
What is the RGB value of #7E695E?: The RGB value is 126, 105, 94: 126 red, 105 green and 94 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.
What is the complementary color of #7E695E?: The complementary color is #5E737E, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.
Is black or white text better on #7E695E?: White text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 4.07:1 and white text 5.16:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.