What color is #7E6A6A?

#7E6A6A is a grayish red, closest to the named color Acoustic Brown. It belongs to the gray family of colors.

What is the RGB value of #7E6A6A?

The RGB value is 126, 106, 106: 126 red, 106 green and 106 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.

What is the complementary color of #7E6A6A?

The complementary color is #6A7E7E, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.

Is black or white text better on #7E6A6A?

White text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 4.16:1 and white text 5.05:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.

#7E6A6A color

#7E6A6A rgb(126, 106, 106)

Shades of gray

The hex color #7E6A6A is a grayish red.

In the RGB color model it is made of 49.4% red, 41.6% green and 41.6% blue (126, 106, 106).

Its hue angle is 0°, with 9% saturation and 45% lightness. For print, the CMYK equivalent is 0% cyan, 16% magenta, 16% yellow and 51% black.

The closest named color is Acoustic Brown (#766B69), a difference of 4.3 ΔE, a small difference.

White text is the more readable choice on this background (contrast 5.05:1).

#7E6A6A color codes

HEX	`#7E6A6A`
RGB	`rgb(126, 106, 106)`
RGB percent	`rgb(49.4%, 41.6%, 41.6%)`
HSL	`hsl(0, 9%, 45%)`
HSV / HSB	`hsv(0, 16%, 49%)`
CMYK	`cmyk(0%, 16%, 16%, 51%)`
CIE LAB	`lab(46.69, 7.91, 2.95)`
CIE LCH	`lch(46.69, 8.44, 20.45)`
CIE XYZ	`xyz(16.36, 15.785, 15.818)`
Decimal	`8284778`
Short hex	`None (no 3-digit form)`

Color harmonies

Colors that go with #7E6A6A, 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 #7E6A6A	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	4.16:1	Fail	Fail	Pass
Sample text	5.05:1	Pass	Fail	Pass

#7E6A6A as text on	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	5.05:1	Pass	Fail	Pass
Sample text	4.16:1	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 #7E6A6A looks to people with the most common types of color vision deficiency.

CSS examples

.background { background-color: #7e6a6a; }
.text { color: #7e6a6a; }
.border { border: 2px solid #7e6a6a; }
.transparent { background-color: rgb(126 106 106 / 50%); }
.gradient { background: linear-gradient(to right, #7e6a6a, #7e746a); }

Background

Text color

Border

Similar colors

Closest common color name: Dove Gray.

Questions

What color is #7E6A6A?: #7E6A6A is a grayish red, closest to the named color Acoustic Brown. It belongs to the gray family of colors.
What is the RGB value of #7E6A6A?: The RGB value is 126, 106, 106: 126 red, 106 green and 106 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.
What is the complementary color of #7E6A6A?: The complementary color is #6A7E7E, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.
Is black or white text better on #7E6A6A?: White text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 4.16:1 and white text 5.05:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.