What color is #7E6B5D?

#7E6B5D is a grayish orange, closest to the named color Caribou. It belongs to the gray family of colors.

What is the RGB value of #7E6B5D?

The RGB value is 126, 107, 93: 126 red, 107 green and 93 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.

What is the complementary color of #7E6B5D?

The complementary color is #5D707E, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.

Is black or white text better on #7E6B5D?

White text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 4.15:1 and white text 5.06:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.

#7E6B5D color

#7E6B5D rgb(126, 107, 93)

Shades of gray

The hex color #7E6B5D is a grayish orange.

In the RGB color model it is made of 49.4% red, 42% green and 36.5% blue (126, 107, 93).

Its hue angle is 25°, with 15% saturation and 43% lightness. For print, the CMYK equivalent is 0% cyan, 15% magenta, 26% yellow and 51% black.

The closest named color is Caribou (#816C5E), a difference of 1.1 ΔE, which is barely visible.

White text is the more readable choice on this background (contrast 5.06:1).

#7E6B5D color codes

HEX	`#7E6B5D`
RGB	`rgb(126, 107, 93)`
RGB percent	`rgb(49.4%, 42%, 36.5%)`
HSL	`hsl(25, 15%, 43%)`
HSV / HSB	`hsv(25, 26%, 49%)`
CMYK	`cmyk(0%, 15%, 26%, 51%)`
CIE LAB	`lab(46.63, 5.17, 10.64)`
CIE LCH	`lch(46.63, 11.83, 64.09)`
CIE XYZ	`xyz(15.838, 15.742, 12.558)`
Decimal	`8285021`
Short hex	`None (no 3-digit form)`

Color harmonies

Colors that go with #7E6B5D, 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 #7E6B5D	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	4.15:1	Fail	Fail	Pass
Sample text	5.06:1	Pass	Fail	Pass

#7E6B5D as text on	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	5.06:1	Pass	Fail	Pass
Sample text	4.15:1	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 #7E6B5D looks to people with the most common types of color vision deficiency.

CSS examples

.background { background-color: #7e6b5d; }
.text { color: #7e6b5d; }
.border { border: 2px solid #7e6b5d; }
.transparent { background-color: rgb(126 107 93 / 50%); }
.gradient { background: linear-gradient(to right, #7e6b5d, #7e7c5d); }

Background

Text color

Border

Similar colors

Closest common color name: Mocha.

Questions

What color is #7E6B5D?: #7E6B5D is a grayish orange, closest to the named color Caribou. It belongs to the gray family of colors.
What is the RGB value of #7E6B5D?: The RGB value is 126, 107, 93: 126 red, 107 green and 93 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.
What is the complementary color of #7E6B5D?: The complementary color is #5D707E, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.
Is black or white text better on #7E6B5D?: White text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 4.15:1 and white text 5.06:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.