What color is #7E6D63?

#7E6D63 is a grayish orange, closest to the named color Namibia. It belongs to the gray family of colors.

What is the RGB value of #7E6D63?

The RGB value is 126, 109, 99: 126 red, 109 green and 99 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.

What is the complementary color of #7E6D63?

The complementary color is #63747E, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.

Is black or white text better on #7E6D63?

White text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 4.25:1 and white text 4.94:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.

#7E6D63 color

#7E6D63 rgb(126, 109, 99)

Shades of gray

The hex color #7E6D63 is a grayish orange.

In the RGB color model it is made of 49.4% red, 42.7% green and 38.8% blue (126, 109, 99).

Its hue angle is 22°, with 12% saturation and 44% lightness. For print, the CMYK equivalent is 0% cyan, 13% magenta, 21% yellow and 51% black.

The closest named color is Namibia (#7C6D61), a difference of 1.7 ΔE, which is barely visible.

White text is the more readable choice on this background (contrast 4.94:1).

#7E6D63 color codes

HEX	`#7E6D63`
RGB	`rgb(126, 109, 99)`
RGB percent	`rgb(49.4%, 42.7%, 38.8%)`
HSL	`hsl(22, 12%, 44%)`
HSV / HSB	`hsv(22, 21%, 49%)`
CMYK	`cmyk(0%, 13%, 21%, 51%)`
CIE LAB	`lab(47.33, 4.95, 8.05)`
CIE LCH	`lch(47.33, 9.45, 58.41)`
CIE XYZ	`xyz(16.325, 16.274, 14.083)`
Decimal	`8285539`
Short hex	`None (no 3-digit form)`

Color harmonies

Colors that go with #7E6D63, 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 #7E6D63	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	4.25:1	Fail	Fail	Pass
Sample text	4.94:1	Pass	Fail	Pass

#7E6D63 as text on	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	4.94:1	Pass	Fail	Pass
Sample text	4.25:1	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 #7E6D63 looks to people with the most common types of color vision deficiency.

CSS examples

.background { background-color: #7e6d63; }
.text { color: #7e6d63; }
.border { border: 2px solid #7e6d63; }
.transparent { background-color: rgb(126 109 99 / 50%); }
.gradient { background: linear-gradient(to right, #7e6d63, #7e7a63); }

Background

Text color

Border

Similar colors

Closest common color name: Mocha.

Questions

What color is #7E6D63?: #7E6D63 is a grayish orange, closest to the named color Namibia. It belongs to the gray family of colors.
What is the RGB value of #7E6D63?: The RGB value is 126, 109, 99: 126 red, 109 green and 99 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.
What is the complementary color of #7E6D63?: The complementary color is #63747E, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.
Is black or white text better on #7E6D63?: White text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 4.25:1 and white text 4.94:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.