What color is #7E6E68?

#7E6E68 is a grayish orange, closest to the named color Acoustic Brown. It belongs to the gray family of colors.

What is the RGB value of #7E6E68?

The RGB value is 126, 110, 104: 126 red, 110 green and 104 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.

What is the complementary color of #7E6E68?

The complementary color is #68787E, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.

Is black or white text better on #7E6E68?

White text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 4.32:1 and white text 4.86:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.

#7E6E68 color

#7E6E68 rgb(126, 110, 104)

Shades of gray

The hex color #7E6E68 is a grayish orange.

In the RGB color model it is made of 49.4% red, 43.1% green and 40.8% blue (126, 110, 104).

Its hue angle is 16°, with 10% saturation and 45% lightness. For print, the CMYK equivalent is 0% cyan, 13% magenta, 17% yellow and 51% black.

The closest named color is Acoustic Brown (#766B69), a difference of 3.1 ΔE, a small difference.

White text is the more readable choice on this background (contrast 4.86:1).

#7E6E68 color codes

HEX	`#7E6E68`
RGB	`rgb(126, 110, 104)`
RGB percent	`rgb(49.4%, 43.1%, 40.8%)`
HSL	`hsl(16, 10%, 45%)`
HSV / HSB	`hsv(16, 17%, 49%)`
CMYK	`cmyk(0%, 13%, 17%, 51%)`
CIE LAB	`lab(47.74, 5.2, 5.65)`
CIE LCH	`lch(47.74, 7.68, 47.34)`
CIE XYZ	`xyz(16.679, 16.587, 15.417)`
Decimal	`8285800`
Short hex	`None (no 3-digit form)`

Color harmonies

Colors that go with #7E6E68, 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 #7E6E68	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	4.32:1	Fail	Fail	Pass
Sample text	4.86:1	Pass	Fail	Pass

#7E6E68 as text on	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	4.86:1	Pass	Fail	Pass
Sample text	4.32:1	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 #7E6E68 looks to people with the most common types of color vision deficiency.

CSS examples

.background { background-color: #7e6e68; }
.text { color: #7e6e68; }
.border { border: 2px solid #7e6e68; }
.transparent { background-color: rgb(126 110 104 / 50%); }
.gradient { background: linear-gradient(to right, #7e6e68, #7e7968); }

Background

Text color

Border

Similar colors

Closest common color name: Dove Gray.

Questions

What color is #7E6E68?: #7E6E68 is a grayish orange, closest to the named color Acoustic Brown. It belongs to the gray family of colors.
What is the RGB value of #7E6E68?: The RGB value is 126, 110, 104: 126 red, 110 green and 104 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.
What is the complementary color of #7E6E68?: The complementary color is #68787E, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.
Is black or white text better on #7E6E68?: White text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 4.32:1 and white text 4.86:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.