What color is #7E7069?

#7E7069 is a grayish orange, closest to the named color Namibia. It belongs to the gray family of colors.

What is the RGB value of #7E7069?

The RGB value is 126, 112, 105: 126 red, 112 green and 105 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.

What is the complementary color of #7E7069?

The complementary color is #69777E, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.

Is black or white text better on #7E7069?

White text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 4.41:1 and white text 4.76:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.

#7E7069 color

#7E7069 rgb(126, 112, 105)

Shades of gray

The hex color #7E7069 is a grayish orange.

In the RGB color model it is made of 49.4% red, 43.9% green and 41.2% blue (126, 112, 105).

Its hue angle is 20°, with 9% saturation and 45% lightness. For print, the CMYK equivalent is 0% cyan, 11% magenta, 17% yellow and 51% black.

The closest named color is Namibia (#7C6D61), a difference of 2.8 ΔE, a small difference.

White text is the more readable choice on this background (contrast 4.76:1).

#7E7069 color codes

HEX	`#7E7069`
RGB	`rgb(126, 112, 105)`
RGB percent	`rgb(49.4%, 43.9%, 41.2%)`
HSL	`hsl(20, 9%, 45%)`
HSV / HSB	`hsv(20, 17%, 49%)`
CMYK	`cmyk(0%, 11%, 17%, 51%)`
CIE LAB	`lab(48.32, 4.2, 5.88)`
CIE LCH	`lch(48.32, 7.23, 54.45)`
CIE XYZ	`xyz(16.948, 17.044, 15.759)`
Decimal	`8286313`
Short hex	`None (no 3-digit form)`

Color harmonies

Colors that go with #7E7069, 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 #7E7069	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	4.41:1	Fail	Fail	Pass
Sample text	4.76:1	Pass	Fail	Pass

#7E7069 as text on	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	4.76:1	Pass	Fail	Pass
Sample text	4.41:1	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 #7E7069 looks to people with the most common types of color vision deficiency.

CSS examples

.background { background-color: #7e7069; }
.text { color: #7e7069; }
.border { border: 2px solid #7e7069; }
.transparent { background-color: rgb(126 112 105 / 50%); }
.gradient { background: linear-gradient(to right, #7e7069, #7e7b69); }

Background

Text color

Border

Similar colors

Closest common color name: Dove Gray.

Questions

What color is #7E7069?: #7E7069 is a grayish orange, closest to the named color Namibia. It belongs to the gray family of colors.
What is the RGB value of #7E7069?: The RGB value is 126, 112, 105: 126 red, 112 green and 105 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.
What is the complementary color of #7E7069?: The complementary color is #69777E, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.
Is black or white text better on #7E7069?: White text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 4.41:1 and white text 4.76:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.