What color is #7E7365?

#7E7365 is a grayish orange, closest to the named color Bat Wing. It belongs to the gray family of colors.

What is the RGB value of #7E7365?

The RGB value is 126, 115, 101: 126 red, 115 green and 101 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.

What is the complementary color of #7E7365?

The complementary color is #65707E, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.

Is black or white text better on #7E7365?

White text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 4.53:1 and white text 4.64:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.

#7E7365 color

#7E7365 rgb(126, 115, 101)

Shades of gray

The hex color #7E7365 is a grayish orange.

In the RGB color model it is made of 49.4% red, 45.1% green and 39.6% blue (126, 115, 101).

Its hue angle is 34°, with 11% saturation and 45% lightness. For print, the CMYK equivalent is 0% cyan, 9% magenta, 20% yellow and 51% black.

The closest named color is Bat Wing (#7E7466), a difference of 0.6 ΔE, which is barely visible.

White text is the more readable choice on this background (contrast 4.64:1).

#7E7365 color codes

HEX	`#7E7365`
RGB	`rgb(126, 115, 101)`
RGB percent	`rgb(49.4%, 45.1%, 39.6%)`
HSL	`hsl(34, 11%, 45%)`
HSV / HSB	`hsv(34, 20%, 49%)`
CMYK	`cmyk(0%, 9%, 20%, 51%)`
CIE LAB	`lab(49.05, 1.77, 9.3)`
CIE LCH	`lch(49.05, 9.46, 79.19)`
CIE XYZ	`xyz(17.084, 17.637, 14.814)`
Decimal	`8287077`
Short hex	`None (no 3-digit form)`

Color harmonies

Colors that go with #7E7365, 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 #7E7365	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	4.53:1	Pass	Fail	Pass
Sample text	4.64:1	Pass	Fail	Pass

#7E7365 as text on	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	4.64:1	Pass	Fail	Pass
Sample text	4.53:1	Pass	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 #7E7365 looks to people with the most common types of color vision deficiency.

CSS examples

.background { background-color: #7e7365; }
.text { color: #7e7365; }
.border { border: 2px solid #7e7365; }
.transparent { background-color: rgb(126 115 101 / 50%); }
.gradient { background: linear-gradient(to right, #7e7365, #7c7e65); }

Background

Text color

Border

Similar colors

Closest common color name: Dove Gray.

Questions

What color is #7E7365?: #7E7365 is a grayish orange, closest to the named color Bat Wing. It belongs to the gray family of colors.
What is the RGB value of #7E7365?: The RGB value is 126, 115, 101: 126 red, 115 green and 101 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.
What is the complementary color of #7E7365?: The complementary color is #65707E, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.
Is black or white text better on #7E7365?: White text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 4.53:1 and white text 4.64:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.