What color is #7F6061?

#7F6061 is a grayish red, closest to the named color Reading Tea Leaves. It belongs to the red family of colors.

What is the RGB value of #7F6061?

The RGB value is 127, 96, 97: 127 red, 96 green and 97 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.

What is the complementary color of #7F6061?

The complementary color is #607F7E, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.

Is black or white text better on #7F6061?

White text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 3.75:1 and white text 5.6:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.

#7F6061 color

#7F6061 rgb(127, 96, 97)

Shades of red

The hex color #7F6061 is a grayish red.

In the RGB color model it is made of 49.8% red, 37.6% green and 38% blue (127, 96, 97).

Its hue angle is 358°, with 14% saturation and 44% lightness. For print, the CMYK equivalent is 0% cyan, 24% magenta, 24% yellow and 50% black.

The closest named color is Reading Tea Leaves (#7D5D5E), a difference of 1.1 ΔE, which is barely visible.

White text is the more readable choice on this background (contrast 5.6:1).

#7F6061 color codes

HEX	`#7F6061`
RGB	`rgb(127, 96, 97)`
RGB percent	`rgb(49.8%, 37.6%, 38%)`
HSL	`hsl(358, 14%, 44%)`
HSV / HSB	`hsv(358, 24%, 50%)`
CMYK	`cmyk(0%, 24%, 24%, 50%)`
CIE LAB	`lab(43.86, 12.74, 4.31)`
CIE LCH	`lch(43.86, 13.45, 18.69)`
CIE XYZ	`xyz(15.093, 13.742, 13.164)`
Decimal	`8347745`
Short hex	`None (no 3-digit form)`

Color harmonies

Colors that go with #7F6061, 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 #7F6061	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	3.75:1	Fail	Fail	Pass
Sample text	5.6:1	Pass	Fail	Pass

#7F6061 as text on	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	5.6:1	Pass	Fail	Pass
Sample text	3.75:1	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 #7F6061 looks to people with the most common types of color vision deficiency.

CSS examples

.background { background-color: #7f6061; }
.text { color: #7f6061; }
.border { border: 2px solid #7f6061; }
.transparent { background-color: rgb(127 96 97 / 50%); }
.gradient { background: linear-gradient(to right, #7f6061, #7f6f60); }

Background

Text color

Border

Similar colors

Closest common color name: Umber.

Questions

What color is #7F6061?: #7F6061 is a grayish red, closest to the named color Reading Tea Leaves. It belongs to the red family of colors.
What is the RGB value of #7F6061?: The RGB value is 127, 96, 97: 127 red, 96 green and 97 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.
What is the complementary color of #7F6061?: The complementary color is #607F7E, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.
Is black or white text better on #7F6061?: White text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 3.75:1 and white text 5.6:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.