What color is #7F6264?

#7F6264 is a grayish red, closest to the named color Reading Tea Leaves. It belongs to the gray family of colors.

What is the RGB value of #7F6264?

The RGB value is 127, 98, 100: 127 red, 98 green and 100 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.

What is the complementary color of #7F6264?

The complementary color is #627F7D, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.

Is black or white text better on #7F6264?

White text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 3.83:1 and white text 5.48:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.

#7F6264 color

#7F6264 rgb(127, 98, 100)

Shades of gray

The hex color #7F6264 is a grayish red.

In the RGB color model it is made of 49.8% red, 38.4% green and 39.2% blue (127, 98, 100).

Its hue angle is 356°, with 13% saturation and 44% lightness. For print, the CMYK equivalent is 0% cyan, 23% magenta, 21% yellow and 50% black.

The closest named color is Reading Tea Leaves (#7D5D5E), a difference of 2 ΔE, which is barely visible.

White text is the more readable choice on this background (contrast 5.48:1).

#7F6264 color codes

HEX	`#7F6264`
RGB	`rgb(127, 98, 100)`
RGB percent	`rgb(49.8%, 38.4%, 39.2%)`
HSL	`hsl(356, 13%, 44%)`
HSV / HSB	`hsv(356, 23%, 50%)`
CMYK	`cmyk(0%, 23%, 21%, 50%)`
CIE LAB	`lab(44.47, 12.04, 3.38)`
CIE LCH	`lch(44.47, 12.51, 15.66)`
CIE XYZ	`xyz(15.42, 14.168, 13.977)`
Decimal	`8348260`
Short hex	`None (no 3-digit form)`

Color harmonies

Colors that go with #7F6264, 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 #7F6264	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	3.83:1	Fail	Fail	Pass
Sample text	5.48:1	Pass	Fail	Pass

#7F6264 as text on	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	5.48:1	Pass	Fail	Pass
Sample text	3.83:1	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 #7F6264 looks to people with the most common types of color vision deficiency.

CSS examples

.background { background-color: #7f6264; }
.text { color: #7f6264; }
.border { border: 2px solid #7f6264; }
.transparent { background-color: rgb(127 98 100 / 50%); }
.gradient { background: linear-gradient(to right, #7f6264, #7f6f62); }

Background

Text color

Border

Similar colors

Closest common color name: Umber.

Questions

What color is #7F6264?: #7F6264 is a grayish red, closest to the named color Reading Tea Leaves. It belongs to the gray family of colors.
What is the RGB value of #7F6264?: The RGB value is 127, 98, 100: 127 red, 98 green and 100 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.
What is the complementary color of #7F6264?: The complementary color is #627F7D, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.
Is black or white text better on #7F6264?: White text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 3.83:1 and white text 5.48:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.