What color is #7F6358?

#7F6358 is a grayish orange, closest to the named color Chivalrous Walrus. It belongs to the brown family of colors.

What is the RGB value of #7F6358?

The RGB value is 127, 99, 88: 127 red, 99 green and 88 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.

What is the complementary color of #7F6358?

The complementary color is #58747F, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.

Is black or white text better on #7F6358?

White text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 3.83:1 and white text 5.49:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.

#7F6358 color

#7F6358 rgb(127, 99, 88)

Shades of brown

The hex color #7F6358 is a grayish orange.

In the RGB color model it is made of 49.8% red, 38.8% green and 34.5% blue (127, 99, 88).

Its hue angle is 17°, with 18% saturation and 42% lightness. For print, the CMYK equivalent is 0% cyan, 22% magenta, 31% yellow and 50% black.

The closest named color is Chivalrous Walrus (#816558), a difference of 1.2 ΔE, which is barely visible.

White text is the more readable choice on this background (contrast 5.49:1).

#7F6358 color codes

HEX	`#7F6358`
RGB	`rgb(127, 99, 88)`
RGB percent	`rgb(49.8%, 38.8%, 34.5%)`
HSL	`hsl(17, 18%, 42%)`
HSV / HSB	`hsv(17, 31%, 50%)`
CMYK	`cmyk(0%, 22%, 31%, 50%)`
CIE LAB	`lab(44.43, 9.56, 10.57)`
CIE LCH	`lch(44.43, 14.25, 47.86)`
CIE XYZ	`xyz(14.976, 14.141, 11.171)`
Decimal	`8348504`
Short hex	`None (no 3-digit form)`

Color harmonies

Colors that go with #7F6358, 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 #7F6358	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	3.83:1	Fail	Fail	Pass
Sample text	5.49:1	Pass	Fail	Pass

#7F6358 as text on	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	5.49:1	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 #7F6358 looks to people with the most common types of color vision deficiency.

CSS examples

.background { background-color: #7f6358; }
.text { color: #7f6358; }
.border { border: 2px solid #7f6358; }
.transparent { background-color: rgb(127 99 88 / 50%); }
.gradient { background: linear-gradient(to right, #7f6358, #7f7658); }

Background

Text color

Border

Similar colors

Closest common color name: Umber.

Questions

What color is #7F6358?: #7F6358 is a grayish orange, closest to the named color Chivalrous Walrus. It belongs to the brown family of colors.
What is the RGB value of #7F6358?: The RGB value is 127, 99, 88: 127 red, 99 green and 88 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.
What is the complementary color of #7F6358?: The complementary color is #58747F, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.
Is black or white text better on #7F6358?: White text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 3.83:1 and white text 5.49:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.