What color is #7F635E?

#7F635E is a grayish red, closest to the named color Chocolate Bliss. It belongs to the gray family of colors.

What is the RGB value of #7F635E?

The RGB value is 127, 99, 94: 127 red, 99 green and 94 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.

What is the complementary color of #7F635E?

The complementary color is #5E7A7F, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.

Is black or white text better on #7F635E?

White text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 3.85:1 and white text 5.46:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.

#7F635E color

#7F635E rgb(127, 99, 94)

Shades of gray

The hex color #7F635E is a grayish red.

In the RGB color model it is made of 49.8% red, 38.8% green and 36.9% blue (127, 99, 94).

Its hue angle is 9°, with 15% saturation and 43% lightness. For print, the CMYK equivalent is 0% cyan, 22% magenta, 26% yellow and 50% black.

The closest named color is Chocolate Bliss (#7F6054), a difference of 3.5 ΔE, a small difference.

White text is the more readable choice on this background (contrast 5.46:1).

#7F635E color codes

HEX	`#7F635E`
RGB	`rgb(127, 99, 94)`
RGB percent	`rgb(49.8%, 38.8%, 36.9%)`
HSL	`hsl(9, 15%, 43%)`
HSV / HSB	`hsv(9, 26%, 50%)`
CMYK	`cmyk(0%, 22%, 26%, 50%)`
CIE LAB	`lab(44.58, 10.48, 7.16)`
CIE LCH	`lch(44.58, 12.69, 34.34)`
CIE XYZ	`xyz(15.235, 14.245, 12.534)`
Decimal	`8348510`
Short hex	`None (no 3-digit form)`

Color harmonies

Colors that go with #7F635E, 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 #7F635E	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	3.85:1	Fail	Fail	Pass
Sample text	5.46:1	Pass	Fail	Pass

#7F635E as text on	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	5.46:1	Pass	Fail	Pass
Sample text	3.85:1	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 #7F635E looks to people with the most common types of color vision deficiency.

CSS examples

.background { background-color: #7f635e; }
.text { color: #7f635e; }
.border { border: 2px solid #7f635e; }
.transparent { background-color: rgb(127 99 94 / 50%); }
.gradient { background: linear-gradient(to right, #7f635e, #7f735e); }

Background

Text color

Border

Similar colors

Closest common color name: Umber.

Questions

What color is #7F635E?: #7F635E is a grayish red, closest to the named color Chocolate Bliss. It belongs to the gray family of colors.
What is the RGB value of #7F635E?: The RGB value is 127, 99, 94: 127 red, 99 green and 94 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.
What is the complementary color of #7F635E?: The complementary color is #5E7A7F, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.
Is black or white text better on #7F635E?: White text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 3.85:1 and white text 5.46:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.