What color is #7F6456?

#7F6456 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 #7F6456?

The RGB value is 127, 100, 86: 127 red, 100 green and 86 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.

What is the complementary color of #7F6456?

The complementary color is #56717F, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.

Is black or white text better on #7F6456?

White text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 3.86:1 and white text 5.44:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.

#7F6456 color

#7F6456 rgb(127, 100, 86)

Shades of brown

The hex color #7F6456 is a grayish orange.

In the RGB color model it is made of 49.8% red, 39.2% green and 33.7% blue (127, 100, 86).

Its hue angle is 20°, with 19% saturation and 42% lightness. For print, the CMYK equivalent is 0% cyan, 21% magenta, 32% yellow and 50% black.

The closest named color is Chivalrous Walrus (#816558), a difference of 0.9 ΔE, which is barely visible.

White text is the more readable choice on this background (contrast 5.44:1).

#7F6456 color codes

HEX	`#7F6456`
RGB	`rgb(127, 100, 86)`
RGB percent	`rgb(49.8%, 39.2%, 33.7%)`
HSL	`hsl(20, 19%, 42%)`
HSV / HSB	`hsv(20, 32%, 50%)`
CMYK	`cmyk(0%, 21%, 32%, 50%)`
CIE LAB	`lab(44.66, 8.68, 12.08)`
CIE LCH	`lch(44.66, 14.88, 54.31)`
CIE XYZ	`xyz(14.99, 14.299, 10.773)`
Decimal	`8348758`
Short hex	`None (no 3-digit form)`

Color harmonies

Colors that go with #7F6456, 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 #7F6456	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	3.86:1	Fail	Fail	Pass
Sample text	5.44:1	Pass	Fail	Pass

#7F6456 as text on	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	5.44:1	Pass	Fail	Pass
Sample text	3.86:1	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 #7F6456 looks to people with the most common types of color vision deficiency.

CSS examples

.background { background-color: #7f6456; }
.text { color: #7f6456; }
.border { border: 2px solid #7f6456; }
.transparent { background-color: rgb(127 100 86 / 50%); }
.gradient { background: linear-gradient(to right, #7f6456, #7f7956); }

Background

Text color

Border

Similar colors

Closest common color name: Umber.

Questions

What color is #7F6456?: #7F6456 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 #7F6456?: The RGB value is 127, 100, 86: 127 red, 100 green and 86 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.
What is the complementary color of #7F6456?: The complementary color is #56717F, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.
Is black or white text better on #7F6456?: White text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 3.86:1 and white text 5.44:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.