What color is #7F6458?

#7F6458 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 #7F6458?

The RGB value is 127, 100, 88: 127 red, 100 green and 88 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.

What is the complementary color of #7F6458?

The complementary color is #58737F, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.

Is black or white text better on #7F6458?

White text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 3.87:1 and white text 5.43:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.

#7F6458 color

#7F6458 rgb(127, 100, 88)

Shades of brown

The hex color #7F6458 is a grayish orange.

In the RGB color model it is made of 49.8% red, 39.2% green and 34.5% blue (127, 100, 88).

Its hue angle is 18°, with 18% saturation and 42% lightness. For print, the CMYK equivalent is 0% cyan, 21% magenta, 31% yellow and 50% black.

The closest named color is Chivalrous Walrus (#816558), a difference of 0.7 ΔE, which is barely visible.

White text is the more readable choice on this background (contrast 5.43:1).

#7F6458 color codes

HEX	`#7F6458`
RGB	`rgb(127, 100, 88)`
RGB percent	`rgb(49.8%, 39.2%, 34.5%)`
HSL	`hsl(18, 18%, 42%)`
HSV / HSB	`hsv(18, 31%, 50%)`
CMYK	`cmyk(0%, 21%, 31%, 50%)`
CIE LAB	`lab(44.7, 8.97, 10.95)`
CIE LCH	`lch(44.7, 14.15, 50.67)`
CIE XYZ	`xyz(15.071, 14.332, 11.203)`
Decimal	`8348760`
Short hex	`None (no 3-digit form)`

Color harmonies

Colors that go with #7F6458, 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 #7F6458	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	3.87:1	Fail	Fail	Pass
Sample text	5.43:1	Pass	Fail	Pass

#7F6458 as text on	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	5.43:1	Pass	Fail	Pass
Sample text	3.87:1	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 #7F6458 looks to people with the most common types of color vision deficiency.

CSS examples

.background { background-color: #7f6458; }
.text { color: #7f6458; }
.border { border: 2px solid #7f6458; }
.transparent { background-color: rgb(127 100 88 / 50%); }
.gradient { background: linear-gradient(to right, #7f6458, #7f7858); }

Background

Text color

Border

Similar colors

Closest common color name: Umber.

Questions

What color is #7F6458?: #7F6458 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 #7F6458?: The RGB value is 127, 100, 88: 127 red, 100 green and 88 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.
What is the complementary color of #7F6458?: The complementary color is #58737F, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.
Is black or white text better on #7F6458?: White text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 3.87:1 and white text 5.43:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.