What color is #7F6464?

#7F6464 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 #7F6464?

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

What is the complementary color of #7F6464?

The complementary color is #647F7F, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.

Is black or white text better on #7F6464?

White text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 3.91:1 and white text 5.37:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.

#7F6464 color

#7F6464 rgb(127, 100, 100)

Shades of gray

The hex color #7F6464 is a grayish red.

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

Its hue angle is 0°, with 12% saturation and 45% lightness. For print, the CMYK equivalent is 0% cyan, 21% magenta, 21% yellow and 50% black.

The closest named color is Reading Tea Leaves (#7D5D5E), a difference of 2.9 ΔE, a small difference.

White text is the more readable choice on this background (contrast 5.37:1).

#7F6464 color codes

HEX	`#7F6464`
RGB	`rgb(127, 100, 100)`
RGB percent	`rgb(49.8%, 39.2%, 39.2%)`
HSL	`hsl(0, 12%, 45%)`
HSV / HSB	`hsv(0, 21%, 50%)`
CMYK	`cmyk(0%, 21%, 21%, 50%)`
CIE LAB	`lab(45.01, 10.85, 4.14)`
CIE LCH	`lch(45.01, 11.62, 20.9)`
CIE XYZ	`xyz(15.61, 14.547, 14.04)`
Decimal	`8348772`
Short hex	`None (no 3-digit form)`

Color harmonies

Colors that go with #7F6464, 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 #7F6464	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	3.91:1	Fail	Fail	Pass
Sample text	5.37:1	Pass	Fail	Pass

#7F6464 as text on	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	5.37:1	Pass	Fail	Pass
Sample text	3.91:1	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 #7F6464 looks to people with the most common types of color vision deficiency.

CSS examples

.background { background-color: #7f6464; }
.text { color: #7f6464; }
.border { border: 2px solid #7f6464; }
.transparent { background-color: rgb(127 100 100 / 50%); }
.gradient { background: linear-gradient(to right, #7f6464, #7f7264); }

Background

Text color

Border

Similar colors

Closest common color name: Umber.

Questions

What color is #7F6464?: #7F6464 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 #7F6464?: The RGB value is 127, 100, 100: 127 red, 100 green and 100 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.
What is the complementary color of #7F6464?: The complementary color is #647F7F, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.
Is black or white text better on #7F6464?: White text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 3.91:1 and white text 5.37:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.