What color is #7F6569?

#7F6569 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 #7F6569?

The RGB value is 127, 101, 105: 127 red, 101 green and 105 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.

What is the complementary color of #7F6569?

The complementary color is #657F7B, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.

Is black or white text better on #7F6569?

White text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 3.97:1 and white text 5.29:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.

#7F6569 color

#7F6569 rgb(127, 101, 105)

Shades of gray

The hex color #7F6569 is a grayish red.

In the RGB color model it is made of 49.8% red, 39.6% green and 41.2% blue (127, 101, 105).

Its hue angle is 351°, with 11% saturation and 45% lightness. For print, the CMYK equivalent is 0% cyan, 20% magenta, 17% yellow and 50% black.

The closest named color is Reading Tea Leaves (#7D5D5E), a difference of 3.6 ΔE, a small difference.

White text is the more readable choice on this background (contrast 5.29:1).

#7F6569 color codes

HEX	`#7F6569`
RGB	`rgb(127, 101, 105)`
RGB percent	`rgb(49.8%, 39.6%, 41.2%)`
HSL	`hsl(351, 11%, 45%)`
HSV / HSB	`hsv(351, 20%, 50%)`
CMYK	`cmyk(0%, 20%, 17%, 50%)`
CIE LAB	`lab(45.41, 11.11, 1.71)`
CIE LCH	`lch(45.41, 11.24, 8.78)`
CIE XYZ	`xyz(15.956, 14.84, 15.386)`
Decimal	`8349033`
Short hex	`None (no 3-digit form)`

Color harmonies

Colors that go with #7F6569, 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 #7F6569	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	3.97:1	Fail	Fail	Pass
Sample text	5.29:1	Pass	Fail	Pass

#7F6569 as text on	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	5.29:1	Pass	Fail	Pass
Sample text	3.97:1	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 #7F6569 looks to people with the most common types of color vision deficiency.

CSS examples

.background { background-color: #7f6569; }
.text { color: #7f6569; }
.border { border: 2px solid #7f6569; }
.transparent { background-color: rgb(127 101 105 / 50%); }
.gradient { background: linear-gradient(to right, #7f6569, #7f6e65); }

Background

Text color

Border

Similar colors

Closest common color name: Dove Gray.

Questions

What color is #7F6569?: #7F6569 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 #7F6569?: The RGB value is 127, 101, 105: 127 red, 101 green and 105 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.
What is the complementary color of #7F6569?: The complementary color is #657F7B, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.
Is black or white text better on #7F6569?: White text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 3.97:1 and white text 5.29:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.