What color is #7F6855?

#7F6855 is a grayish orange, closest to the named color Pastel Brown. It belongs to the brown family of colors.

What is the RGB value of #7F6855?

The RGB value is 127, 104, 85: 127 red, 104 green and 85 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.

What is the complementary color of #7F6855?

The complementary color is #556C7F, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.

Is black or white text better on #7F6855?

White text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 4.01:1 and white text 5.23:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.

#7F6855 color

#7F6855 rgb(127, 104, 85)

Shades of brown

The hex color #7F6855 is a grayish orange.

In the RGB color model it is made of 49.8% red, 40.8% green and 33.3% blue (127, 104, 85).

Its hue angle is 27°, with 20% saturation and 42% lightness. For print, the CMYK equivalent is 0% cyan, 18% magenta, 33% yellow and 50% black.

The closest named color is Pastel Brown (#836953), a difference of 1.5 ΔE, which is barely visible.

White text is the more readable choice on this background (contrast 5.23:1).

#7F6855 color codes

HEX	`#7F6855`
RGB	`rgb(127, 104, 85)`
RGB percent	`rgb(49.8%, 40.8%, 33.3%)`
HSL	`hsl(27, 20%, 42%)`
HSV / HSB	`hsv(27, 33%, 50%)`
CMYK	`cmyk(0%, 18%, 33%, 50%)`
CIE LAB	`lab(45.73, 6.17, 14.16)`
CIE LCH	`lch(45.73, 15.44, 66.44)`
CIE XYZ	`xyz(15.343, 15.069, 10.693)`
Decimal	`8349781`
Short hex	`None (no 3-digit form)`

Color harmonies

Colors that go with #7F6855, 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 #7F6855	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	4.01:1	Fail	Fail	Pass
Sample text	5.23:1	Pass	Fail	Pass

#7F6855 as text on	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	5.23:1	Pass	Fail	Pass
Sample text	4.01:1	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 #7F6855 looks to people with the most common types of color vision deficiency.

CSS examples

.background { background-color: #7f6855; }
.text { color: #7f6855; }
.border { border: 2px solid #7f6855; }
.transparent { background-color: rgb(127 104 85 / 50%); }
.gradient { background: linear-gradient(to right, #7f6855, #7f7d55); }

Background

Text color

Border

Similar colors

Closest common color name: Mocha.

Questions

What color is #7F6855?: #7F6855 is a grayish orange, closest to the named color Pastel Brown. It belongs to the brown family of colors.
What is the RGB value of #7F6855?: The RGB value is 127, 104, 85: 127 red, 104 green and 85 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.
What is the complementary color of #7F6855?: The complementary color is #556C7F, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.
Is black or white text better on #7F6855?: White text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 4.01:1 and white text 5.23:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.