What color is #7F685B?

#7F685B is a grayish orange, closest to the named color Warrior. It belongs to the gray family of colors.

What is the RGB value of #7F685B?

The RGB value is 127, 104, 91: 127 red, 104 green and 91 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.

What is the complementary color of #7F685B?

The complementary color is #5B727F, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.

Is black or white text better on #7F685B?

White text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 4.03:1 and white text 5.21:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.

#7F685B color

#7F685B rgb(127, 104, 91)

Shades of gray

The hex color #7F685B is a grayish orange.

In the RGB color model it is made of 49.8% red, 40.8% green and 35.7% blue (127, 104, 91).

Its hue angle is 22°, with 17% saturation and 43% lightness. For print, the CMYK equivalent is 0% cyan, 18% magenta, 28% yellow and 50% black.

The closest named color is Warrior (#7D685B), a difference of 0.9 ΔE, which is barely visible.

White text is the more readable choice on this background (contrast 5.21:1).

#7F685B color codes

HEX	`#7F685B`
RGB	`rgb(127, 104, 91)`
RGB percent	`rgb(49.8%, 40.8%, 35.7%)`
HSL	`hsl(22, 17%, 43%)`
HSV / HSB	`hsv(22, 28%, 50%)`
CMYK	`cmyk(0%, 18%, 28%, 50%)`
CIE LAB	`lab(45.86, 7.05, 10.77)`
CIE LCH	`lch(45.86, 12.87, 56.79)`
CIE XYZ	`xyz(15.591, 15.169, 12.002)`
Decimal	`8349787`
Short hex	`None (no 3-digit form)`

Color harmonies

Colors that go with #7F685B, 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 #7F685B	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	4.03:1	Fail	Fail	Pass
Sample text	5.21:1	Pass	Fail	Pass

#7F685B as text on	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	5.21:1	Pass	Fail	Pass
Sample text	4.03:1	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 #7F685B looks to people with the most common types of color vision deficiency.

CSS examples

.background { background-color: #7f685b; }
.text { color: #7f685b; }
.border { border: 2px solid #7f685b; }
.transparent { background-color: rgb(127 104 91 / 50%); }
.gradient { background: linear-gradient(to right, #7f685b, #7f7a5b); }

Background

Text color

Border

Similar colors

Closest common color name: Mocha.

Questions

What color is #7F685B?: #7F685B is a grayish orange, closest to the named color Warrior. It belongs to the gray family of colors.
What is the RGB value of #7F685B?: The RGB value is 127, 104, 91: 127 red, 104 green and 91 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.
What is the complementary color of #7F685B?: The complementary color is #5B727F, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.
Is black or white text better on #7F685B?: White text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 4.03:1 and white text 5.21:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.