What color is #7F6968?

#7F6968 is a grayish red, closest to the named color Acoustic Brown. It belongs to the gray family of colors.

What is the RGB value of #7F6968?

The RGB value is 127, 105, 104: 127 red, 105 green and 104 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.

What is the complementary color of #7F6968?

The complementary color is #687E7F, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.

Is black or white text better on #7F6968?

White text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 4.12:1 and white text 5.09:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.

#7F6968 color

#7F6968 rgb(127, 105, 104)

Shades of gray

The hex color #7F6968 is a grayish red.

In the RGB color model it is made of 49.8% red, 41.2% green and 40.8% blue (127, 105, 104).

Its hue angle is 3°, with 10% saturation and 45% lightness. For print, the CMYK equivalent is 0% cyan, 17% magenta, 18% yellow and 50% black.

The closest named color is Acoustic Brown (#766B69), a difference of 4.9 ΔE, a small difference.

White text is the more readable choice on this background (contrast 5.09:1).

#7F6968 color codes

HEX	`#7F6968`
RGB	`rgb(127, 105, 104)`
RGB percent	`rgb(49.8%, 41.2%, 40.8%)`
HSL	`hsl(3, 10%, 45%)`
HSV / HSB	`hsv(3, 18%, 50%)`
CMYK	`cmyk(0%, 17%, 18%, 50%)`
CIE LAB	`lab(46.47, 8.56, 3.84)`
CIE LCH	`lch(46.47, 9.38, 24.14)`
CIE XYZ	`xyz(16.303, 15.615, 15.249)`
Decimal	`8350056`
Short hex	`None (no 3-digit form)`

Color harmonies

Colors that go with #7F6968, 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 #7F6968	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	4.12:1	Fail	Fail	Pass
Sample text	5.09:1	Pass	Fail	Pass

#7F6968 as text on	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	5.09:1	Pass	Fail	Pass
Sample text	4.12:1	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 #7F6968 looks to people with the most common types of color vision deficiency.

CSS examples

.background { background-color: #7f6968; }
.text { color: #7f6968; }
.border { border: 2px solid #7f6968; }
.transparent { background-color: rgb(127 105 104 / 50%); }
.gradient { background: linear-gradient(to right, #7f6968, #7f7468); }

Background

Text color

Border

Similar colors

Closest common color name: Mocha.

Questions

What color is #7F6968?: #7F6968 is a grayish red, closest to the named color Acoustic Brown. It belongs to the gray family of colors.
What is the RGB value of #7F6968?: The RGB value is 127, 105, 104: 127 red, 105 green and 104 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.
What is the complementary color of #7F6968?: The complementary color is #687E7F, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.
Is black or white text better on #7F6968?: White text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 4.12:1 and white text 5.09:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.