What color is #7F6E58?

#7F6E58 is a grayish orange, closest to the named color Aztec Temple. It belongs to the brown family of colors.

What is the RGB value of #7F6E58?

The RGB value is 127, 110, 88: 127 red, 110 green and 88 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.

What is the complementary color of #7F6E58?

The complementary color is #58697F, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.

Is black or white text better on #7F6E58?

White text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 4.27:1 and white text 4.91:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.

#7F6E58 color

#7F6E58 rgb(127, 110, 88)

Shades of brown

The hex color #7F6E58 is a grayish orange.

In the RGB color model it is made of 49.8% red, 43.1% green and 34.5% blue (127, 110, 88).

Its hue angle is 34°, with 18% saturation and 42% lightness. For print, the CMYK equivalent is 0% cyan, 13% magenta, 31% yellow and 50% black.

The closest named color is Aztec Temple (#84705B), a difference of 2 ΔE, a small difference.

White text is the more readable choice on this background (contrast 4.91:1).

#7F6E58 color codes

HEX	`#7F6E58`
RGB	`rgb(127, 110, 88)`
RGB percent	`rgb(49.8%, 43.1%, 34.5%)`
HSL	`hsl(34, 18%, 42%)`
HSV / HSB	`hsv(34, 31%, 50%)`
CMYK	`cmyk(0%, 13%, 31%, 50%)`
CIE LAB	`lab(47.45, 3.08, 14.75)`
CIE LCH	`lch(47.45, 15.07, 78.2)`
CIE XYZ	`xyz(16.09, 16.369, 11.543)`
Decimal	`8351320`
Short hex	`None (no 3-digit form)`

Color harmonies

Colors that go with #7F6E58, 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 #7F6E58	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	4.27:1	Fail	Fail	Pass
Sample text	4.91:1	Pass	Fail	Pass

#7F6E58 as text on	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	4.91:1	Pass	Fail	Pass
Sample text	4.27:1	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 #7F6E58 looks to people with the most common types of color vision deficiency.

CSS examples

.background { background-color: #7f6e58; }
.text { color: #7f6e58; }
.border { border: 2px solid #7f6e58; }
.transparent { background-color: rgb(127 110 88 / 50%); }
.gradient { background: linear-gradient(to right, #7f6e58, #7c7f58); }

Background

Text color

Border

Similar colors

Closest common color name: Mocha.

Questions

What color is #7F6E58?: #7F6E58 is a grayish orange, closest to the named color Aztec Temple. It belongs to the brown family of colors.
What is the RGB value of #7F6E58?: The RGB value is 127, 110, 88: 127 red, 110 green and 88 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.
What is the complementary color of #7F6E58?: The complementary color is #58697F, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.
Is black or white text better on #7F6E58?: White text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 4.27:1 and white text 4.91:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.