What color is #7F6E64?

#7F6E64 is a grayish orange, closest to the named color Namibia. It belongs to the gray family of colors.

What is the RGB value of #7F6E64?

The RGB value is 127, 110, 100: 127 red, 110 green and 100 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.

What is the complementary color of #7F6E64?

The complementary color is #64757F, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.

Is black or white text better on #7F6E64?

White text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 4.32:1 and white text 4.86:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.

#7F6E64 color

#7F6E64 rgb(127, 110, 100)

Shades of gray

The hex color #7F6E64 is a grayish orange.

In the RGB color model it is made of 49.8% red, 43.1% green and 39.2% blue (127, 110, 100).

Its hue angle is 22°, with 12% saturation and 45% lightness. For print, the CMYK equivalent is 0% cyan, 13% magenta, 21% yellow and 50% black.

The closest named color is Namibia (#7C6D61), a difference of 1.8 ΔE, which is barely visible.

White text is the more readable choice on this background (contrast 4.86:1).

#7F6E64 color codes

HEX	`#7F6E64`
RGB	`rgb(127, 110, 100)`
RGB percent	`rgb(49.8%, 43.1%, 39.2%)`
HSL	`hsl(22, 12%, 45%)`
HSV / HSB	`hsv(22, 21%, 50%)`
CMYK	`cmyk(0%, 13%, 21%, 50%)`
CIE LAB	`lab(47.73, 4.94, 8.03)`
CIE LCH	`lch(47.73, 9.43, 58.42)`
CIE XYZ	`xyz(16.629, 16.584, 14.379)`
Decimal	`8351332`
Short hex	`None (no 3-digit form)`

Color harmonies

Colors that go with #7F6E64, 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 #7F6E64	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	4.32:1	Fail	Fail	Pass
Sample text	4.86:1	Pass	Fail	Pass

#7F6E64 as text on	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	4.86:1	Pass	Fail	Pass
Sample text	4.32:1	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 #7F6E64 looks to people with the most common types of color vision deficiency.

CSS examples

.background { background-color: #7f6e64; }
.text { color: #7f6e64; }
.border { border: 2px solid #7f6e64; }
.transparent { background-color: rgb(127 110 100 / 50%); }
.gradient { background: linear-gradient(to right, #7f6e64, #7f7b64); }

Background

Text color

Border

Similar colors

Closest common color name: Mocha.

Questions

What color is #7F6E64?: #7F6E64 is a grayish orange, closest to the named color Namibia. It belongs to the gray family of colors.
What is the RGB value of #7F6E64?: The RGB value is 127, 110, 100: 127 red, 110 green and 100 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.
What is the complementary color of #7F6E64?: The complementary color is #64757F, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.
Is black or white text better on #7F6E64?: White text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 4.32:1 and white text 4.86:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.