What color is #7F7065?

#7F7065 is a grayish orange, closest to the named color Namibia. It belongs to the gray family of colors.

What is the RGB value of #7F7065?

The RGB value is 127, 112, 101: 127 red, 112 green and 101 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.

What is the complementary color of #7F7065?

The complementary color is #65747F, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.

Is black or white text better on #7F7065?

White text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 4.41:1 and white text 4.76:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.

#7F7065 color

#7F7065 rgb(127, 112, 101)

Shades of gray

The hex color #7F7065 is a grayish orange.

In the RGB color model it is made of 49.8% red, 43.9% green and 39.6% blue (127, 112, 101).

Its hue angle is 25°, with 11% saturation and 45% lightness. For print, the CMYK equivalent is 0% cyan, 12% magenta, 20% yellow and 50% black.

The closest named color is Namibia (#7C6D61), a difference of 1.3 ΔE, which is barely visible.

White text is the more readable choice on this background (contrast 4.76:1).

#7F7065 color codes

HEX	`#7F7065`
RGB	`rgb(127, 112, 101)`
RGB percent	`rgb(49.8%, 43.9%, 39.6%)`
HSL	`hsl(25, 11%, 45%)`
HSV / HSB	`hsv(25, 20%, 50%)`
CMYK	`cmyk(0%, 12%, 20%, 50%)`
CIE LAB	`lab(48.31, 3.93, 8.26)`
CIE LCH	`lch(48.31, 9.15, 64.54)`
CIE XYZ	`xyz(16.896, 17.04, 14.709)`
Decimal	`8351845`
Short hex	`None (no 3-digit form)`

Color harmonies

Colors that go with #7F7065, 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 #7F7065	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	4.41:1	Fail	Fail	Pass
Sample text	4.76:1	Pass	Fail	Pass

#7F7065 as text on	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	4.76:1	Pass	Fail	Pass
Sample text	4.41:1	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 #7F7065 looks to people with the most common types of color vision deficiency.

CSS examples

.background { background-color: #7f7065; }
.text { color: #7f7065; }
.border { border: 2px solid #7f7065; }
.transparent { background-color: rgb(127 112 101 / 50%); }
.gradient { background: linear-gradient(to right, #7f7065, #7f7d65); }

Background

Text color

Border

Similar colors

Closest common color name: Mocha.

Questions

What color is #7F7065?: #7F7065 is a grayish orange, closest to the named color Namibia. It belongs to the gray family of colors.
What is the RGB value of #7F7065?: The RGB value is 127, 112, 101: 127 red, 112 green and 101 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.
What is the complementary color of #7F7065?: The complementary color is #65747F, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.
Is black or white text better on #7F7065?: White text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 4.41:1 and white text 4.76:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.