What color is #7F7469?

#7F7469 is a grayish orange, closest to the named color Bat Wing. It belongs to the gray family of colors.

What is the RGB value of #7F7469?

The RGB value is 127, 116, 105: 127 red, 116 green and 105 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.

What is the complementary color of #7F7469?

The complementary color is #69747F, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.

Is black or white text better on #7F7469?

Black text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 4.6:1 and white text 4.56:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.

#7F7469 color

#7F7469 rgb(127, 116, 105)

Shades of gray

The hex color #7F7469 is a grayish orange.

In the RGB color model it is made of 49.8% red, 45.5% green and 41.2% blue (127, 116, 105).

Its hue angle is 30°, with 9% saturation and 45% lightness. For print, the CMYK equivalent is 0% cyan, 9% magenta, 17% yellow and 50% black.

The closest named color is Bat Wing (#7E7466), a difference of 1.8 ΔE, which is barely visible.

Black text is the more readable choice on this background (contrast 4.6:1).

#7F7469 color codes

HEX	`#7F7469`
RGB	`rgb(127, 116, 105)`
RGB percent	`rgb(49.8%, 45.5%, 41.2%)`
HSL	`hsl(30, 9%, 45%)`
HSV / HSB	`hsv(30, 17%, 50%)`
CMYK	`cmyk(0%, 9%, 17%, 50%)`
CIE LAB	`lab(49.52, 2.27, 7.62)`
CIE LCH	`lch(49.52, 7.95, 73.38)`
CIE XYZ	`xyz(17.547, 18.023, 15.916)`
Decimal	`8352873`
Short hex	`None (no 3-digit form)`

Color harmonies

Colors that go with #7F7469, 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 #7F7469	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	4.6:1	Pass	Fail	Pass
Sample text	4.56:1	Pass	Fail	Pass

#7F7469 as text on	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	4.56:1	Pass	Fail	Pass
Sample text	4.6:1	Pass	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 #7F7469 looks to people with the most common types of color vision deficiency.

CSS examples

.background { background-color: #7f7469; }
.text { color: #7f7469; }
.border { border: 2px solid #7f7469; }
.transparent { background-color: rgb(127 116 105 / 50%); }
.gradient { background: linear-gradient(to right, #7f7469, #7f7f69); }

Background

Text color

Border

Similar colors

Closest common color name: Dove Gray.

Questions

What color is #7F7469?: #7F7469 is a grayish orange, closest to the named color Bat Wing. It belongs to the gray family of colors.
What is the RGB value of #7F7469?: The RGB value is 127, 116, 105: 127 red, 116 green and 105 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.
What is the complementary color of #7F7469?: The complementary color is #69747F, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.
Is black or white text better on #7F7469?: Black text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 4.6:1 and white text 4.56:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.