What color is #7F765C?

#7F765C is a grayish orange, closest to the named color Chocolate Velvet. It belongs to the brown family of colors.

What is the RGB value of #7F765C?

The RGB value is 127, 118, 92: 127 red, 118 green and 92 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.

What is the complementary color of #7F765C?

The complementary color is #5C657F, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.

Is black or white text better on #7F765C?

Black text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 4.65:1 and white text 4.52:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.

#7F765C color

#7F765C rgb(127, 118, 92)

Shades of brown

The hex color #7F765C is a grayish orange.

In the RGB color model it is made of 49.8% red, 46.3% green and 36.1% blue (127, 118, 92).

Its hue angle is 45°, with 16% saturation and 43% lightness. For print, the CMYK equivalent is 0% cyan, 7% magenta, 28% yellow and 50% black.

The closest named color is Chocolate Velvet (#7F7453), a difference of 2.5 ΔE, a small difference.

Black text is the more readable choice on this background (contrast 4.65:1).

#7F765C color codes

HEX	`#7F765C`
RGB	`rgb(127, 118, 92)`
RGB percent	`rgb(49.8%, 46.3%, 36.1%)`
HSL	`hsl(45, 16%, 43%)`
HSV / HSB	`hsv(45, 28%, 50%)`
CMYK	`cmyk(0%, 7%, 28%, 50%)`
CIE LAB	`lab(49.79, -0.96, 15.61)`
CIE LCH	`lch(49.79, 15.64, 93.53)`
CIE XYZ	`xyz(17.163, 18.242, 12.74)`
Decimal	`8353372`
Short hex	`None (no 3-digit form)`

Color harmonies

Colors that go with #7F765C, 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 #7F765C	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	4.65:1	Pass	Fail	Pass
Sample text	4.52:1	Pass	Fail	Pass

#7F765C as text on	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	4.52:1	Pass	Fail	Pass
Sample text	4.65:1	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 #7F765C looks to people with the most common types of color vision deficiency.

CSS examples

.background { background-color: #7f765c; }
.text { color: #7f765c; }
.border { border: 2px solid #7f765c; }
.transparent { background-color: rgb(127 118 92 / 50%); }
.gradient { background: linear-gradient(to right, #7f765c, #777f5c); }

Background

Text color

Border

Similar colors

Closest common color name: Warm Gray.

Questions

What color is #7F765C?: #7F765C is a grayish orange, closest to the named color Chocolate Velvet. It belongs to the brown family of colors.
What is the RGB value of #7F765C?: The RGB value is 127, 118, 92: 127 red, 118 green and 92 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.
What is the complementary color of #7F765C?: The complementary color is #5C657F, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.
Is black or white text better on #7F765C?: Black text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 4.65:1 and white text 4.52:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.