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#7C6D5F Color

#7C6D5F is rgb(124, 109, 95) in RGB, hsl(29, 13%, 43%) in HSL, and about cmyk(0%, 12%, 23%, 51%) in CMYK. It has no registered color name of its own — the closest is Toad (#8B7D6B), clearly related but distinguishable side by side at ΔE 6.49. White text is the more readable choice on this background.

#7C6D5F
HEX#7C6D5F
RGBrgb(124, 109, 95)
HSLhsl(29, 13%, 43%)
HSVhsv(29, 23%, 49%)
CMYKcmyk(0%, 12%, 23%, 51%)
OKLCHoklch(54.5% 0.028 65.2)
LABlab(47.16% 4.31 10.13)
LCHlch(47.16% 11.01 66.93)

What #7C6D5F Is Called

Most hex codes have no name: there are 16.7 million of them and a few thousand registered names. These are the named colors nearest to #7C6D5F, ordered by CIE76 distance in CIELAB. Anything under about ΔE 2 is a difference most people cannot see.

Browse the full index of named colors A-Z or every brown in the library.

#7C6D5F Channel Values

How #7C6D5F breaks down in each color model. Hue is measured in degrees around the color wheel; saturation, lightness, and the CMYK inks are percentages.

ModelChannelsNotes
RGBR 124 · G 109 · B 958-bit channels as sent to the display
HSLH 29° · S 13% · L 43%Easiest model for building lighter and darker variants
HSVH 29° · S 23% · V 49%Matches the picker in most design tools
CMYKC 0% · M 12% · Y 23% · K 51%Approximate ink mix; confirm with an ICC profile before printing
Luminance4.99:1 vs white · 4.21:1 vs blackWCAG 2.2 relative-luminance contrast ratios

Text Contrast & Accessibility

WCAG 2.2 contrast ratios for text on a #7C6D5F background. AA requires 4.5:1 for normal text and 3:1 for large text; AAA requires 7:1. Contrast is one check, not a full accessibility review.

TextWhite text4.99:1AA normal AA large AAA normal
Fails AABlack text4.21:1AA normal AA large AAA normal

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Colors That Go With #7C6D5F

Pairings derived from color-wheel relationships. The complementary color sits opposite #7C6D5F; analogous colors sit beside it; triadic and split-complementary sets spread evenly around the wheel. Select any swatch for its own breakdown.

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Analogous
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Triadic
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Split comp.
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Tints & Shades of #7C6D5F

Lighter tints and darker shades built by moving the lightness channel while holding hue and saturation, which is what you want for hover states, backgrounds, and text variants.

Tints

Shades

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How #7C6D5F Looks with Color Vision Deficiency

Simulated with the Viénot, Brettel & Mollon LMS projection model. Anomalous types are rendered as partial versions of the matching dichromacy, which is an approximation rather than a per-person clinical model.

Typical#7C6D5F
Protanopia#70705F
Protanomaly#756F5F
Deuteranopia#72725E
Deuteranomaly#76705F
Tritanopia#7D6B6B
Tritanomaly#7D6C67
Achromatopsia#6F6F6F

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Using #7C6D5F in Code

Copy-ready declarations for the places this color usually ends up.

CSS custom property--color-7c6d5f: #7C6D5F;
CSS backgroundbackground-color: #7C6D5F;
Tailwind configcolors: { 'color-7c6d5f': '#7C6D5F' }
SwiftUIColor(red: 0.486, green: 0.427, blue: 0.373)
Android XML<color name="color_7c6d5f">#7C6D5F</color>
SVG fillfill="#7C6D5F"

More Brown Colors

#7C6D5F sits in the brown family. These are its neighbours across that family's full range, each with its own breakdown.

#7C6D5F Frequently Asked Questions

What color is #7C6D5F?

#7C6D5F is a mid-tone brown — rgb(124, 109, 95) in RGB and hsl(29, 13%, 43%) in HSL. It carries no registered color name of its own; the closest named color is Toad (#8B7D6B), which is clearly related but distinguishable side by side at a CIE76 distance of 6.49.

What is the RGB value of #7C6D5F?

#7C6D5F is rgb(124, 109, 95) — red 124, green 109, and blue 95 on the 0-255 scale.

What is the CMYK value of #7C6D5F?

#7C6D5F converts to approximately cmyk(0%, 12%, 23%, 51%). CMYK output is a mathematical approximation for planning; confirm production print colors with your printer and ICC profile.

Should text on #7C6D5F be black or white?

White text is the more readable choice. #7C6D5F scores 4.99:1 against white and 4.21:1 against black, and WCAG 2.2 asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal body text.

Can I write #7C6D5F as a CSS color keyword?

No. #7C6D5F is not one of the CSS color keywords, so it has to be written as a hex, rgb() or hsl() value. The closest keyword is dimgray (#696969) at a CIE76 distance of 11.35, which is visibly different.

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