#7A6765
Umber · medium warm gray
About #7A6765
#7A6765 is a muted, medium shade in the gray family. On screen it is built from 48% red, 40% green and 40% blue; for print, its CMYK mix is 0% cyan, 16% magenta, 17% yellow and 52% black. Its overall feel is warm.
Of the common colour names it is similar to Umber (ΔE 10.6); Gray comes next. Its complementary colour, directly opposite on the colour wheel, is #65787A — a gray tone that gives the strongest contrast in hue.
Designers tend to use medium tones like #7A6765 for illustrations, icons and secondary elements. Put white text on top of it — 5.31:1, a WCAG AA pass. Used as a text colour on white, it is readable too (5.31:1).
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ΔE measures visible difference: under 2 is barely noticeable, over 10 is clearly different.
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Frequently asked questions
›What colour is #7A6765?
#7A6765 is a muted, medium shade in the gray family. On screen it is built from 48% red, 40% green and 40% blue; for print, its CMYK mix is 0% cyan, 16% magenta, 17% yellow and 52% black. Its overall feel is warm.
›What text colour should I use on #7A6765?
Use white text. White on #7A6765 has a contrast ratio of 5.31:1 (AA).
›What colours go with #7A6765?
Its complementary colour is #65787A, and analogous partners are #7A656E and #7A7265.