#7B6050
Umber · medium warm brown
About #7B6050
#7B6050 is a muted, medium shade in the brown family. On screen it is built from 48% red, 38% green and 31% blue; for print, its CMYK mix is 0% cyan, 22% magenta, 35% yellow and 52% black. Its overall feel is warm.
Of the common colour names it is similar to Umber (ΔE 8.8); Coffee comes next. Its complementary colour, directly opposite on the colour wheel, is #506B7B — a slate gray tone that gives the strongest contrast in hue.
Designers tend to use medium tones like #7B6050 for illustrations, icons and secondary elements. White text reads best on it at 5.78:1 (a WCAG AA pass). Used as a text colour on white, it is readable too (5.78:1).
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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 #7B6050?
#7B6050 is a muted, medium shade in the brown family. On screen it is built from 48% red, 38% green and 31% blue; for print, its CMYK mix is 0% cyan, 22% magenta, 35% yellow and 52% black. Its overall feel is warm.
›What text colour should I use on #7B6050?
Use white text. White on #7B6050 has a contrast ratio of 5.78:1 (AA).
›What colours go with #7B6050?
Its complementary colour is #506B7B, and analogous partners are #7B5056 and #7B7650.