What color is #7F5E50?

#7F5E50 is a grayish orange known as Acorn. It belongs to the brown family of colors.

What is the RGB value of Acorn?

The RGB value is 127, 94, 80: 127 red, 94 green and 80 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.

What is the complementary color of Acorn?

The complementary color is #50717F, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.

Is black or white text better on #7F5E50?

White text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 3.62:1 and white text 5.8:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.

Acorn color: hex code #7F5E50

#7F5E50 rgb(127, 94, 80)

Shades of brown

Acorn has the hex code #7F5E50. It is a grayish orange.

In the RGB color model it is made of 49.8% red, 36.9% green and 31.4% blue (127, 94, 80).

Its hue angle is 18°, with 23% saturation and 41% lightness. For print, the CMYK equivalent is 0% cyan, 26% magenta, 37% yellow and 50% black.

White text is the more readable choice on this background (contrast 5.8:1).

Acorn (#7F5E50) color codes

HEX	`#7F5E50`
RGB	`rgb(127, 94, 80)`
RGB percent	`rgb(49.8%, 36.9%, 31.4%)`
HSL	`hsl(18, 23%, 41%)`
HSV / HSB	`hsv(18, 37%, 50%)`
CMYK	`cmyk(0%, 26%, 37%, 50%)`
CIE LAB	`lab(42.91, 11.41, 13.28)`
CIE LCH	`lch(42.91, 17.51, 49.32)`
CIE XYZ	`xyz(14.203, 13.097, 9.368)`
Decimal	`8347216`
Short hex	`None (no 3-digit form)`

Color harmonies

Colors that go with Acorn, 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 #7F5E50	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	3.62:1	Fail	Fail	Pass
Sample text	5.8:1	Pass	Fail	Pass

#7F5E50 as text on	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	5.8:1	Pass	Fail	Pass
Sample text	3.62:1	Fail	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 #7F5E50 looks to people with the most common types of color vision deficiency.

CSS examples

.background { background-color: #7f5e50; }
.text { color: #7f5e50; }
.border { border: 2px solid #7f5e50; }
.transparent { background-color: rgb(127 94 80 / 50%); }
.gradient { background: linear-gradient(to right, #7f5e50, #7f7650); }

Background

Text color

Border

Similar colors

Closest common color name: Coffee.

See #7F5E50 on its hex code page

Questions

What color is #7F5E50?: #7F5E50 is a grayish orange known as Acorn. It belongs to the brown family of colors.
What is the RGB value of Acorn?: The RGB value is 127, 94, 80: 127 red, 94 green and 80 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.
What is the complementary color of Acorn?: The complementary color is #50717F, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.
Is black or white text better on #7F5E50?: White text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 3.62:1 and white text 5.8:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.