What color is #7B4D3A?

#7B4D3A is a dark, desaturated orange known as Cheeky Chestnut. It belongs to the brown family of colors.

What is the RGB value of Cheeky Chestnut?

The RGB value is 123, 77, 58: 123 red, 77 green and 58 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.

What is the complementary color of Cheeky Chestnut?

The complementary color is #3A687B, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.

Is black or white text better on #7B4D3A?

White text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 2.96:1 and white text 7.08:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.

Cheeky Chestnut color: hex code #7B4D3A

#7B4D3A rgb(123, 77, 58)

Shades of brown

Cheeky Chestnut has the hex code #7B4D3A. It is a dark, desaturated orange.

In the RGB color model it is made of 48.2% red, 30.2% green and 22.7% blue (123, 77, 58).

Its hue angle is 18°, with 36% saturation and 35% lightness. For print, the CMYK equivalent is 0% cyan, 37% magenta, 53% yellow and 52% black.

White text is the more readable choice on this background (contrast 7.08:1).

Cheeky Chestnut (#7B4D3A) color codes

HEX	`#7B4D3A`
RGB	`rgb(123, 77, 58)`
RGB percent	`rgb(48.2%, 30.2%, 22.7%)`
HSL	`hsl(18, 36%, 35%)`
HSV / HSB	`hsv(18, 53%, 48%)`
CMYK	`cmyk(0%, 37%, 53%, 52%)`
CIE LAB	`lab(37.53, 17.2, 19.32)`
CIE LCH	`lch(37.53, 25.86, 48.32)`
CIE XYZ	`xyz(11.587, 9.825, 5.288)`
Decimal	`8080698`
Short hex	`None (no 3-digit form)`

Color harmonies

Colors that go with Cheeky Chestnut, 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 #7B4D3A	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	2.96:1	Fail	Fail	Fail
Sample text	7.08:1	Pass	Pass	Pass

#7B4D3A as text on	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	7.08:1	Pass	Pass	Pass
Sample text	2.96:1	Fail	Fail	Fail

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 #7B4D3A looks to people with the most common types of color vision deficiency.

CSS examples

.background { background-color: #7b4d3a; }
.text { color: #7b4d3a; }
.border { border: 2px solid #7b4d3a; }
.transparent { background-color: rgb(123 77 58 / 50%); }
.gradient { background: linear-gradient(to right, #7b4d3a, #7b6e3a); }

Background

Text color

Border

Similar colors

Closest common color name: Coffee.

See #7B4D3A on its hex code page

Questions

What color is #7B4D3A?: #7B4D3A is a dark, desaturated orange known as Cheeky Chestnut. It belongs to the brown family of colors.
What is the RGB value of Cheeky Chestnut?: The RGB value is 123, 77, 58: 123 red, 77 green and 58 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.
What is the complementary color of Cheeky Chestnut?: The complementary color is #3A687B, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.
Is black or white text better on #7B4D3A?: White text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 2.96:1 and white text 7.08:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.