What color is #7B3F00?

#7B3F00 is a dark, vivid orange known as Chocolate. It belongs to the brown family of colors.

What is the RGB value of Chocolate?

The RGB value is 123, 63, 0: 123 red, 63 green and 0 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.

What is the complementary color of Chocolate?

The complementary color is #003C7B, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.

Is black or white text better on #7B3F00?

White text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 2.55:1 and white text 8.22:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.

Chocolate color: hex code #7B3F00

#7B3F00 rgb(123, 63, 0)

Shades of brown

Chocolate has the hex code #7B3F00. It is a dark, vivid orange.

In the RGB color model it is made of 48.2% red, 24.7% green and 0% blue (123, 63, 0).

Its hue angle is 31°, with 100% saturation and 24% lightness. For print, the CMYK equivalent is 0% cyan, 49% magenta, 100% yellow and 52% black.

This exact color is also called Chocolate Brown, Hazelnut Chocolate.

Note that the CSS keyword chocolate is a different color, #D2691E.

White text is the more readable choice on this background (contrast 8.22:1).

Chocolate (#7B3F00) color codes

HEX	`#7B3F00`
RGB	`rgb(123, 63, 0)`
RGB percent	`rgb(48.2%, 24.7%, 0%)`
HSL	`hsl(31, 100%, 24%)`
HSV / HSB	`hsv(31, 100%, 48%)`
CMYK	`cmyk(0%, 49%, 100%, 52%)`
CIE LAB	`lab(33.49, 22.29, 43.8)`
CIE LCH	`lch(33.49, 49.14, 63.02)`
CIE XYZ	`xyz(9.947, 7.767, 0.975)`
Decimal	`8077056`
Short hex	`None (no 3-digit form)`

Color harmonies

Colors that go with Chocolate, 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 #7B3F00	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	2.55:1	Fail	Fail	Fail
Sample text	8.22:1	Pass	Pass	Pass

#7B3F00 as text on	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	8.22:1	Pass	Pass	Pass
Sample text	2.55:1	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 #7B3F00 looks to people with the most common types of color vision deficiency.

CSS examples

.background { background-color: #7b3f00; }
.text { color: #7b3f00; }
.border { border: 2px solid #7b3f00; }
.transparent { background-color: rgb(123 63 0 / 50%); }
.gradient { background: linear-gradient(to right, #7b3f00, #797b00); }

Background

Text color

Border

Similar colors

See #7B3F00 on its hex code page

Questions

What color is #7B3F00?: #7B3F00 is a dark, vivid orange known as Chocolate. It belongs to the brown family of colors.
What is the RGB value of Chocolate?: The RGB value is 123, 63, 0: 123 red, 63 green and 0 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.
What is the complementary color of Chocolate?: The complementary color is #003C7B, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.
Is black or white text better on #7B3F00?: White text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 2.55:1 and white text 8.22:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.