What color is #7F7453?

#7F7453 is a grayish orange known as Chocolate Velvet. It belongs to the brown family of colors.

What is the RGB value of Chocolate Velvet?

The RGB value is 127, 116, 83: 127 red, 116 green and 83 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.

What is the complementary color of Chocolate Velvet?

The complementary color is #535E7F, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.

Is black or white text better on #7F7453?

White text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 4.53:1 and white text 4.64:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.

Chocolate Velvet color: hex code #7F7453

#7F7453 rgb(127, 116, 83)

Shades of brown

Chocolate Velvet has the hex code #7F7453. It is a grayish orange.

In the RGB color model it is made of 49.8% red, 45.5% green and 32.5% blue (127, 116, 83).

Its hue angle is 45°, with 21% saturation and 41% lightness. For print, the CMYK equivalent is 0% cyan, 9% magenta, 35% yellow and 50% black.

White text is the more readable choice on this background (contrast 4.64:1).

Chocolate Velvet (#7F7453) color codes

HEX	`#7F7453`
RGB	`rgb(127, 116, 83)`
RGB percent	`rgb(49.8%, 45.5%, 32.5%)`
HSL	`hsl(45, 21%, 41%)`
HSV / HSB	`hsv(45, 35%, 50%)`
CMYK	`cmyk(0%, 9%, 35%, 50%)`
CIE LAB	`lab(49.04, -1.09, 19.81)`
CIE LCH	`lch(49.04, 19.84, 93.16)`
CIE XYZ	`xyz(16.559, 17.628, 10.712)`
Decimal	`8352851`
Short hex	`None (no 3-digit form)`

Color harmonies

Colors that go with Chocolate Velvet, 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 #7F7453	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	4.53:1	Pass	Fail	Pass
Sample text	4.64:1	Pass	Fail	Pass

#7F7453 as text on	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	4.64:1	Pass	Fail	Pass
Sample text	4.53:1	Pass	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 #7F7453 looks to people with the most common types of color vision deficiency.

CSS examples

.background { background-color: #7f7453; }
.text { color: #7f7453; }
.border { border: 2px solid #7f7453; }
.transparent { background-color: rgb(127 116 83 / 50%); }
.gradient { background: linear-gradient(to right, #7f7453, #747f53); }

Background

Text color

Border

Similar colors

Closest common color name: Warm Gray.

See #7F7453 on its hex code page

Questions

What color is #7F7453?: #7F7453 is a grayish orange known as Chocolate Velvet. It belongs to the brown family of colors.
What is the RGB value of Chocolate Velvet?: The RGB value is 127, 116, 83: 127 red, 116 green and 83 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.
What is the complementary color of Chocolate Velvet?: The complementary color is #535E7F, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.
Is black or white text better on #7F7453?: White text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 4.53:1 and white text 4.64:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.