What color is #7A280A?

#7A280A is a dark, vivid orange known as Drip Coffee. It belongs to the brown family of colors.

What is the RGB value of Drip Coffee?

The RGB value is 122, 40, 10: 122 red, 40 green and 10 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.

What is the complementary color of Drip Coffee?

The complementary color is #0A5C7A, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.

Is black or white text better on #7A280A?

White text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 2.14:1 and white text 9.83:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.

Drip Coffee color: hex code #7A280A

#7A280A rgb(122, 40, 10)

Shades of brown

Drip Coffee has the hex code #7A280A. It is a dark, vivid orange.

In the RGB color model it is made of 47.8% red, 15.7% green and 3.9% blue (122, 40, 10).

Its hue angle is 16°, with 85% saturation and 26% lightness. For print, the CMYK equivalent is 0% cyan, 67% magenta, 92% yellow and 52% black.

White text is the more readable choice on this background (contrast 9.83:1).

Drip Coffee (#7A280A) color codes

HEX	`#7A280A`
RGB	`rgb(122, 40, 10)`
RGB percent	`rgb(47.8%, 15.7%, 3.9%)`
HSL	`hsl(16, 85%, 26%)`
HSV / HSB	`hsv(16, 92%, 48%)`
CMYK	`cmyk(0%, 67%, 92%, 52%)`
CIE LAB	`lab(28.59, 34.36, 36.16)`
CIE LCH	`lch(28.59, 49.88, 46.46)`
CIE XYZ	`xyz(8.841, 5.678, 0.918)`
Decimal	`8005642`
Short hex	`None (no 3-digit form)`

Color harmonies

Colors that go with Drip Coffee, 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 #7A280A	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	2.14:1	Fail	Fail	Fail
Sample text	9.83:1	Pass	Pass	Pass

#7A280A as text on	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	9.83:1	Pass	Pass	Pass
Sample text	2.14:1	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 #7A280A looks to people with the most common types of color vision deficiency.

CSS examples

.background { background-color: #7a280a; }
.text { color: #7a280a; }
.border { border: 2px solid #7a280a; }
.transparent { background-color: rgb(122 40 10 / 50%); }
.gradient { background: linear-gradient(to right, #7a280a, #7a600a); }

Background

Text color

Border

Similar colors

Closest common color name: Burnt Umber.

See #7A280A on its hex code page

Questions

What color is #7A280A?: #7A280A is a dark, vivid orange known as Drip Coffee. It belongs to the brown family of colors.
What is the RGB value of Drip Coffee?: The RGB value is 122, 40, 10: 122 red, 40 green and 10 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.
What is the complementary color of Drip Coffee?: The complementary color is #0A5C7A, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.
Is black or white text better on #7A280A?: White text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 2.14:1 and white text 9.83:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.