What color is #7F735F?

#7F735F is a grayish orange known as Handmade. It belongs to the gray family of colors.

What is the RGB value of Handmade?

The RGB value is 127, 115, 95: 127 red, 115 green and 95 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.

What is the complementary color of Handmade?

The complementary color is #5F6B7F, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.

Is black or white text better on #7F735F?

White text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 4.52:1 and white text 4.65:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.

Handmade color: hex code #7F735F

#7F735F rgb(127, 115, 95)

Shades of gray

Handmade has the hex code #7F735F. It is a grayish orange.

In the RGB color model it is made of 49.8% red, 45.1% green and 37.3% blue (127, 115, 95).

Its hue angle is 38°, with 14% saturation and 44% lightness. For print, the CMYK equivalent is 0% cyan, 9% magenta, 25% yellow and 50% black.

White text is the more readable choice on this background (contrast 4.65:1).

Handmade (#7F735F) color codes

HEX	`#7F735F`
RGB	`rgb(127, 115, 95)`
RGB percent	`rgb(49.8%, 45.1%, 37.3%)`
HSL	`hsl(38, 14%, 44%)`
HSV / HSB	`hsv(38, 25%, 50%)`
CMYK	`cmyk(0%, 9%, 25%, 50%)`
CIE LAB	`lab(49.01, 1.22, 12.78)`
CIE LCH	`lch(49.01, 12.84, 84.52)`
CIE XYZ	`xyz(16.949, 17.6, 13.329)`
Decimal	`8352607`
Short hex	`None (no 3-digit form)`

Color harmonies

Colors that go with Handmade, 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 #7F735F	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	4.52:1	Pass	Fail	Pass
Sample text	4.65:1	Pass	Fail	Pass

#7F735F as text on	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	4.65:1	Pass	Fail	Pass
Sample text	4.52:1	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 #7F735F looks to people with the most common types of color vision deficiency.

CSS examples

.background { background-color: #7f735f; }
.text { color: #7f735f; }
.border { border: 2px solid #7f735f; }
.transparent { background-color: rgb(127 115 95 / 50%); }
.gradient { background: linear-gradient(to right, #7f735f, #7b7f5f); }

Background

Text color

Border

Similar colors

Closest common color name: Warm Gray.

See #7F735F on its hex code page

Questions

What color is #7F735F?: #7F735F is a grayish orange known as Handmade. It belongs to the gray family of colors.
What is the RGB value of Handmade?: The RGB value is 127, 115, 95: 127 red, 115 green and 95 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.
What is the complementary color of Handmade?: The complementary color is #5F6B7F, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.
Is black or white text better on #7F735F?: White text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 4.52:1 and white text 4.65:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.