What color is #7B6943?

#7B6943 is a dark, desaturated orange known as Lizard. It belongs to the brown family of colors.

What is the RGB value of Lizard?

The RGB value is 123, 105, 67: 123 red, 105 green and 67 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.

What is the complementary color of Lizard?

The complementary color is #43557B, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.

Is black or white text better on #7B6943?

White text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 3.94:1 and white text 5.32:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.

Lizard color: hex code #7B6943

#7B6943 rgb(123, 105, 67)

Shades of brown

Lizard has the hex code #7B6943. It is a dark, desaturated orange.

In the RGB color model it is made of 48.2% red, 41.2% green and 26.3% blue (123, 105, 67).

Its hue angle is 41°, with 29% saturation and 37% lightness. For print, the CMYK equivalent is 0% cyan, 15% magenta, 46% yellow and 52% black.

White text is the more readable choice on this background (contrast 5.32:1).

Lizard (#7B6943) color codes

HEX	`#7B6943`
RGB	`rgb(123, 105, 67)`
RGB percent	`rgb(48.2%, 41.2%, 26.3%)`
HSL	`hsl(41, 29%, 37%)`
HSV / HSB	`hsv(41, 46%, 48%)`
CMYK	`cmyk(0%, 15%, 46%, 52%)`
CIE LAB	`lab(45.25, 1.52, 23.98)`
CIE LCH	`lch(45.25, 24.03, 86.38)`
CIE XYZ	`xyz(14.234, 14.72, 7.401)`
Decimal	`8087875`
Short hex	`None (no 3-digit form)`

Color harmonies

Colors that go with Lizard, 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 #7B6943	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	3.94:1	Fail	Fail	Pass
Sample text	5.32:1	Pass	Fail	Pass

#7B6943 as text on	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	5.32:1	Pass	Fail	Pass
Sample text	3.94:1	Fail	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 #7B6943 looks to people with the most common types of color vision deficiency.

CSS examples

.background { background-color: #7b6943; }
.text { color: #7b6943; }
.border { border: 2px solid #7b6943; }
.transparent { background-color: rgb(123 105 67 / 50%); }
.gradient { background: linear-gradient(to right, #7b6943, #717b43); }

Background

Text color

Border

Similar colors

Closest common color name: Warm Gray.

See #7B6943 on its hex code page

Questions

What color is #7B6943?: #7B6943 is a dark, desaturated orange known as Lizard. It belongs to the brown family of colors.
What is the RGB value of Lizard?: The RGB value is 123, 105, 67: 123 red, 105 green and 67 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.
What is the complementary color of Lizard?: The complementary color is #43557B, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.
Is black or white text better on #7B6943?: White text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 3.94:1 and white text 5.32:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.