What color is #7F4E1E?

#7F4E1E is a dark, moderate orange known as Milk Chocolate. It belongs to the brown family of colors.

What is the RGB value of Milk Chocolate?

The RGB value is 127, 78, 30: 127 red, 78 green and 30 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.

What is the complementary color of Milk Chocolate?

The complementary color is #1E4F7F, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.

Is black or white text better on #7F4E1E?

White text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 3.01:1 and white text 6.97:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.

Milk Chocolate color: hex code #7F4E1E

#7F4E1E rgb(127, 78, 30)

Shades of brown

Milk Chocolate has the hex code #7F4E1E. It is a dark, moderate orange.

In the RGB color model it is made of 49.8% red, 30.6% green and 11.8% blue (127, 78, 30).

Its hue angle is 30°, with 62% saturation and 31% lightness. For print, the CMYK equivalent is 0% cyan, 39% magenta, 76% yellow and 50% black.

White text is the more readable choice on this background (contrast 6.97:1).

Milk Chocolate (#7F4E1E) color codes

HEX	`#7F4E1E`
RGB	`rgb(127, 78, 30)`
RGB percent	`rgb(49.8%, 30.6%, 11.8%)`
HSL	`hsl(30, 62%, 31%)`
HSV / HSB	`hsv(30, 76%, 50%)`
CMYK	`cmyk(0%, 39%, 76%, 50%)`
CIE LAB	`lab(37.94, 16.3, 35.77)`
CIE LCH	`lch(37.94, 39.31, 65.5)`
CIE XYZ	`xyz(11.712, 10.056, 2.552)`
Decimal	`8343070`
Short hex	`None (no 3-digit form)`

Color harmonies

Colors that go with Milk 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 #7F4E1E	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	3.01:1	Fail	Fail	Pass
Sample text	6.97:1	Pass	Fail	Pass

#7F4E1E as text on	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	6.97:1	Pass	Fail	Pass
Sample text	3.01:1	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 #7F4E1E looks to people with the most common types of color vision deficiency.

CSS examples

.background { background-color: #7f4e1e; }
.text { color: #7f4e1e; }
.border { border: 2px solid #7f4e1e; }
.transparent { background-color: rgb(127 78 30 / 50%); }
.gradient { background: linear-gradient(to right, #7f4e1e, #7f7f1e); }

Background

Text color

Border

Similar colors

See #7F4E1E on its hex code page

Questions

What color is #7F4E1E?: #7F4E1E is a dark, moderate orange known as Milk Chocolate. It belongs to the brown family of colors.
What is the RGB value of Milk Chocolate?: The RGB value is 127, 78, 30: 127 red, 78 green and 30 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.
What is the complementary color of Milk Chocolate?: The complementary color is #1E4F7F, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.
Is black or white text better on #7F4E1E?: White text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 3.01:1 and white text 6.97:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.