What color is #7E4A3B?

#7E4A3B is a dark, desaturated red known as Nutmeg. It belongs to the brown family of colors.

What is the RGB value of Nutmeg?

The RGB value is 126, 74, 59: 126 red, 74 green and 59 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.

What is the complementary color of Nutmeg?

The complementary color is #3B6F7E, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.

Is black or white text better on #7E4A3B?

White text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 2.93:1 and white text 7.17:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.

Nutmeg color: hex code #7E4A3B

#7E4A3B rgb(126, 74, 59)

Shades of brown

Nutmeg has the hex code #7E4A3B. It is a dark, desaturated red.

In the RGB color model it is made of 49.4% red, 29% green and 23.1% blue (126, 74, 59).

Its hue angle is 13°, with 36% saturation and 36% lightness. For print, the CMYK equivalent is 0% cyan, 41% magenta, 53% yellow and 51% black.

White text is the more readable choice on this background (contrast 7.17:1).

Nutmeg (#7E4A3B) color codes

HEX	`#7E4A3B`
RGB	`rgb(126, 74, 59)`
RGB percent	`rgb(49.4%, 29%, 23.1%)`
HSL	`hsl(13, 36%, 36%)`
HSV / HSB	`hsv(13, 53%, 49%)`
CMYK	`cmyk(0%, 41%, 53%, 51%)`
CIE LAB	`lab(37.21, 20.4, 18.37)`
CIE LCH	`lch(37.21, 27.45, 42)`
CIE XYZ	`xyz(11.843, 9.65, 5.376)`
Decimal	`8276539`
Short hex	`None (no 3-digit form)`

Color harmonies

Colors that go with Nutmeg, 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 #7E4A3B	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	2.93:1	Fail	Fail	Fail
Sample text	7.17:1	Pass	Pass	Pass

#7E4A3B as text on	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	7.17:1	Pass	Pass	Pass
Sample text	2.93:1	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 #7E4A3B looks to people with the most common types of color vision deficiency.

CSS examples

.background { background-color: #7e4a3b; }
.text { color: #7e4a3b; }
.border { border: 2px solid #7e4a3b; }
.transparent { background-color: rgb(126 74 59 / 50%); }
.gradient { background: linear-gradient(to right, #7e4a3b, #7e6c3b); }

Background

Text color

Border

Similar colors

Closest common color name: Chestnut.

See #7E4A3B on its hex code page

Questions

What color is #7E4A3B?: #7E4A3B is a dark, desaturated red known as Nutmeg. It belongs to the brown family of colors.
What is the RGB value of Nutmeg?: The RGB value is 126, 74, 59: 126 red, 74 green and 59 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.
What is the complementary color of Nutmeg?: The complementary color is #3B6F7E, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.
Is black or white text better on #7E4A3B?: White text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 2.93:1 and white text 7.17:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.