What color is #7A4434?

#7A4434 is a dark, desaturated red known as Peanut. It belongs to the brown family of colors.

What is the RGB value of Peanut?

The RGB value is 122, 68, 52: 122 red, 68 green and 52 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.

What is the complementary color of Peanut?

The complementary color is #346A7A, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.

Is black or white text better on #7A4434?

White text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 2.7:1 and white text 7.77:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.

Peanut color: hex code #7A4434

#7A4434 rgb(122, 68, 52)

Shades of brown

Peanut has the hex code #7A4434. It is a dark, desaturated red.

In the RGB color model it is made of 47.8% red, 26.7% green and 20.4% blue (122, 68, 52).

Its hue angle is 14°, with 40% saturation and 34% lightness. For print, the CMYK equivalent is 0% cyan, 44% magenta, 57% yellow and 52% black.

White text is the more readable choice on this background (contrast 7.77:1).

Peanut (#7A4434) color codes

HEX	`#7A4434`
RGB	`rgb(122, 68, 52)`
RGB percent	`rgb(47.8%, 26.7%, 20.4%)`
HSL	`hsl(14, 40%, 34%)`
HSV / HSB	`hsv(14, 57%, 48%)`
CMYK	`cmyk(0%, 44%, 57%, 52%)`
CIE LAB	`lab(35.04, 21.51, 19.75)`
CIE LCH	`lch(35.04, 29.2, 42.56)`
CIE XYZ	`xyz(10.714, 8.521, 4.329)`
Decimal	`8012852`
Short hex	`None (no 3-digit form)`

Color harmonies

Colors that go with Peanut, 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 #7A4434	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	2.7:1	Fail	Fail	Fail
Sample text	7.77:1	Pass	Pass	Pass

#7A4434 as text on	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	7.77:1	Pass	Pass	Pass
Sample text	2.7:1	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 #7A4434 looks to people with the most common types of color vision deficiency.

CSS examples

.background { background-color: #7a4434; }
.text { color: #7a4434; }
.border { border: 2px solid #7a4434; }
.transparent { background-color: rgb(122 68 52 / 50%); }
.gradient { background: linear-gradient(to right, #7a4434, #7a6734); }

Background

Text color

Border

Similar colors

Closest common color name: Chestnut.

See #7A4434 on its hex code page

Questions

What color is #7A4434?: #7A4434 is a dark, desaturated red known as Peanut. It belongs to the brown family of colors.
What is the RGB value of Peanut?: The RGB value is 122, 68, 52: 122 red, 68 green and 52 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.
What is the complementary color of Peanut?: The complementary color is #346A7A, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.
Is black or white text better on #7A4434?: White text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 2.7:1 and white text 7.77:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.