What color is #7E4730?

#7E4730 is a dark, desaturated orange known as Sunbathing Beauty. It belongs to the brown family of colors.

What is the RGB value of Sunbathing Beauty?

The RGB value is 126, 71, 48: 126 red, 71 green and 48 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.

What is the complementary color of Sunbathing Beauty?

The complementary color is #30677E, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.

Is black or white text better on #7E4730?

White text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 2.83:1 and white text 7.42:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.

Sunbathing Beauty color: hex code #7E4730

#7E4730 rgb(126, 71, 48)

Shades of brown

Sunbathing Beauty has the hex code #7E4730. It is a dark, desaturated orange.

In the RGB color model it is made of 49.4% red, 27.8% green and 18.8% blue (126, 71, 48).

Its hue angle is 18°, with 45% saturation and 34% lightness. For print, the CMYK equivalent is 0% cyan, 44% magenta, 62% yellow and 51% black.

White text is the more readable choice on this background (contrast 7.42:1).

Sunbathing Beauty (#7E4730) color codes

HEX	`#7E4730`
RGB	`rgb(126, 71, 48)`
RGB percent	`rgb(49.4%, 27.8%, 18.8%)`
HSL	`hsl(18, 45%, 34%)`
HSV / HSB	`hsv(18, 62%, 49%)`
CMYK	`cmyk(0%, 44%, 62%, 51%)`
CIE LAB	`lab(36.28, 21.16, 23.86)`
CIE LCH	`lch(36.28, 31.89, 48.44)`
CIE XYZ	`xyz(11.392, 9.157, 3.963)`
Decimal	`8275760`
Short hex	`None (no 3-digit form)`

Color harmonies

Colors that go with Sunbathing Beauty, 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 #7E4730	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	2.83:1	Fail	Fail	Fail
Sample text	7.42:1	Pass	Pass	Pass

#7E4730 as text on	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	7.42:1	Pass	Pass	Pass
Sample text	2.83:1	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 #7E4730 looks to people with the most common types of color vision deficiency.

CSS examples

.background { background-color: #7e4730; }
.text { color: #7e4730; }
.border { border: 2px solid #7e4730; }
.transparent { background-color: rgb(126 71 48 / 50%); }
.gradient { background: linear-gradient(to right, #7e4730, #7e6e30); }

Background

Text color

Border

Similar colors

Closest common color name: Walnut.

See #7E4730 on its hex code page

Questions

What color is #7E4730?: #7E4730 is a dark, desaturated orange known as Sunbathing Beauty. It belongs to the brown family of colors.
What is the RGB value of Sunbathing Beauty?: The RGB value is 126, 71, 48: 126 red, 71 green and 48 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.
What is the complementary color of Sunbathing Beauty?: The complementary color is #30677E, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.
Is black or white text better on #7E4730?: White text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 2.83:1 and white text 7.42:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.