What color is #7A3F2B?

#7A3F2B is a dark, desaturated orange known as Stone Age Queen. It belongs to the brown family of colors.

What is the RGB value of #7A3F2B?

The RGB value is 122, 63, 43: 122 red, 63 green and 43 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.

What is the complementary color of #7A3F2B?

The complementary color is #2B667A, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.

Is black or white text better on #7A3F2B?

White text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 2.57:1 and white text 8.16:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.

#7A3F2B color

#7A3F2B rgb(122, 63, 43)

Shades of brown

The hex color #7A3F2B is a dark, desaturated orange.

In the RGB color model it is made of 47.8% red, 24.7% green and 16.9% blue (122, 63, 43).

Its hue angle is 15°, with 48% saturation and 32% lightness. For print, the CMYK equivalent is 0% cyan, 48% magenta, 65% yellow and 52% black.

This exact color is also called Stone Age Queen.

White text is the more readable choice on this background (contrast 8.16:1).

#7A3F2B color codes

HEX	`#7A3F2B`
RGB	`rgb(122, 63, 43)`
RGB percent	`rgb(47.8%, 24.7%, 16.9%)`
HSL	`hsl(15, 48%, 32%)`
HSV / HSB	`hsv(15, 65%, 48%)`
CMYK	`cmyk(0%, 48%, 65%, 52%)`
CIE LAB	`lab(33.71, 23.67, 23.57)`
CIE LCH	`lch(33.71, 33.4, 44.88)`
CIE XYZ	`xyz(10.24, 7.868, 3.264)`
Decimal	`8011563`
Short hex	`None (no 3-digit form)`

Color harmonies

Colors that go with #7A3F2B, 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 #7A3F2B	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	2.57:1	Fail	Fail	Fail
Sample text	8.16:1	Pass	Pass	Pass

#7A3F2B as text on	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	8.16:1	Pass	Pass	Pass
Sample text	2.57:1	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 #7A3F2B looks to people with the most common types of color vision deficiency.

CSS examples

.background { background-color: #7a3f2b; }
.text { color: #7a3f2b; }
.border { border: 2px solid #7a3f2b; }
.transparent { background-color: rgb(122 63 43 / 50%); }
.gradient { background: linear-gradient(to right, #7a3f2b, #7a662b); }

Background

Text color

Border

Similar colors

Closest common color name: Burnt Umber.

Questions

What color is #7A3F2B?: #7A3F2B is a dark, desaturated orange known as Stone Age Queen. It belongs to the brown family of colors.
What is the RGB value of #7A3F2B?: The RGB value is 122, 63, 43: 122 red, 63 green and 43 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.
What is the complementary color of #7A3F2B?: The complementary color is #2B667A, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.
Is black or white text better on #7A3F2B?: White text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 2.57:1 and white text 8.16:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.