What color is #7A4900?

#7A4900 is a dark, vivid orange, closest to the named color Milk Chocolate. It belongs to the brown family of colors.

What is the RGB value of #7A4900?

The RGB value is 122, 73, 0: 122 red, 73 green and 0 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.

What is the complementary color of #7A4900?

The complementary color is #00317A, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.

Is black or white text better on #7A4900?

White text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 2.78:1 and white text 7.55:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.

#7A4900 color

#7A4900 rgb(122, 73, 0)

Shades of brown

The hex color #7A4900 is a dark, vivid orange.

In the RGB color model it is made of 47.8% red, 28.6% green and 0% blue (122, 73, 0).

Its hue angle is 36°, with 100% saturation and 24% lightness. For print, the CMYK equivalent is 0% cyan, 40% magenta, 100% yellow and 52% black.

The closest named color is Milk Chocolate (#7F4E1E), a difference of 4.4 ΔE, a small difference.

White text is the more readable choice on this background (contrast 7.55:1).

#7A4900 color codes

HEX	`#7A4900`
RGB	`rgb(122, 73, 0)`
RGB percent	`rgb(47.8%, 28.6%, 0%)`
HSL	`hsl(36, 100%, 24%)`
HSV / HSB	`hsv(36, 100%, 48%)`
CMYK	`cmyk(0%, 40%, 100%, 52%)`
CIE LAB	`lab(35.8, 15.95, 45.17)`
CIE LCH	`lch(35.8, 47.9, 70.55)`
CIE XYZ	`xyz(10.41, 8.904, 1.17)`
Decimal	`8014080`
Short hex	`None (no 3-digit form)`

Color harmonies

Colors that go with #7A4900, 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 #7A4900	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	2.78:1	Fail	Fail	Fail
Sample text	7.55:1	Pass	Pass	Pass

#7A4900 as text on	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	7.55:1	Pass	Pass	Pass
Sample text	2.78:1	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 #7A4900 looks to people with the most common types of color vision deficiency.

CSS examples

.background { background-color: #7a4900; }
.text { color: #7a4900; }
.border { border: 2px solid #7a4900; }
.transparent { background-color: rgb(122 73 0 / 50%); }
.gradient { background: linear-gradient(to right, #7a4900, #6e7a00); }

Background

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Questions

What color is #7A4900?: #7A4900 is a dark, vivid orange, closest to the named color Milk Chocolate. It belongs to the brown family of colors.
What is the RGB value of #7A4900?: The RGB value is 122, 73, 0: 122 red, 73 green and 0 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.
What is the complementary color of #7A4900?: The complementary color is #00317A, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.
Is black or white text better on #7A4900?: White text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 2.78:1 and white text 7.55:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.