What color is #7A4E48?

#7A4E48 is a desaturated red, closest to the named color Root Beer. It belongs to the brown family of colors.

What is the RGB value of #7A4E48?

The RGB value is 122, 78, 72: 122 red, 78 green and 72 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.

What is the complementary color of #7A4E48?

The complementary color is #48747A, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.

Is black or white text better on #7A4E48?

White text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 3.01:1 and white text 6.97:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.

#7A4E48 color

#7A4E48 rgb(122, 78, 72)

Shades of brown

The hex color #7A4E48 is a desaturated red.

In the RGB color model it is made of 47.8% red, 30.6% green and 28.2% blue (122, 78, 72).

Its hue angle is 7°, with 26% saturation and 38% lightness. For print, the CMYK equivalent is 0% cyan, 36% magenta, 41% yellow and 52% black.

The closest named color is Root Beer (#81544A), a difference of 2.8 ΔE, a small difference.

White text is the more readable choice on this background (contrast 6.97:1).

#7A4E48 color codes

HEX	`#7A4E48`
RGB	`rgb(122, 78, 72)`
RGB percent	`rgb(47.8%, 30.6%, 28.2%)`
HSL	`hsl(7, 26%, 38%)`
HSV / HSB	`hsv(7, 41%, 48%)`
CMYK	`cmyk(0%, 36%, 41%, 52%)`
CIE LAB	`lab(37.94, 17.77, 11.23)`
CIE LCH	`lch(37.94, 21.02, 32.28)`
CIE XYZ	`xyz(11.921, 10.055, 7.443)`
Decimal	`8015432`
Short hex	`None (no 3-digit form)`

Color harmonies

Colors that go with #7A4E48, 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 #7A4E48	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	3.01:1	Fail	Fail	Pass
Sample text	6.97:1	Pass	Fail	Pass

#7A4E48 as text on	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	6.97:1	Pass	Fail	Pass
Sample text	3.01:1	Fail	Fail	Pass

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 #7A4E48 looks to people with the most common types of color vision deficiency.

CSS examples

.background { background-color: #7a4e48; }
.text { color: #7a4e48; }
.border { border: 2px solid #7a4e48; }
.transparent { background-color: rgb(122 78 72 / 50%); }
.gradient { background: linear-gradient(to right, #7a4e48, #7a6748); }

Background

Text color

Border

Similar colors

Closest common color name: Chestnut.

Questions

What color is #7A4E48?: #7A4E48 is a desaturated red, closest to the named color Root Beer. It belongs to the brown family of colors.
What is the RGB value of #7A4E48?: The RGB value is 122, 78, 72: 122 red, 78 green and 72 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.
What is the complementary color of #7A4E48?: The complementary color is #48747A, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.
Is black or white text better on #7A4E48?: White text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 3.01:1 and white text 6.97:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.