What color is #7A524D?

#7A524D is a grayish red, closest to the named color Root Beer. It belongs to the brown family of colors.

What is the RGB value of #7A524D?

The RGB value is 122, 82, 77: 122 red, 82 green and 77 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.

What is the complementary color of #7A524D?

The complementary color is #4D757A, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.

Is black or white text better on #7A524D?

White text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 3.14:1 and white text 6.68:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.

#7A524D color

#7A524D rgb(122, 82, 77)

Shades of brown

The hex color #7A524D is a grayish red.

In the RGB color model it is made of 47.8% red, 32.2% green and 30.2% blue (122, 82, 77).

Its hue angle is 7°, with 23% saturation and 39% lightness. For print, the CMYK equivalent is 0% cyan, 33% magenta, 37% 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 6.68:1).

#7A524D color codes

HEX	`#7A524D`
RGB	`rgb(122, 82, 77)`
RGB percent	`rgb(47.8%, 32.2%, 30.2%)`
HSL	`hsl(7, 23%, 39%)`
HSV / HSB	`hsv(7, 37%, 48%)`
CMYK	`cmyk(0%, 33%, 37%, 52%)`
CIE LAB	`lab(39.09, 16.04, 9.72)`
CIE LCH	`lch(39.09, 18.75, 31.21)`
CIE XYZ	`xyz(12.383, 10.709, 8.435)`
Decimal	`8016461`
Short hex	`None (no 3-digit form)`

Color harmonies

Colors that go with #7A524D, 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 #7A524D	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	3.14:1	Fail	Fail	Pass
Sample text	6.68:1	Pass	Fail	Pass

#7A524D as text on	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	6.68:1	Pass	Fail	Pass
Sample text	3.14:1	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 #7A524D looks to people with the most common types of color vision deficiency.

CSS examples

.background { background-color: #7a524d; }
.text { color: #7a524d; }
.border { border: 2px solid #7a524d; }
.transparent { background-color: rgb(122 82 77 / 50%); }
.gradient { background: linear-gradient(to right, #7a524d, #7a694d); }

Background

Text color

Border

Similar colors

Closest common color name: Coffee.

Questions

What color is #7A524D?: #7A524D is a grayish red, closest to the named color Root Beer. It belongs to the brown family of colors.
What is the RGB value of #7A524D?: The RGB value is 122, 82, 77: 122 red, 82 green and 77 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.
What is the complementary color of #7A524D?: The complementary color is #4D757A, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.
Is black or white text better on #7A524D?: White text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 3.14:1 and white text 6.68:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.