What color is #7A5545?

#7A5545 is a dark, desaturated orange, closest to the named color Brownstone. It belongs to the brown family of colors.

What is the RGB value of #7A5545?

The RGB value is 122, 85, 69: 122 red, 85 green and 69 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.

What is the complementary color of #7A5545?

The complementary color is #456A7A, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.

Is black or white text better on #7A5545?

White text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 3.21:1 and white text 6.54:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.

#7A5545 color

#7A5545 rgb(122, 85, 69)

Shades of brown

The hex color #7A5545 is a dark, desaturated orange.

In the RGB color model it is made of 47.8% red, 33.3% green and 27.1% blue (122, 85, 69).

Its hue angle is 18°, with 28% saturation and 37% lightness. For print, the CMYK equivalent is 0% cyan, 30% magenta, 43% yellow and 52% black.

The closest named color is Brownstone (#785441), a difference of 1.6 ΔE, which is barely visible.

White text is the more readable choice on this background (contrast 6.54:1).

#7A5545 color codes

HEX	`#7A5545`
RGB	`rgb(122, 85, 69)`
RGB percent	`rgb(47.8%, 33.3%, 27.1%)`
HSL	`hsl(18, 28%, 37%)`
HSV / HSB	`hsv(18, 43%, 48%)`
CMYK	`cmyk(0%, 30%, 43%, 52%)`
CIE LAB	`lab(39.69, 13.2, 15.46)`
CIE LCH	`lch(39.69, 20.33, 49.51)`
CIE XYZ	`xyz(12.349, 11.065, 7.114)`
Decimal	`8017221`
Short hex	`None (no 3-digit form)`

Color harmonies

Colors that go with #7A5545, 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 #7A5545	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	3.21:1	Fail	Fail	Pass
Sample text	6.54:1	Pass	Fail	Pass

#7A5545 as text on	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	6.54:1	Pass	Fail	Pass
Sample text	3.21:1	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 #7A5545 looks to people with the most common types of color vision deficiency.

CSS examples

.background { background-color: #7a5545; }
.text { color: #7a5545; }
.border { border: 2px solid #7a5545; }
.transparent { background-color: rgb(122 85 69 / 50%); }
.gradient { background: linear-gradient(to right, #7a5545, #7a7045); }

Background

Text color

Border

Similar colors

Closest common color name: Coffee.

Questions

What color is #7A5545?: #7A5545 is a dark, desaturated orange, closest to the named color Brownstone. It belongs to the brown family of colors.
What is the RGB value of #7A5545?: The RGB value is 122, 85, 69: 122 red, 85 green and 69 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.
What is the complementary color of #7A5545?: The complementary color is #456A7A, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.
Is black or white text better on #7A5545?: White text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 3.21:1 and white text 6.54:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.