What color is #7A574F?

#7A574F is a grayish red, closest to the named color Wild West. It belongs to the brown family of colors.

What is the RGB value of #7A574F?

The RGB value is 122, 87, 79: 122 red, 87 green and 79 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.

What is the complementary color of #7A574F?

The complementary color is #4F727A, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.

Is black or white text better on #7A574F?

White text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 3.3:1 and white text 6.36:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.

#7A574F color

#7A574F rgb(122, 87, 79)

Shades of brown

The hex color #7A574F is a grayish red.

In the RGB color model it is made of 47.8% red, 34.1% green and 31% blue (122, 87, 79).

Its hue angle is 11°, with 21% saturation and 39% lightness. For print, the CMYK equivalent is 0% cyan, 29% magenta, 35% yellow and 52% black.

The closest named color is Wild West (#7E5C52), a difference of 2 ΔE, a small difference.

White text is the more readable choice on this background (contrast 6.36:1).

#7A574F color codes

HEX	`#7A574F`
RGB	`rgb(122, 87, 79)`
RGB percent	`rgb(47.8%, 34.1%, 31%)`
HSL	`hsl(11, 21%, 39%)`
HSV / HSB	`hsv(11, 35%, 48%)`
CMYK	`cmyk(0%, 29%, 35%, 52%)`
CIE LAB	`lab(40.44, 13.31, 10.38)`
CIE LCH	`lch(40.44, 16.88, 37.94)`
CIE XYZ	`xyz(12.846, 11.519, 8.942)`
Decimal	`8017743`
Short hex	`None (no 3-digit form)`

Color harmonies

Colors that go with #7A574F, 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 #7A574F	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	3.3:1	Fail	Fail	Pass
Sample text	6.36:1	Pass	Fail	Pass

#7A574F as text on	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	6.36:1	Pass	Fail	Pass
Sample text	3.3:1	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 #7A574F looks to people with the most common types of color vision deficiency.

CSS examples

.background { background-color: #7a574f; }
.text { color: #7a574f; }
.border { border: 2px solid #7a574f; }
.transparent { background-color: rgb(122 87 79 / 50%); }
.gradient { background: linear-gradient(to right, #7a574f, #7a6d4f); }

Background

Text color

Border

Similar colors

Closest common color name: Umber.

Questions

What color is #7A574F?: #7A574F is a grayish red, closest to the named color Wild West. It belongs to the brown family of colors.
What is the RGB value of #7A574F?: The RGB value is 122, 87, 79: 122 red, 87 green and 79 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.
What is the complementary color of #7A574F?: The complementary color is #4F727A, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.
Is black or white text better on #7A574F?: White text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 3.3:1 and white text 6.36:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.