What color is #7A584C?

#7A584C is a grayish orange, closest to the named color Wild West. It belongs to the brown family of colors.

What is the RGB value of #7A584C?

The RGB value is 122, 88, 76: 122 red, 88 green and 76 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.

What is the complementary color of #7A584C?

The complementary color is #4C6E7A, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.

Is black or white text better on #7A584C?

White text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 3.33:1 and white text 6.31:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.

#7A584C color

#7A584C rgb(122, 88, 76)

Shades of brown

The hex color #7A584C is a grayish orange.

In the RGB color model it is made of 47.8% red, 34.5% green and 29.8% blue (122, 88, 76).

Its hue angle is 16°, with 23% saturation and 39% lightness. For print, the CMYK equivalent is 0% cyan, 28% magenta, 38% yellow and 52% black.

The closest named color is Wild West (#7E5C52), a difference of 1.8 ΔE, which is barely visible.

White text is the more readable choice on this background (contrast 6.31:1).

#7A584C color codes

HEX	`#7A584C`
RGB	`rgb(122, 88, 76)`
RGB percent	`rgb(47.8%, 34.5%, 29.8%)`
HSL	`hsl(16, 23%, 39%)`
HSV / HSB	`hsv(16, 38%, 48%)`
CMYK	`cmyk(0%, 28%, 38%, 52%)`
CIE LAB	`lab(40.64, 12.3, 12.49)`
CIE LCH	`lch(40.64, 17.52, 45.43)`
CIE XYZ	`xyz(12.821, 11.64, 8.407)`
Decimal	`8017996`
Short hex	`None (no 3-digit form)`

Color harmonies

Colors that go with #7A584C, 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 #7A584C	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	3.33:1	Fail	Fail	Pass
Sample text	6.31:1	Pass	Fail	Pass

#7A584C as text on	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	6.31:1	Pass	Fail	Pass
Sample text	3.33:1	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 #7A584C looks to people with the most common types of color vision deficiency.

CSS examples

.background { background-color: #7a584c; }
.text { color: #7a584c; }
.border { border: 2px solid #7a584c; }
.transparent { background-color: rgb(122 88 76 / 50%); }
.gradient { background: linear-gradient(to right, #7a584c, #7a6f4c); }

Background

Text color

Border

Similar colors

Closest common color name: Coffee.

Questions

What color is #7A584C?: #7A584C is a grayish orange, closest to the named color Wild West. It belongs to the brown family of colors.
What is the RGB value of #7A584C?: The RGB value is 122, 88, 76: 122 red, 88 green and 76 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.
What is the complementary color of #7A584C?: The complementary color is #4C6E7A, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.
Is black or white text better on #7A584C?: White text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 3.33:1 and white text 6.31:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.