What color is #7A5A56?

#7A5A56 is a grayish red, closest to the named color Reading Tea Leaves. It belongs to the brown family of colors.

What is the RGB value of #7A5A56?

The RGB value is 122, 90, 86: 122 red, 90 green and 86 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.

What is the complementary color of #7A5A56?

The complementary color is #56767A, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.

Is black or white text better on #7A5A56?

White text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 3.42:1 and white text 6.13:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.

#7A5A56 color

#7A5A56 rgb(122, 90, 86)

Shades of brown

The hex color #7A5A56 is a grayish red.

In the RGB color model it is made of 47.8% red, 35.3% green and 33.7% blue (122, 90, 86).

Its hue angle is 7°, with 17% saturation and 41% lightness. For print, the CMYK equivalent is 0% cyan, 26% magenta, 30% yellow and 52% black.

The closest named color is Reading Tea Leaves (#7D5D5E), a difference of 2.7 ΔE, a small difference.

White text is the more readable choice on this background (contrast 6.13:1).

#7A5A56 color codes

HEX	`#7A5A56`
RGB	`rgb(122, 90, 86)`
RGB percent	`rgb(47.8%, 35.3%, 33.7%)`
HSL	`hsl(7, 17%, 41%)`
HSV / HSB	`hsv(7, 30%, 48%)`
CMYK	`cmyk(0%, 26%, 30%, 52%)`
CIE LAB	`lab(41.41, 12.53, 7.45)`
CIE LCH	`lch(41.41, 14.58, 30.73)`
CIE XYZ	`xyz(13.362, 12.122, 10.438)`
Decimal	`8018518`
Short hex	`None (no 3-digit form)`

Color harmonies

Colors that go with #7A5A56, 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 #7A5A56	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	3.42:1	Fail	Fail	Pass
Sample text	6.13:1	Pass	Fail	Pass

#7A5A56 as text on	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	6.13:1	Pass	Fail	Pass
Sample text	3.42:1	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 #7A5A56 looks to people with the most common types of color vision deficiency.

CSS examples

.background { background-color: #7a5a56; }
.text { color: #7a5a56; }
.border { border: 2px solid #7a5a56; }
.transparent { background-color: rgb(122 90 86 / 50%); }
.gradient { background: linear-gradient(to right, #7a5a56, #7a6c56); }

Background

Text color

Border

Similar colors

Closest common color name: Umber.

Questions

What color is #7A5A56?: #7A5A56 is a grayish red, closest to the named color Reading Tea Leaves. It belongs to the brown family of colors.
What is the RGB value of #7A5A56?: The RGB value is 122, 90, 86: 122 red, 90 green and 86 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.
What is the complementary color of #7A5A56?: The complementary color is #56767A, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.
Is black or white text better on #7A5A56?: White text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 3.42:1 and white text 6.13:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.