What color is #7A5C4C?

#7A5C4C is a grayish orange, closest to the named color Acorn. It belongs to the brown family of colors.

What is the RGB value of #7A5C4C?

The RGB value is 122, 92, 76: 122 red, 92 green and 76 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.

What is the complementary color of #7A5C4C?

The complementary color is #4C6A7A, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.

Is black or white text better on #7A5C4C?

White text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 3.46:1 and white text 6.06:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.

#7A5C4C color

#7A5C4C rgb(122, 92, 76)

Shades of brown

The hex color #7A5C4C is a grayish orange.

In the RGB color model it is made of 47.8% red, 36.1% green and 29.8% blue (122, 92, 76).

Its hue angle is 21°, with 23% saturation and 39% lightness. For print, the CMYK equivalent is 0% cyan, 25% magenta, 38% yellow and 52% black.

The closest named color is Acorn (#7F5E50), a difference of 2 ΔE, which is barely visible.

White text is the more readable choice on this background (contrast 6.06:1).

#7A5C4C color codes

HEX	`#7A5C4C`
RGB	`rgb(122, 92, 76)`
RGB percent	`rgb(47.8%, 36.1%, 29.8%)`
HSL	`hsl(21, 23%, 39%)`
HSV / HSB	`hsv(21, 38%, 48%)`
CMYK	`cmyk(0%, 25%, 38%, 52%)`
CIE LAB	`lab(41.71, 9.9, 13.96)`
CIE LCH	`lch(41.71, 17.11, 54.66)`
CIE XYZ	`xyz(13.158, 12.314, 8.52)`
Decimal	`8019020`
Short hex	`None (no 3-digit form)`

Color harmonies

Colors that go with #7A5C4C, 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 #7A5C4C	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	3.46:1	Fail	Fail	Pass
Sample text	6.06:1	Pass	Fail	Pass

#7A5C4C as text on	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	6.06:1	Pass	Fail	Pass
Sample text	3.46:1	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 #7A5C4C looks to people with the most common types of color vision deficiency.

CSS examples

.background { background-color: #7a5c4c; }
.text { color: #7a5c4c; }
.border { border: 2px solid #7a5c4c; }
.transparent { background-color: rgb(122 92 76 / 50%); }
.gradient { background: linear-gradient(to right, #7a5c4c, #7a734c); }

Background

Text color

Border

Similar colors

Closest common color name: Coffee.

Questions

What color is #7A5C4C?: #7A5C4C is a grayish orange, closest to the named color Acorn. It belongs to the brown family of colors.
What is the RGB value of #7A5C4C?: The RGB value is 122, 92, 76: 122 red, 92 green and 76 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.
What is the complementary color of #7A5C4C?: The complementary color is #4C6A7A, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.
Is black or white text better on #7A5C4C?: White text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 3.46:1 and white text 6.06:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.