What color is #7A5C51?

#7A5C51 is a grayish orange, closest to the named color Chocolate Bliss. It belongs to the brown family of colors.

What is the RGB value of #7A5C51?

The RGB value is 122, 92, 81: 122 red, 92 green and 81 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.

What is the complementary color of #7A5C51?

The complementary color is #516F7A, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.

Is black or white text better on #7A5C51?

White text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 3.48:1 and white text 6.04:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.

#7A5C51 color

#7A5C51 rgb(122, 92, 81)

Shades of brown

The hex color #7A5C51 is a grayish orange.

In the RGB color model it is made of 47.8% red, 36.1% green and 31.8% blue (122, 92, 81).

Its hue angle is 16°, with 20% saturation and 40% lightness. For print, the CMYK equivalent is 0% cyan, 25% magenta, 34% yellow and 52% black.

The closest named color is Chocolate Bliss (#7F6054), a difference of 1.6 ΔE, which is barely visible.

White text is the more readable choice on this background (contrast 6.04:1).

#7A5C51 color codes

HEX	`#7A5C51`
RGB	`rgb(122, 92, 81)`
RGB percent	`rgb(47.8%, 36.1%, 31.8%)`
HSL	`hsl(16, 20%, 40%)`
HSV / HSB	`hsv(16, 34%, 48%)`
CMYK	`cmyk(0%, 25%, 34%, 52%)`
CIE LAB	`lab(41.82, 10.59, 11.08)`
CIE LCH	`lch(41.82, 15.33, 46.29)`
CIE XYZ	`xyz(13.339, 12.387, 9.471)`
Decimal	`8019025`
Short hex	`None (no 3-digit form)`

Color harmonies

Colors that go with #7A5C51, 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 #7A5C51	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	3.48:1	Fail	Fail	Pass
Sample text	6.04:1	Pass	Fail	Pass

#7A5C51 as text on	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	6.04:1	Pass	Fail	Pass
Sample text	3.48:1	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 #7A5C51 looks to people with the most common types of color vision deficiency.

CSS examples

.background { background-color: #7a5c51; }
.text { color: #7a5c51; }
.border { border: 2px solid #7a5c51; }
.transparent { background-color: rgb(122 92 81 / 50%); }
.gradient { background: linear-gradient(to right, #7a5c51, #7a7151); }

Background

Text color

Border

Similar colors

Closest common color name: Umber.

Questions

What color is #7A5C51?: #7A5C51 is a grayish orange, closest to the named color Chocolate Bliss. It belongs to the brown family of colors.
What is the RGB value of #7A5C51?: The RGB value is 122, 92, 81: 122 red, 92 green and 81 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.
What is the complementary color of #7A5C51?: The complementary color is #516F7A, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.
Is black or white text better on #7A5C51?: White text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 3.48:1 and white text 6.04:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.