What color is #7A5D47?

#7A5D47 is a dark, desaturated orange, closest to the named color Man Cave. It belongs to the brown family of colors.

What is the RGB value of #7A5D47?

The RGB value is 122, 93, 71: 122 red, 93 green and 71 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.

What is the complementary color of #7A5D47?

The complementary color is #47647A, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.

Is black or white text better on #7A5D47?

White text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 3.48:1 and white text 6.03:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.

#7A5D47 color

#7A5D47 rgb(122, 93, 71)

Shades of brown

The hex color #7A5D47 is a dark, desaturated orange.

In the RGB color model it is made of 47.8% red, 36.5% green and 27.8% blue (122, 93, 71).

Its hue angle is 26°, with 26% saturation and 38% lightness. For print, the CMYK equivalent is 0% cyan, 24% magenta, 42% yellow and 52% black.

The closest named color is Man Cave (#816045), a difference of 2.4 ΔE, a small difference.

White text is the more readable choice on this background (contrast 6.03:1).

#7A5D47 color codes

HEX	`#7A5D47`
RGB	`rgb(122, 93, 71)`
RGB percent	`rgb(47.8%, 36.5%, 27.8%)`
HSL	`hsl(26, 26%, 38%)`
HSV / HSB	`hsv(26, 42%, 48%)`
CMYK	`cmyk(0%, 24%, 42%, 52%)`
CIE LAB	`lab(41.88, 8.65, 17.2)`
CIE LCH	`lch(41.88, 19.25, 63.29)`
CIE XYZ	`xyz(13.078, 12.422, 7.669)`
Decimal	`8019271`
Short hex	`None (no 3-digit form)`

Color harmonies

Colors that go with #7A5D47, 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 #7A5D47	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	3.48:1	Fail	Fail	Pass
Sample text	6.03:1	Pass	Fail	Pass

#7A5D47 as text on	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	6.03:1	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 #7A5D47 looks to people with the most common types of color vision deficiency.

CSS examples

.background { background-color: #7a5d47; }
.text { color: #7a5d47; }
.border { border: 2px solid #7a5d47; }
.transparent { background-color: rgb(122 93 71 / 50%); }
.gradient { background: linear-gradient(to right, #7a5d47, #7a7747); }

Background

Text color

Border

Similar colors

Closest common color name: Coffee.

Questions

What color is #7A5D47?: #7A5D47 is a dark, desaturated orange, closest to the named color Man Cave. It belongs to the brown family of colors.
What is the RGB value of #7A5D47?: The RGB value is 122, 93, 71: 122 red, 93 green and 71 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.
What is the complementary color of #7A5D47?: The complementary color is #47647A, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.
Is black or white text better on #7A5D47?: White text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 3.48:1 and white text 6.03:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.