What color is #7A5F2D?

#7A5F2D is a dark, desaturated orange, closest to the named color Olivary. It belongs to the brown family of colors.

What is the RGB value of #7A5F2D?

The RGB value is 122, 95, 45: 122 red, 95 green and 45 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.

What is the complementary color of #7A5F2D?

The complementary color is #2D487A, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.

Is black or white text better on #7A5F2D?

White text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 3.5:1 and white text 6:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.

#7A5F2D color

#7A5F2D rgb(122, 95, 45)

Shades of brown

The hex color #7A5F2D is a dark, desaturated orange.

In the RGB color model it is made of 47.8% red, 37.3% green and 17.6% blue (122, 95, 45).

Its hue angle is 39°, with 46% saturation and 33% lightness. For print, the CMYK equivalent is 0% cyan, 22% magenta, 63% yellow and 52% black.

The closest named color is Olivary (#6E592C), a difference of 3.4 ΔE, a small difference.

White text is the more readable choice on this background (contrast 6:1).

#7A5F2D color codes

HEX	`#7A5F2D`
RGB	`rgb(122, 95, 45)`
RGB percent	`rgb(47.8%, 37.3%, 17.6%)`
HSL	`hsl(39, 46%, 33%)`
HSV / HSB	`hsv(39, 63%, 48%)`
CMYK	`cmyk(0%, 22%, 63%, 52%)`
CIE LAB	`lab(42.02, 4.81, 32.27)`
CIE LCH	`lch(42.02, 32.63, 81.52)`
CIE XYZ	`xyz(12.593, 12.512, 4.234)`
Decimal	`8019757`
Short hex	`None (no 3-digit form)`

Color harmonies

Colors that go with #7A5F2D, 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 #7A5F2D	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	3.5:1	Fail	Fail	Pass
Sample text	6:1	Pass	Fail	Pass

#7A5F2D as text on	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	6:1	Pass	Fail	Pass
Sample text	3.5:1	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 #7A5F2D looks to people with the most common types of color vision deficiency.

CSS examples

.background { background-color: #7a5f2d; }
.text { color: #7a5f2d; }
.border { border: 2px solid #7a5f2d; }
.transparent { background-color: rgb(122 95 45 / 50%); }
.gradient { background: linear-gradient(to right, #7a5f2d, #6e7a2d); }

Background

Text color

Border

Similar colors

Closest common color name: Coffee.

Questions

What color is #7A5F2D?: #7A5F2D is a dark, desaturated orange, closest to the named color Olivary. It belongs to the brown family of colors.
What is the RGB value of #7A5F2D?: The RGB value is 122, 95, 45: 122 red, 95 green and 45 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.
What is the complementary color of #7A5F2D?: The complementary color is #2D487A, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.
Is black or white text better on #7A5F2D?: White text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 3.5:1 and white text 6:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.