What color is #7A5F43?

#7A5F43 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 #7A5F43?

The RGB value is 122, 95, 67: 122 red, 95 green and 67 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.

What is the complementary color of #7A5F43?

The complementary color is #435E7A, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.

Is black or white text better on #7A5F43?

White text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 3.55:1 and white text 5.92:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.

#7A5F43 color

#7A5F43 rgb(122, 95, 67)

Shades of brown

The hex color #7A5F43 is a dark, desaturated orange.

In the RGB color model it is made of 47.8% red, 37.3% green and 26.3% blue (122, 95, 67).

Its hue angle is 31°, with 29% saturation and 37% lightness. For print, the CMYK equivalent is 0% cyan, 22% magenta, 45% yellow and 52% black.

The closest named color is Man Cave (#816045), a difference of 2.7 ΔE, a small difference.

White text is the more readable choice on this background (contrast 5.92:1).

#7A5F43 color codes

HEX	`#7A5F43`
RGB	`rgb(122, 95, 67)`
RGB percent	`rgb(47.8%, 37.3%, 26.3%)`
HSL	`hsl(31, 29%, 37%)`
HSV / HSB	`hsv(31, 45%, 48%)`
CMYK	`cmyk(0%, 22%, 45%, 52%)`
CIE LAB	`lab(42.35, 6.97, 20.2)`
CIE LCH	`lch(42.35, 21.37, 70.96)`
CIE XYZ	`xyz(13.132, 12.728, 7.074)`
Decimal	`8019779`
Short hex	`None (no 3-digit form)`

Color harmonies

Colors that go with #7A5F43, 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 #7A5F43	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	3.55:1	Fail	Fail	Pass
Sample text	5.92:1	Pass	Fail	Pass

#7A5F43 as text on	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	5.92:1	Pass	Fail	Pass
Sample text	3.55:1	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 #7A5F43 looks to people with the most common types of color vision deficiency.

CSS examples

.background { background-color: #7a5f43; }
.text { color: #7a5f43; }
.border { border: 2px solid #7a5f43; }
.transparent { background-color: rgb(122 95 67 / 50%); }
.gradient { background: linear-gradient(to right, #7a5f43, #7a7a43); }

Background

Text color

Border

Similar colors

Closest common color name: Coffee.

Questions

What color is #7A5F43?: #7A5F43 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 #7A5F43?: The RGB value is 122, 95, 67: 122 red, 95 green and 67 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.
What is the complementary color of #7A5F43?: The complementary color is #435E7A, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.
Is black or white text better on #7A5F43?: White text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 3.55:1 and white text 5.92:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.