What color is #7A6255?

#7A6255 is a grayish orange, closest to the named color Bear Hug. It belongs to the brown family of colors.

What is the RGB value of #7A6255?

The RGB value is 122, 98, 85: 122 red, 98 green and 85 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.

What is the complementary color of #7A6255?

The complementary color is #556D7A, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.

Is black or white text better on #7A6255?

White text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 3.71:1 and white text 5.67:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.

#7A6255 color

#7A6255 rgb(122, 98, 85)

Shades of brown

The hex color #7A6255 is a grayish orange.

In the RGB color model it is made of 47.8% red, 38.4% green and 33.3% blue (122, 98, 85).

Its hue angle is 21°, with 18% saturation and 41% lightness. For print, the CMYK equivalent is 0% cyan, 20% magenta, 30% yellow and 52% black.

The closest named color is Bear Hug (#796359), a difference of 1.5 ΔE, which is barely visible.

White text is the more readable choice on this background (contrast 5.67:1).

#7A6255 color codes

HEX	`#7A6255`
RGB	`rgb(122, 98, 85)`
RGB percent	`rgb(47.8%, 38.4%, 33.3%)`
HSL	`hsl(21, 18%, 41%)`
HSV / HSB	`hsv(21, 30%, 48%)`
CMYK	`cmyk(0%, 20%, 30%, 52%)`
CIE LAB	`lab(43.55, 7.59, 11.06)`
CIE LCH	`lch(43.55, 13.41, 55.55)`
CIE XYZ	`xyz(14.034, 13.529, 10.465)`
Decimal	`8020565`
Short hex	`None (no 3-digit form)`

Color harmonies

Colors that go with #7A6255, 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 #7A6255	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	3.71:1	Fail	Fail	Pass
Sample text	5.67:1	Pass	Fail	Pass

#7A6255 as text on	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	5.67:1	Pass	Fail	Pass
Sample text	3.71:1	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 #7A6255 looks to people with the most common types of color vision deficiency.

CSS examples

.background { background-color: #7a6255; }
.text { color: #7a6255; }
.border { border: 2px solid #7a6255; }
.transparent { background-color: rgb(122 98 85 / 50%); }
.gradient { background: linear-gradient(to right, #7a6255, #7a7555); }

Background

Text color

Border

Similar colors

Closest common color name: Umber.

Questions

What color is #7A6255?: #7A6255 is a grayish orange, closest to the named color Bear Hug. It belongs to the brown family of colors.
What is the RGB value of #7A6255?: The RGB value is 122, 98, 85: 122 red, 98 green and 85 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.
What is the complementary color of #7A6255?: The complementary color is #556D7A, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.
Is black or white text better on #7A6255?: White text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 3.71:1 and white text 5.67:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.