What color is #7A6448?

#7A6448 is a desaturated orange, closest to the named color Heavy Brown. It belongs to the brown family of colors.

What is the RGB value of #7A6448?

The RGB value is 122, 100, 72: 122 red, 100 green and 72 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.

What is the complementary color of #7A6448?

The complementary color is #485E7A, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.

Is black or white text better on #7A6448?

White text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 3.74:1 and white text 5.61:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.

#7A6448 color

#7A6448 rgb(122, 100, 72)

Shades of brown

The hex color #7A6448 is a desaturated orange.

In the RGB color model it is made of 47.8% red, 39.2% green and 28.2% blue (122, 100, 72).

Its hue angle is 34°, with 26% saturation and 38% lightness. For print, the CMYK equivalent is 0% cyan, 18% magenta, 41% yellow and 52% black.

The closest named color is Heavy Brown (#73624A), a difference of 2.5 ΔE, a small difference.

White text is the more readable choice on this background (contrast 5.61:1).

#7A6448 color codes

HEX	`#7A6448`
RGB	`rgb(122, 100, 72)`
RGB percent	`rgb(47.8%, 39.2%, 28.2%)`
HSL	`hsl(34, 26%, 38%)`
HSV / HSB	`hsv(34, 41%, 48%)`
CMYK	`cmyk(0%, 18%, 41%, 52%)`
CIE LAB	`lab(43.83, 4.61, 19.2)`
CIE LCH	`lch(43.83, 19.75, 76.49)`
CIE XYZ	`xyz(13.753, 13.72, 8.054)`
Decimal	`8021064`
Short hex	`None (no 3-digit form)`

Color harmonies

Colors that go with #7A6448, 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 #7A6448	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	3.74:1	Fail	Fail	Pass
Sample text	5.61:1	Pass	Fail	Pass

#7A6448 as text on	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	5.61:1	Pass	Fail	Pass
Sample text	3.74:1	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 #7A6448 looks to people with the most common types of color vision deficiency.

CSS examples

.background { background-color: #7a6448; }
.text { color: #7a6448; }
.border { border: 2px solid #7a6448; }
.transparent { background-color: rgb(122 100 72 / 50%); }
.gradient { background: linear-gradient(to right, #7a6448, #777a48); }

Background

Text color

Border

Similar colors

Closest common color name: Coffee.

Questions

What color is #7A6448?: #7A6448 is a desaturated orange, closest to the named color Heavy Brown. It belongs to the brown family of colors.
What is the RGB value of #7A6448?: The RGB value is 122, 100, 72: 122 red, 100 green and 72 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.
What is the complementary color of #7A6448?: The complementary color is #485E7A, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.
Is black or white text better on #7A6448?: White text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 3.74:1 and white text 5.61:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.