What color is #7A6545?

#7A6545 is a dark, desaturated orange, closest to the named color Autumn Gold. It belongs to the brown family of colors.

What is the RGB value of #7A6545?

The RGB value is 122, 101, 69: 122 red, 101 green and 69 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.

What is the complementary color of #7A6545?

The complementary color is #455A7A, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.

Is black or white text better on #7A6545?

White text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 3.77:1 and white text 5.56:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.

#7A6545 color

#7A6545 rgb(122, 101, 69)

Shades of brown

The hex color #7A6545 is a dark, desaturated orange.

In the RGB color model it is made of 47.8% red, 39.6% green and 27.1% blue (122, 101, 69).

Its hue angle is 36°, with 28% saturation and 37% lightness. For print, the CMYK equivalent is 0% cyan, 17% magenta, 43% yellow and 52% black.

The closest named color is Autumn Gold (#7D623C), a difference of 2.7 ΔE, a small difference.

White text is the more readable choice on this background (contrast 5.56:1).

#7A6545 color codes

HEX	`#7A6545`
RGB	`rgb(122, 101, 69)`
RGB percent	`rgb(47.8%, 39.6%, 27.1%)`
HSL	`hsl(36, 28%, 37%)`
HSV / HSB	`hsv(36, 43%, 48%)`
CMYK	`cmyk(0%, 17%, 43%, 52%)`
CIE LAB	`lab(44.05, 3.65, 21.26)`
CIE LCH	`lch(44.05, 21.57, 80.25)`
CIE XYZ	`xyz(13.754, 13.875, 7.583)`
Decimal	`8021317`
Short hex	`None (no 3-digit form)`

Color harmonies

Colors that go with #7A6545, 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 #7A6545	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	3.77:1	Fail	Fail	Pass
Sample text	5.56:1	Pass	Fail	Pass

#7A6545 as text on	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	5.56:1	Pass	Fail	Pass
Sample text	3.77:1	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 #7A6545 looks to people with the most common types of color vision deficiency.

CSS examples

.background { background-color: #7a6545; }
.text { color: #7a6545; }
.border { border: 2px solid #7a6545; }
.transparent { background-color: rgb(122 101 69 / 50%); }
.gradient { background: linear-gradient(to right, #7a6545, #757a45); }

Background

Text color

Border

Similar colors

Closest common color name: Coffee.

Questions

What color is #7A6545?: #7A6545 is a dark, desaturated orange, closest to the named color Autumn Gold. It belongs to the brown family of colors.
What is the RGB value of #7A6545?: The RGB value is 122, 101, 69: 122 red, 101 green and 69 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.
What is the complementary color of #7A6545?: The complementary color is #455A7A, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.
Is black or white text better on #7A6545?: White text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 3.77:1 and white text 5.56:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.