What color is #7A6743?

#7A6743 is a dark, desaturated orange, closest to the named color Lizard. It belongs to the brown family of colors.

What is the RGB value of #7A6743?

The RGB value is 122, 103, 67: 122 red, 103 green and 67 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.

What is the complementary color of #7A6743?

The complementary color is #43567A, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.

Is black or white text better on #7A6743?

White text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 3.85:1 and white text 5.46:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.

#7A6743 color

#7A6743 rgb(122, 103, 67)

Shades of brown

The hex color #7A6743 is a dark, desaturated orange.

In the RGB color model it is made of 47.8% red, 40.4% green and 26.3% blue (122, 103, 67).

Its hue angle is 39°, with 29% saturation and 37% lightness. For print, the CMYK equivalent is 0% cyan, 16% magenta, 45% yellow and 52% black.

The closest named color is Lizard (#7B6943), a difference of 1.1 ΔE, which is barely visible.

White text is the more readable choice on this background (contrast 5.46:1).

#7A6743 color codes

HEX	`#7A6743`
RGB	`rgb(122, 103, 67)`
RGB percent	`rgb(47.8%, 40.4%, 26.3%)`
HSL	`hsl(39, 29%, 37%)`
HSV / HSB	`hsv(39, 45%, 48%)`
CMYK	`cmyk(0%, 16%, 45%, 52%)`
CIE LAB	`lab(44.58, 2.24, 23.1)`
CIE LCH	`lch(44.58, 23.21, 84.46)`
CIE XYZ	`xyz(13.89, 14.244, 7.327)`
Decimal	`8021827`
Short hex	`None (no 3-digit form)`

Color harmonies

Colors that go with #7A6743, 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 #7A6743	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	3.85:1	Fail	Fail	Pass
Sample text	5.46:1	Pass	Fail	Pass

#7A6743 as text on	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	5.46:1	Pass	Fail	Pass
Sample text	3.85:1	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 #7A6743 looks to people with the most common types of color vision deficiency.

CSS examples

.background { background-color: #7a6743; }
.text { color: #7a6743; }
.border { border: 2px solid #7a6743; }
.transparent { background-color: rgb(122 103 67 / 50%); }
.gradient { background: linear-gradient(to right, #7a6743, #727a43); }

Background

Text color

Border

Similar colors

Closest common color name: Coffee.

Questions

What color is #7A6743?: #7A6743 is a dark, desaturated orange, closest to the named color Lizard. It belongs to the brown family of colors.
What is the RGB value of #7A6743?: The RGB value is 122, 103, 67: 122 red, 103 green and 67 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.
What is the complementary color of #7A6743?: The complementary color is #43567A, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.
Is black or white text better on #7A6743?: White text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 3.85:1 and white text 5.46:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.