What color is #7A6749?

#7A6749 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 #7A6749?

The RGB value is 122, 103, 73: 122 red, 103 green and 73 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.

What is the complementary color of #7A6749?

The complementary color is #495C7A, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.

Is black or white text better on #7A6749?

White text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 3.86:1 and white text 5.44:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.

#7A6749 color

#7A6749 rgb(122, 103, 73)

Shades of brown

The hex color #7A6749 is a desaturated orange.

In the RGB color model it is made of 47.8% red, 40.4% green and 28.6% blue (122, 103, 73).

Its hue angle is 37°, with 25% saturation and 38% lightness. For print, the CMYK equivalent is 0% cyan, 16% magenta, 40% yellow and 52% black.

The closest named color is Heavy Brown (#73624A), a difference of 2.8 ΔE, a small difference.

White text is the more readable choice on this background (contrast 5.44:1).

#7A6749 color codes

HEX	`#7A6749`
RGB	`rgb(122, 103, 73)`
RGB percent	`rgb(47.8%, 40.4%, 28.6%)`
HSL	`hsl(37, 25%, 38%)`
HSV / HSB	`hsv(37, 40%, 48%)`
CMYK	`cmyk(0%, 16%, 40%, 52%)`
CIE LAB	`lab(44.69, 2.97, 19.75)`
CIE LCH	`lch(44.69, 19.97, 81.45)`
CIE XYZ	`xyz(14.079, 14.32, 8.324)`
Decimal	`8021833`
Short hex	`None (no 3-digit form)`

Color harmonies

Colors that go with #7A6749, 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 #7A6749	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	3.86:1	Fail	Fail	Pass
Sample text	5.44:1	Pass	Fail	Pass

#7A6749 as text on	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	5.44:1	Pass	Fail	Pass
Sample text	3.86:1	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 #7A6749 looks to people with the most common types of color vision deficiency.

CSS examples

.background { background-color: #7a6749; }
.text { color: #7a6749; }
.border { border: 2px solid #7a6749; }
.transparent { background-color: rgb(122 103 73 / 50%); }
.gradient { background: linear-gradient(to right, #7a6749, #757a49); }

Background

Text color

Border

Similar colors

Closest common color name: Coffee.

Questions

What color is #7A6749?: #7A6749 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 #7A6749?: The RGB value is 122, 103, 73: 122 red, 103 green and 73 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.
What is the complementary color of #7A6749?: The complementary color is #495C7A, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.
Is black or white text better on #7A6749?: White text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 3.86:1 and white text 5.44:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.