What color is #7A6852?

#7A6852 is a grayish orange, closest to the named color Heavy Brown. It belongs to the brown family of colors.

What is the RGB value of #7A6852?

The RGB value is 122, 104, 82: 122 red, 104 green and 82 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.

What is the complementary color of #7A6852?

The complementary color is #52647A, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.

Is black or white text better on #7A6852?

White text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 3.93:1 and white text 5.34:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.

#7A6852 color

#7A6852 rgb(122, 104, 82)

Shades of brown

The hex color #7A6852 is a grayish orange.

In the RGB color model it is made of 47.8% red, 40.8% green and 32.2% blue (122, 104, 82).

Its hue angle is 33°, with 20% saturation and 40% lightness. For print, the CMYK equivalent is 0% cyan, 15% magenta, 33% yellow and 52% black.

The closest named color is Heavy Brown (#73624A), a difference of 2.6 ΔE, a small difference.

White text is the more readable choice on this background (contrast 5.34:1).

#7A6852 color codes

HEX	`#7A6852`
RGB	`rgb(122, 104, 82)`
RGB percent	`rgb(47.8%, 40.8%, 32.2%)`
HSL	`hsl(33, 20%, 40%)`
HSV / HSB	`hsv(33, 33%, 48%)`
CMYK	`cmyk(0%, 15%, 33%, 52%)`
CIE LAB	`lab(45.15, 3.59, 15.06)`
CIE LCH	`lch(45.15, 15.48, 76.58)`
CIE XYZ	`xyz(14.5, 14.648, 10.045)`
Decimal	`8022098`
Short hex	`None (no 3-digit form)`

Color harmonies

Colors that go with #7A6852, 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 #7A6852	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	3.93:1	Fail	Fail	Pass
Sample text	5.34:1	Pass	Fail	Pass

#7A6852 as text on	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	5.34:1	Pass	Fail	Pass
Sample text	3.93:1	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 #7A6852 looks to people with the most common types of color vision deficiency.

CSS examples

.background { background-color: #7a6852; }
.text { color: #7a6852; }
.border { border: 2px solid #7a6852; }
.transparent { background-color: rgb(122 104 82 / 50%); }
.gradient { background: linear-gradient(to right, #7a6852, #787a52); }

Background

Text color

Border

Similar colors

Closest common color name: Umber.

Questions

What color is #7A6852?: #7A6852 is a grayish orange, closest to the named color Heavy Brown. It belongs to the brown family of colors.
What is the RGB value of #7A6852?: The RGB value is 122, 104, 82: 122 red, 104 green and 82 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.
What is the complementary color of #7A6852?: The complementary color is #52647A, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.
Is black or white text better on #7A6852?: White text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 3.93:1 and white text 5.34:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.