What color is #7A6948?

#7A6948 is a desaturated orange, closest to the named color Lizard. It belongs to the brown family of colors.

What is the RGB value of #7A6948?

The RGB value is 122, 105, 72: 122 red, 105 green and 72 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.

What is the complementary color of #7A6948?

The complementary color is #48597A, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.

Is black or white text better on #7A6948?

White text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 3.94:1 and white text 5.33:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.

#7A6948 color

#7A6948 rgb(122, 105, 72)

Shades of brown

The hex color #7A6948 is a desaturated orange.

In the RGB color model it is made of 47.8% red, 41.2% green and 28.2% blue (122, 105, 72).

Its hue angle is 40°, with 26% saturation and 38% lightness. For print, the CMYK equivalent is 0% cyan, 14% magenta, 41% yellow and 52% black.

The closest named color is Lizard (#7B6943), a difference of 1.5 ΔE, which is barely visible.

White text is the more readable choice on this background (contrast 5.33:1).

#7A6948 color codes

HEX	`#7A6948`
RGB	`rgb(122, 105, 72)`
RGB percent	`rgb(47.8%, 41.2%, 28.2%)`
HSL	`hsl(40, 26%, 38%)`
HSV / HSB	`hsv(40, 41%, 48%)`
CMYK	`cmyk(0%, 14%, 41%, 52%)`
CIE LAB	`lab(45.23, 1.67, 21.05)`
CIE LCH	`lch(45.23, 21.12, 85.47)`
CIE XYZ	`xyz(14.248, 14.709, 8.218)`
Decimal	`8022344`
Short hex	`None (no 3-digit form)`

Color harmonies

Colors that go with #7A6948, 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 #7A6948	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	3.94:1	Fail	Fail	Pass
Sample text	5.33:1	Pass	Fail	Pass

#7A6948 as text on	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	5.33:1	Pass	Fail	Pass
Sample text	3.94:1	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 #7A6948 looks to people with the most common types of color vision deficiency.

CSS examples

.background { background-color: #7a6948; }
.text { color: #7a6948; }
.border { border: 2px solid #7a6948; }
.transparent { background-color: rgb(122 105 72 / 50%); }
.gradient { background: linear-gradient(to right, #7a6948, #727a48); }

Background

Text color

Border

Similar colors

Closest common color name: Warm Gray.

Questions

What color is #7A6948?: #7A6948 is a desaturated orange, closest to the named color Lizard. It belongs to the brown family of colors.
What is the RGB value of #7A6948?: The RGB value is 122, 105, 72: 122 red, 105 green and 72 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.
What is the complementary color of #7A6948?: The complementary color is #48597A, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.
Is black or white text better on #7A6948?: White text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 3.94:1 and white text 5.33:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.