What color is #7A694A?

#7A694A is a grayish orange, closest to the named color Lizard. It belongs to the brown family of colors.

What is the RGB value of #7A694A?

The RGB value is 122, 105, 74: 122 red, 105 green and 74 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.

What is the complementary color of #7A694A?

The complementary color is #4A5B7A, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.

Is black or white text better on #7A694A?

White text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 3.95:1 and white text 5.32:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.

#7A694A color

#7A694A rgb(122, 105, 74)

Shades of brown

The hex color #7A694A is a grayish orange.

In the RGB color model it is made of 47.8% red, 41.2% green and 29% blue (122, 105, 74).

Its hue angle is 39°, with 24% saturation and 38% lightness. For print, the CMYK equivalent is 0% cyan, 14% magenta, 39% yellow and 52% black.

The closest named color is Lizard (#7B6943), a difference of 2.1 ΔE, a small difference.

White text is the more readable choice on this background (contrast 5.32:1).

#7A694A color codes

HEX	`#7A694A`
RGB	`rgb(122, 105, 74)`
RGB percent	`rgb(47.8%, 41.2%, 29%)`
HSL	`hsl(39, 24%, 38%)`
HSV / HSB	`hsv(39, 39%, 48%)`
CMYK	`cmyk(0%, 14%, 39%, 52%)`
CIE LAB	`lab(45.27, 1.92, 19.94)`
CIE LCH	`lch(45.27, 20.03, 84.49)`
CIE XYZ	`xyz(14.314, 14.736, 8.568)`
Decimal	`8022346`
Short hex	`None (no 3-digit form)`

Color harmonies

Colors that go with #7A694A, 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 #7A694A	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	3.95:1	Fail	Fail	Pass
Sample text	5.32:1	Pass	Fail	Pass

#7A694A as text on	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	5.32:1	Pass	Fail	Pass
Sample text	3.95:1	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 #7A694A looks to people with the most common types of color vision deficiency.

CSS examples

.background { background-color: #7a694a; }
.text { color: #7a694a; }
.border { border: 2px solid #7a694a; }
.transparent { background-color: rgb(122 105 74 / 50%); }
.gradient { background: linear-gradient(to right, #7a694a, #737a4a); }

Background

Text color

Border

Similar colors

Closest common color name: Warm Gray.

Questions

What color is #7A694A?: #7A694A is a grayish orange, closest to the named color Lizard. It belongs to the brown family of colors.
What is the RGB value of #7A694A?: The RGB value is 122, 105, 74: 122 red, 105 green and 74 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.
What is the complementary color of #7A694A?: The complementary color is #4A5B7A, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.
Is black or white text better on #7A694A?: White text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 3.95:1 and white text 5.32:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.