What color is #7A694E?

#7A694E 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 #7A694E?

The RGB value is 122, 105, 78: 122 red, 105 green and 78 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.

What is the complementary color of #7A694E?

The complementary color is #4E5F7A, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.

Is black or white text better on #7A694E?

White text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 3.96:1 and white text 5.31:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.

#7A694E color

#7A694E rgb(122, 105, 78)

Shades of brown

The hex color #7A694E is a grayish orange.

In the RGB color model it is made of 47.8% red, 41.2% green and 30.6% blue (122, 105, 78).

Its hue angle is 37°, with 22% saturation and 39% lightness. For print, the CMYK equivalent is 0% cyan, 14% magenta, 36% 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 5.31:1).

#7A694E color codes

HEX	`#7A694E`
RGB	`rgb(122, 105, 78)`
RGB percent	`rgb(47.8%, 41.2%, 30.6%)`
HSL	`hsl(37, 22%, 39%)`
HSV / HSB	`hsv(37, 36%, 48%)`
CMYK	`cmyk(0%, 14%, 36%, 52%)`
CIE LAB	`lab(45.35, 2.45, 17.69)`
CIE LCH	`lch(45.35, 17.86, 82.12)`
CIE XYZ	`xyz(14.453, 14.791, 9.3)`
Decimal	`8022350`
Short hex	`None (no 3-digit form)`

Color harmonies

Colors that go with #7A694E, 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 #7A694E	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	3.96:1	Fail	Fail	Pass
Sample text	5.31:1	Pass	Fail	Pass

#7A694E as text on	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	5.31:1	Pass	Fail	Pass
Sample text	3.96:1	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 #7A694E looks to people with the most common types of color vision deficiency.

CSS examples

.background { background-color: #7a694e; }
.text { color: #7a694e; }
.border { border: 2px solid #7a694e; }
.transparent { background-color: rgb(122 105 78 / 50%); }
.gradient { background: linear-gradient(to right, #7a694e, #757a4e); }

Background

Text color

Border

Similar colors

Closest common color name: Mocha.

Questions

What color is #7A694E?: #7A694E 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 #7A694E?: The RGB value is 122, 105, 78: 122 red, 105 green and 78 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.
What is the complementary color of #7A694E?: The complementary color is #4E5F7A, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.
Is black or white text better on #7A694E?: White text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 3.96:1 and white text 5.31:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.