What color is #7A6959?

#7A6959 is a grayish orange, closest to the named color Nut Cracker. It belongs to the gray family of colors.

What is the RGB value of #7A6959?

The RGB value is 122, 105, 89: 122 red, 105 green and 89 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.

What is the complementary color of #7A6959?

The complementary color is #596A7A, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.

Is black or white text better on #7A6959?

White text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 3.99:1 and white text 5.26:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.

#7A6959 color

#7A6959 rgb(122, 105, 89)

Shades of gray

The hex color #7A6959 is a grayish orange.

In the RGB color model it is made of 47.8% red, 41.2% green and 34.9% blue (122, 105, 89).

Its hue angle is 29°, with 16% saturation and 41% lightness. For print, the CMYK equivalent is 0% cyan, 14% magenta, 27% yellow and 52% black.

The closest named color is Nut Cracker (#816C5B), a difference of 2.3 ΔE, a small difference.

White text is the more readable choice on this background (contrast 5.26:1).

#7A6959 color codes

HEX	`#7A6959`
RGB	`rgb(122, 105, 89)`
RGB percent	`rgb(47.8%, 41.2%, 34.9%)`
HSL	`hsl(29, 16%, 41%)`
HSV / HSB	`hsv(29, 27%, 48%)`
CMYK	`cmyk(0%, 14%, 27%, 52%)`
CIE LAB	`lab(45.58, 4.04, 11.49)`
CIE LCH	`lch(45.58, 12.18, 70.62)`
CIE XYZ	`xyz(14.881, 14.962, 11.553)`
Decimal	`8022361`
Short hex	`None (no 3-digit form)`

Color harmonies

Colors that go with #7A6959, 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 #7A6959	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	3.99:1	Fail	Fail	Pass
Sample text	5.26:1	Pass	Fail	Pass

#7A6959 as text on	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	5.26:1	Pass	Fail	Pass
Sample text	3.99:1	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 #7A6959 looks to people with the most common types of color vision deficiency.

CSS examples

.background { background-color: #7a6959; }
.text { color: #7a6959; }
.border { border: 2px solid #7a6959; }
.transparent { background-color: rgb(122 105 89 / 50%); }
.gradient { background: linear-gradient(to right, #7a6959, #7a7a59); }

Background

Text color

Border

Similar colors

Closest common color name: Mocha.

Questions

What color is #7A6959?: #7A6959 is a grayish orange, closest to the named color Nut Cracker. It belongs to the gray family of colors.
What is the RGB value of #7A6959?: The RGB value is 122, 105, 89: 122 red, 105 green and 89 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.
What is the complementary color of #7A6959?: The complementary color is #596A7A, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.
Is black or white text better on #7A6959?: White text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 3.99:1 and white text 5.26:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.