What color is #7A6E55?

#7A6E55 is a grayish orange, closest to the named color Handmade. It belongs to the brown family of colors.

What is the RGB value of #7A6E55?

The RGB value is 122, 110, 85: 122 red, 110 green and 85 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.

What is the complementary color of #7A6E55?

The complementary color is #55617A, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.

Is black or white text better on #7A6E55?

White text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 4.19:1 and white text 5.01:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.

#7A6E55 color

#7A6E55 rgb(122, 110, 85)

Shades of brown

The hex color #7A6E55 is a grayish orange.

In the RGB color model it is made of 47.8% red, 43.1% green and 33.3% blue (122, 110, 85).

Its hue angle is 41°, with 18% saturation and 41% lightness. For print, the CMYK equivalent is 0% cyan, 10% magenta, 30% yellow and 52% black.

The closest named color is Handmade (#7F735F), a difference of 2.9 ΔE, a small difference.

White text is the more readable choice on this background (contrast 5.01:1).

#7A6E55 color codes

HEX	`#7A6E55`
RGB	`rgb(122, 110, 85)`
RGB percent	`rgb(47.8%, 43.1%, 33.3%)`
HSL	`hsl(41, 18%, 41%)`
HSV / HSB	`hsv(41, 30%, 48%)`
CMYK	`cmyk(0%, 10%, 30%, 52%)`
CIE LAB	`lab(46.9, 0.51, 15.68)`
CIE LCH	`lch(46.9, 15.69, 88.13)`
CIE XYZ	`xyz(15.242, 15.946, 10.868)`
Decimal	`8023637`
Short hex	`None (no 3-digit form)`

Color harmonies

Colors that go with #7A6E55, 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 #7A6E55	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	4.19:1	Fail	Fail	Pass
Sample text	5.01:1	Pass	Fail	Pass

#7A6E55 as text on	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	5.01:1	Pass	Fail	Pass
Sample text	4.19:1	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 #7A6E55 looks to people with the most common types of color vision deficiency.

CSS examples

.background { background-color: #7a6e55; }
.text { color: #7a6e55; }
.border { border: 2px solid #7a6e55; }
.transparent { background-color: rgb(122 110 85 / 50%); }
.gradient { background: linear-gradient(to right, #7a6e55, #747a55); }

Background

Text color

Border

Similar colors

Closest common color name: Warm Gray.

Questions

What color is #7A6E55?: #7A6E55 is a grayish orange, closest to the named color Handmade. It belongs to the brown family of colors.
What is the RGB value of #7A6E55?: The RGB value is 122, 110, 85: 122 red, 110 green and 85 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.
What is the complementary color of #7A6E55?: The complementary color is #55617A, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.
Is black or white text better on #7A6E55?: White text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 4.19:1 and white text 5.01:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.