What color is #7A6E59?

#7A6E59 is a grayish orange, closest to the named color Handmade. It belongs to the brown family of colors.

What is the RGB value of #7A6E59?

The RGB value is 122, 110, 89: 122 red, 110 green and 89 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.

What is the complementary color of #7A6E59?

The complementary color is #59657A, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.

Is black or white text better on #7A6E59?

White text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 4.2:1 and white text 5:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.

#7A6E59 color

#7A6E59 rgb(122, 110, 89)

Shades of brown

The hex color #7A6E59 is a grayish orange.

In the RGB color model it is made of 47.8% red, 43.1% green and 34.9% blue (122, 110, 89).

Its hue angle is 38°, with 16% saturation and 41% lightness. For print, the CMYK equivalent is 0% cyan, 10% magenta, 27% yellow and 52% black.

The closest named color is Handmade (#7F735F), a difference of 2 ΔE, a small difference.

White text is the more readable choice on this background (contrast 5:1).

#7A6E59 color codes

HEX	`#7A6E59`
RGB	`rgb(122, 110, 89)`
RGB percent	`rgb(47.8%, 43.1%, 34.9%)`
HSL	`hsl(38, 16%, 41%)`
HSV / HSB	`hsv(38, 27%, 48%)`
CMYK	`cmyk(0%, 10%, 27%, 52%)`
CIE LAB	`lab(46.99, 1.11, 13.44)`
CIE LCH	`lch(46.99, 13.49, 85.29)`
CIE XYZ	`xyz(15.405, 16.011, 11.728)`
Decimal	`8023641`
Short hex	`None (no 3-digit form)`

Color harmonies

Colors that go with #7A6E59, 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 #7A6E59	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	4.2:1	Fail	Fail	Pass
Sample text	5:1	Pass	Fail	Pass

#7A6E59 as text on	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	5:1	Pass	Fail	Pass
Sample text	4.2:1	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 #7A6E59 looks to people with the most common types of color vision deficiency.

CSS examples

.background { background-color: #7a6e59; }
.text { color: #7a6e59; }
.border { border: 2px solid #7a6e59; }
.transparent { background-color: rgb(122 110 89 / 50%); }
.gradient { background: linear-gradient(to right, #7a6e59, #767a59); }

Background

Text color

Border

Similar colors

Closest common color name: Warm Gray.

Questions

What color is #7A6E59?: #7A6E59 is a grayish orange, closest to the named color Handmade. It belongs to the brown family of colors.
What is the RGB value of #7A6E59?: The RGB value is 122, 110, 89: 122 red, 110 green and 89 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.
What is the complementary color of #7A6E59?: The complementary color is #59657A, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.
Is black or white text better on #7A6E59?: White text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 4.2:1 and white text 5:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.