What color is #7A6F53?

#7A6F53 is a grayish orange, closest to the named color Chocolate Velvet. It belongs to the brown family of colors.

What is the RGB value of #7A6F53?

The RGB value is 122, 111, 83: 122 red, 111 green and 83 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.

What is the complementary color of #7A6F53?

The complementary color is #535E7A, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.

Is black or white text better on #7A6F53?

White text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 4.23:1 and white text 4.97:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.

#7A6F53 color

#7A6F53 rgb(122, 111, 83)

Shades of brown

The hex color #7A6F53 is a grayish orange.

In the RGB color model it is made of 47.8% red, 43.5% green and 32.5% blue (122, 111, 83).

Its hue angle is 43°, with 19% saturation and 40% lightness. For print, the CMYK equivalent is 0% cyan, 9% magenta, 32% yellow and 52% black.

The closest named color is Chocolate Velvet (#7F7453), a difference of 2.5 ΔE, a small difference.

White text is the more readable choice on this background (contrast 4.97:1).

#7A6F53 color codes

HEX	`#7A6F53`
RGB	`rgb(122, 111, 83)`
RGB percent	`rgb(47.8%, 43.5%, 32.5%)`
HSL	`hsl(43, 19%, 40%)`
HSV / HSB	`hsv(43, 32%, 48%)`
CMYK	`cmyk(0%, 9%, 32%, 52%)`
CIE LAB	`lab(47.15, -0.36, 17.18)`
CIE LCH	`lch(47.15, 17.19, 91.19)`
CIE XYZ	`xyz(15.272, 16.131, 10.491)`
Decimal	`8023891`
Short hex	`None (no 3-digit form)`

Color harmonies

Colors that go with #7A6F53, 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 #7A6F53	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	4.23:1	Fail	Fail	Pass
Sample text	4.97:1	Pass	Fail	Pass

#7A6F53 as text on	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	4.97:1	Pass	Fail	Pass
Sample text	4.23:1	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 #7A6F53 looks to people with the most common types of color vision deficiency.

CSS examples

.background { background-color: #7a6f53; }
.text { color: #7a6f53; }
.border { border: 2px solid #7a6f53; }
.transparent { background-color: rgb(122 111 83 / 50%); }
.gradient { background: linear-gradient(to right, #7a6f53, #727a53); }

Background

Text color

Border

Similar colors

Closest common color name: Warm Gray.

Questions

What color is #7A6F53?: #7A6F53 is a grayish orange, closest to the named color Chocolate Velvet. It belongs to the brown family of colors.
What is the RGB value of #7A6F53?: The RGB value is 122, 111, 83: 122 red, 111 green and 83 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.
What is the complementary color of #7A6F53?: The complementary color is #535E7A, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.
Is black or white text better on #7A6F53?: White text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 4.23:1 and white text 4.97:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.