What color is #7A705D?

#7A705D is a grayish orange, closest to the named color Handmade. It belongs to the gray family of colors.

What is the RGB value of #7A705D?

The RGB value is 122, 112, 93: 122 red, 112 green and 93 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.

What is the complementary color of #7A705D?

The complementary color is #5D677A, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.

Is black or white text better on #7A705D?

White text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 4.3:1 and white text 4.88:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.

#7A705D color

#7A705D rgb(122, 112, 93)

Shades of gray

The hex color #7A705D is a grayish orange.

In the RGB color model it is made of 47.8% red, 43.9% green and 36.5% blue (122, 112, 93).

Its hue angle is 39°, with 13% saturation and 42% lightness. For print, the CMYK equivalent is 0% cyan, 8% magenta, 24% yellow and 52% black.

The closest named color is Handmade (#7F735F), a difference of 1.7 ΔE, which is barely visible.

White text is the more readable choice on this background (contrast 4.88:1).

#7A705D color codes

HEX	`#7A705D`
RGB	`rgb(122, 112, 93)`
RGB percent	`rgb(47.8%, 43.9%, 36.5%)`
HSL	`hsl(39, 13%, 42%)`
HSV / HSB	`hsv(39, 24%, 48%)`
CMYK	`cmyk(0%, 8%, 24%, 52%)`
CIE LAB	`lab(47.65, 0.57, 11.99)`
CIE LCH	`lch(47.65, 12, 87.29)`
CIE XYZ	`xyz(15.796, 16.517, 12.71)`
Decimal	`8024157`
Short hex	`None (no 3-digit form)`

Color harmonies

Colors that go with #7A705D, 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 #7A705D	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	4.3:1	Fail	Fail	Pass
Sample text	4.88:1	Pass	Fail	Pass

#7A705D as text on	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	4.88:1	Pass	Fail	Pass
Sample text	4.3:1	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 #7A705D looks to people with the most common types of color vision deficiency.

CSS examples

.background { background-color: #7a705d; }
.text { color: #7a705d; }
.border { border: 2px solid #7a705d; }
.transparent { background-color: rgb(122 112 93 / 50%); }
.gradient { background: linear-gradient(to right, #7a705d, #767a5d); }

Background

Text color

Border

Similar colors

Closest common color name: Warm Gray.

Questions

What color is #7A705D?: #7A705D is a grayish orange, closest to the named color Handmade. It belongs to the gray family of colors.
What is the RGB value of #7A705D?: The RGB value is 122, 112, 93: 122 red, 112 green and 93 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.
What is the complementary color of #7A705D?: The complementary color is #5D677A, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.
Is black or white text better on #7A705D?: White text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 4.3:1 and white text 4.88:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.