What color is #7A7157?

#7A7157 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 #7A7157?

The RGB value is 122, 113, 87: 122 red, 113 green and 87 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.

What is the complementary color of #7A7157?

The complementary color is #57607A, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.

Is black or white text better on #7A7157?

White text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 4.33:1 and white text 4.85:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.

#7A7157 color

#7A7157 rgb(122, 113, 87)

Shades of brown

The hex color #7A7157 is a grayish orange.

In the RGB color model it is made of 47.8% red, 44.3% green and 34.1% blue (122, 113, 87).

Its hue angle is 45°, with 17% saturation and 41% lightness. For print, the CMYK equivalent is 0% cyan, 7% magenta, 29% yellow and 52% black.

The closest named color is Chocolate Velvet (#7F7453), a difference of 2.6 ΔE, a small difference.

White text is the more readable choice on this background (contrast 4.85:1).

#7A7157 color codes

HEX	`#7A7157`
RGB	`rgb(122, 113, 87)`
RGB percent	`rgb(47.8%, 44.3%, 34.1%)`
HSL	`hsl(45, 17%, 41%)`
HSV / HSB	`hsv(45, 29%, 48%)`
CMYK	`cmyk(0%, 7%, 29%, 52%)`
CIE LAB	`lab(47.8, -0.94, 15.73)`
CIE LCH	`lch(47.8, 15.76, 93.4)`
CIE XYZ	`xyz(15.652, 16.636, 11.402)`
Decimal	`8024407`
Short hex	`None (no 3-digit form)`

Color harmonies

Colors that go with #7A7157, 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 #7A7157	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	4.33:1	Fail	Fail	Pass
Sample text	4.85:1	Pass	Fail	Pass

#7A7157 as text on	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	4.85:1	Pass	Fail	Pass
Sample text	4.33:1	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 #7A7157 looks to people with the most common types of color vision deficiency.

CSS examples

.background { background-color: #7a7157; }
.text { color: #7a7157; }
.border { border: 2px solid #7a7157; }
.transparent { background-color: rgb(122 113 87 / 50%); }
.gradient { background: linear-gradient(to right, #7a7157, #727a57); }

Background

Text color

Border

Similar colors

Closest common color name: Warm Gray.

Questions

What color is #7A7157?: #7A7157 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 #7A7157?: The RGB value is 122, 113, 87: 122 red, 113 green and 87 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.
What is the complementary color of #7A7157?: The complementary color is #57607A, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.
Is black or white text better on #7A7157?: White text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 4.33:1 and white text 4.85:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.