What color is #7A735E?

#7A735E is a grayish orange, closest to the named color Organic. It belongs to the gray family of colors.

What is the RGB value of #7A735E?

The RGB value is 122, 115, 94: 122 red, 115 green and 94 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.

What is the complementary color of #7A735E?

The complementary color is #5E657A, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.

Is black or white text better on #7A735E?

White text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 4.44:1 and white text 4.73:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.

#7A735E color

#7A735E rgb(122, 115, 94)

Shades of gray

The hex color #7A735E is a grayish orange.

In the RGB color model it is made of 47.8% red, 45.1% green and 36.9% blue (122, 115, 94).

Its hue angle is 45°, with 13% saturation and 42% lightness. For print, the CMYK equivalent is 0% cyan, 6% magenta, 23% yellow and 52% black.

The closest named color is Organic (#747261), a difference of 2.9 ΔE, a small difference.

White text is the more readable choice on this background (contrast 4.73:1).

#7A735E color codes

HEX	`#7A735E`
RGB	`rgb(122, 115, 94)`
RGB percent	`rgb(47.8%, 45.1%, 36.9%)`
HSL	`hsl(45, 13%, 42%)`
HSV / HSB	`hsv(45, 23%, 48%)`
CMYK	`cmyk(0%, 6%, 23%, 52%)`
CIE LAB	`lab(48.52, -1.01, 12.62)`
CIE LCH	`lch(48.52, 12.66, 94.59)`
CIE XYZ	`xyz(16.177, 17.208, 13.057)`
Decimal	`8024926`
Short hex	`None (no 3-digit form)`

Color harmonies

Colors that go with #7A735E, 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 #7A735E	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	4.44:1	Fail	Fail	Pass
Sample text	4.73:1	Pass	Fail	Pass

#7A735E as text on	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	4.73:1	Pass	Fail	Pass
Sample text	4.44:1	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 #7A735E looks to people with the most common types of color vision deficiency.

CSS examples

.background { background-color: #7a735e; }
.text { color: #7a735e; }
.border { border: 2px solid #7a735e; }
.transparent { background-color: rgb(122 115 94 / 50%); }
.gradient { background: linear-gradient(to right, #7a735e, #737a5e); }

Background

Text color

Border

Similar colors

Closest common color name: Warm Gray.

Questions

What color is #7A735E?: #7A735E is a grayish orange, closest to the named color Organic. It belongs to the gray family of colors.
What is the RGB value of #7A735E?: The RGB value is 122, 115, 94: 122 red, 115 green and 94 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.
What is the complementary color of #7A735E?: The complementary color is #5E657A, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.
Is black or white text better on #7A735E?: White text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 4.44:1 and white text 4.73:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.