What color is #7B3E32?

#7B3E32 is a dark, desaturated red, closest to the named color Ebi Brown. It belongs to the brown family of colors.

What is the RGB value of #7B3E32?

The RGB value is 123, 62, 50: 123 red, 62 green and 50 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.

What is the complementary color of #7B3E32?

The complementary color is #326F7B, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.

Is black or white text better on #7B3E32?

White text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 2.58:1 and white text 8.15:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.

#7B3E32 color

#7B3E32 rgb(123, 62, 50)

Shades of brown

The hex color #7B3E32 is a dark, desaturated red.

In the RGB color model it is made of 48.2% red, 24.3% green and 19.6% blue (123, 62, 50).

Its hue angle is 10°, with 42% saturation and 34% lightness. For print, the CMYK equivalent is 0% cyan, 50% magenta, 59% yellow and 52% black.

The closest named color is Ebi Brown (#773C30), a difference of 1 ΔE, which is barely visible.

White text is the more readable choice on this background (contrast 8.15:1).

#7B3E32 color codes

HEX	`#7B3E32`
RGB	`rgb(123, 62, 50)`
RGB percent	`rgb(48.2%, 24.3%, 19.6%)`
HSL	`hsl(10, 42%, 34%)`
HSV / HSB	`hsv(10, 59%, 48%)`
CMYK	`cmyk(0%, 50%, 59%, 52%)`
CIE LAB	`lab(33.75, 25.24, 19.35)`
CIE LCH	`lch(33.75, 31.8, 37.48)`
CIE XYZ	`xyz(10.468, 7.888, 3.988)`
Decimal	`8076850`
Short hex	`None (no 3-digit form)`

Color harmonies

Colors that go with #7B3E32, 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 #7B3E32	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	2.58:1	Fail	Fail	Fail
Sample text	8.15:1	Pass	Pass	Pass

#7B3E32 as text on	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	8.15:1	Pass	Pass	Pass
Sample text	2.58:1	Fail	Fail	Fail

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 #7B3E32 looks to people with the most common types of color vision deficiency.

CSS examples

.background { background-color: #7b3e32; }
.text { color: #7b3e32; }
.border { border: 2px solid #7b3e32; }
.transparent { background-color: rgb(123 62 50 / 50%); }
.gradient { background: linear-gradient(to right, #7b3e32, #7b6332); }

Background

Text color

Border

Similar colors

Closest common color name: Burnt Umber.

Questions

What color is #7B3E32?: #7B3E32 is a dark, desaturated red, closest to the named color Ebi Brown. It belongs to the brown family of colors.
What is the RGB value of #7B3E32?: The RGB value is 123, 62, 50: 123 red, 62 green and 50 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.
What is the complementary color of #7B3E32?: The complementary color is #326F7B, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.
Is black or white text better on #7B3E32?: White text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 2.58:1 and white text 8.15:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.