What color is #7B4200?

#7B4200 is a dark, vivid orange, closest to the named color Chocolate Brown. It belongs to the brown family of colors.

What is the RGB value of #7B4200?

The RGB value is 123, 66, 0: 123 red, 66 green and 0 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.

What is the complementary color of #7B4200?

The complementary color is #00397B, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.

Is black or white text better on #7B4200?

White text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 2.62:1 and white text 8.01:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.

#7B4200 color

#7B4200 rgb(123, 66, 0)

Shades of brown

The hex color #7B4200 is a dark, vivid orange.

In the RGB color model it is made of 48.2% red, 25.9% green and 0% blue (123, 66, 0).

Its hue angle is 32°, with 100% saturation and 24% lightness. For print, the CMYK equivalent is 0% cyan, 46% magenta, 100% yellow and 52% black.

The closest named color is Chocolate Brown (#7B3F00), a difference of 1.4 ΔE, which is barely visible.

White text is the more readable choice on this background (contrast 8.01:1).

#7B4200 color codes

HEX	`#7B4200`
RGB	`rgb(123, 66, 0)`
RGB percent	`rgb(48.2%, 25.9%, 0%)`
HSL	`hsl(32, 100%, 24%)`
HSV / HSB	`hsv(32, 100%, 48%)`
CMYK	`cmyk(0%, 46%, 100%, 52%)`
CIE LAB	`lab(34.21, 20.55, 44.24)`
CIE LCH	`lch(34.21, 48.78, 65.08)`
CIE XYZ	`xyz(10.118, 8.109, 1.032)`
Decimal	`8077824`
Short hex	`None (no 3-digit form)`

Color harmonies

Colors that go with #7B4200, 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 #7B4200	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	2.62:1	Fail	Fail	Fail
Sample text	8.01:1	Pass	Pass	Pass

#7B4200 as text on	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	8.01:1	Pass	Pass	Pass
Sample text	2.62:1	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 #7B4200 looks to people with the most common types of color vision deficiency.

CSS examples

.background { background-color: #7b4200; }
.text { color: #7b4200; }
.border { border: 2px solid #7b4200; }
.transparent { background-color: rgb(123 66 0 / 50%); }
.gradient { background: linear-gradient(to right, #7b4200, #777b00); }

Background

Text color

Border

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Questions

What color is #7B4200?: #7B4200 is a dark, vivid orange, closest to the named color Chocolate Brown. It belongs to the brown family of colors.
What is the RGB value of #7B4200?: The RGB value is 123, 66, 0: 123 red, 66 green and 0 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.
What is the complementary color of #7B4200?: The complementary color is #00397B, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.
Is black or white text better on #7B4200?: White text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 2.62:1 and white text 8.01:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.