What color is #7B4944?

#7B4944 is a dark, desaturated red, closest to the named color Sly Fox. It belongs to the brown family of colors.

What is the RGB value of #7B4944?

The RGB value is 123, 73, 68: 123 red, 73 green and 68 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.

What is the complementary color of #7B4944?

The complementary color is #44767B, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.

Is black or white text better on #7B4944?

White text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 2.88:1 and white text 7.3:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.

#7B4944 color

#7B4944 rgb(123, 73, 68)

Shades of brown

The hex color #7B4944 is a dark, desaturated red.

In the RGB color model it is made of 48.2% red, 28.6% green and 26.7% blue (123, 73, 68).

Its hue angle is 5°, with 29% saturation and 37% lightness. For print, the CMYK equivalent is 0% cyan, 41% magenta, 45% yellow and 52% black.

The closest named color is Sly Fox (#804741), a difference of 1.8 ΔE, which is barely visible.

White text is the more readable choice on this background (contrast 7.3:1).

#7B4944 color codes

HEX	`#7B4944`
RGB	`rgb(123, 73, 68)`
RGB percent	`rgb(48.2%, 28.6%, 26.7%)`
HSL	`hsl(5, 29%, 37%)`
HSV / HSB	`hsv(5, 45%, 48%)`
CMYK	`cmyk(0%, 41%, 45%, 52%)`
CIE LAB	`lab(36.73, 20.68, 12.08)`
CIE LCH	`lch(36.73, 23.95, 30.28)`
CIE XYZ	`xyz(11.595, 9.394, 6.67)`
Decimal	`8079684`
Short hex	`None (no 3-digit form)`

Color harmonies

Colors that go with #7B4944, 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 #7B4944	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	2.88:1	Fail	Fail	Fail
Sample text	7.3:1	Pass	Pass	Pass

#7B4944 as text on	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	7.3:1	Pass	Pass	Pass
Sample text	2.88:1	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 #7B4944 looks to people with the most common types of color vision deficiency.

CSS examples

.background { background-color: #7b4944; }
.text { color: #7b4944; }
.border { border: 2px solid #7b4944; }
.transparent { background-color: rgb(123 73 68 / 50%); }
.gradient { background: linear-gradient(to right, #7b4944, #7b6444); }

Background

Text color

Border

Similar colors

Closest common color name: Chestnut.

Questions

What color is #7B4944?: #7B4944 is a dark, desaturated red, closest to the named color Sly Fox. It belongs to the brown family of colors.
What is the RGB value of #7B4944?: The RGB value is 123, 73, 68: 123 red, 73 green and 68 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.
What is the complementary color of #7B4944?: The complementary color is #44767B, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.
Is black or white text better on #7B4944?: White text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 2.88:1 and white text 7.3:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.