What color is #7B4E46?

#7B4E46 is a dark, desaturated red, closest to the named color Root Beer. It belongs to the brown family of colors.

What is the RGB value of #7B4E46?

The RGB value is 123, 78, 70: 123 red, 78 green and 70 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.

What is the complementary color of #7B4E46?

The complementary color is #46737B, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.

Is black or white text better on #7B4E46?

White text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 3.02:1 and white text 6.95:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.

#7B4E46 color

#7B4E46 rgb(123, 78, 70)

Shades of brown

The hex color #7B4E46 is a dark, desaturated red.

In the RGB color model it is made of 48.2% red, 30.6% green and 27.5% blue (123, 78, 70).

Its hue angle is 9°, with 27% saturation and 38% lightness. For print, the CMYK equivalent is 0% cyan, 37% magenta, 43% yellow and 52% black.

The closest named color is Root Beer (#81544A), a difference of 2.2 ΔE, a small difference.

White text is the more readable choice on this background (contrast 6.95:1).

#7B4E46 color codes

HEX	`#7B4E46`
RGB	`rgb(123, 78, 70)`
RGB percent	`rgb(48.2%, 30.6%, 27.5%)`
HSL	`hsl(9, 27%, 38%)`
HSV / HSB	`hsv(9, 43%, 48%)`
CMYK	`cmyk(0%, 37%, 43%, 52%)`
CIE LAB	`lab(38.03, 17.95, 12.61)`
CIE LCH	`lch(38.03, 21.94, 35.08)`
CIE XYZ	`xyz(11.999, 10.103, 7.111)`
Decimal	`8080966`
Short hex	`None (no 3-digit form)`

Color harmonies

Colors that go with #7B4E46, 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 #7B4E46	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	3.02:1	Fail	Fail	Pass
Sample text	6.95:1	Pass	Fail	Pass

#7B4E46 as text on	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	6.95:1	Pass	Fail	Pass
Sample text	3.02:1	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 #7B4E46 looks to people with the most common types of color vision deficiency.

CSS examples

.background { background-color: #7b4e46; }
.text { color: #7b4e46; }
.border { border: 2px solid #7b4e46; }
.transparent { background-color: rgb(123 78 70 / 50%); }
.gradient { background: linear-gradient(to right, #7b4e46, #7b6946); }

Background

Text color

Border

Similar colors

Closest common color name: Chestnut.

Questions

What color is #7B4E46?: #7B4E46 is a dark, desaturated red, closest to the named color Root Beer. It belongs to the brown family of colors.
What is the RGB value of #7B4E46?: The RGB value is 123, 78, 70: 123 red, 78 green and 70 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.
What is the complementary color of #7B4E46?: The complementary color is #46737B, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.
Is black or white text better on #7B4E46?: White text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 3.02:1 and white text 6.95:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.