What color is #7B4F48?

#7B4F48 is a desaturated red, closest to the named color Root Beer. It belongs to the brown family of colors.

What is the RGB value of #7B4F48?

The RGB value is 123, 79, 72: 123 red, 79 green and 72 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.

What is the complementary color of #7B4F48?

The complementary color is #48747B, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.

Is black or white text better on #7B4F48?

White text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 3.05:1 and white text 6.88:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.

#7B4F48 color

#7B4F48 rgb(123, 79, 72)

Shades of brown

The hex color #7B4F48 is a desaturated red.

In the RGB color model it is made of 48.2% red, 31% green and 28.2% blue (123, 79, 72).

Its hue angle is 8°, with 26% saturation and 38% lightness. For print, the CMYK equivalent is 0% cyan, 36% magenta, 41% 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 6.88:1).

#7B4F48 color codes

HEX	`#7B4F48`
RGB	`rgb(123, 79, 72)`
RGB percent	`rgb(48.2%, 31%, 28.2%)`
HSL	`hsl(8, 26%, 38%)`
HSV / HSB	`hsv(8, 41%, 48%)`
CMYK	`cmyk(0%, 36%, 41%, 52%)`
CIE LAB	`lab(38.33, 17.6, 11.78)`
CIE LCH	`lch(38.33, 21.18, 33.79)`
CIE XYZ	`xyz(12.135, 10.272, 7.473)`
Decimal	`8081224`
Short hex	`None (no 3-digit form)`

Color harmonies

Colors that go with #7B4F48, 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 #7B4F48	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	3.05:1	Fail	Fail	Pass
Sample text	6.88:1	Pass	Fail	Pass

#7B4F48 as text on	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	6.88:1	Pass	Fail	Pass
Sample text	3.05:1	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 #7B4F48 looks to people with the most common types of color vision deficiency.

CSS examples

.background { background-color: #7b4f48; }
.text { color: #7b4f48; }
.border { border: 2px solid #7b4f48; }
.transparent { background-color: rgb(123 79 72 / 50%); }
.gradient { background: linear-gradient(to right, #7b4f48, #7b6948); }

Background

Text color

Border

Similar colors

Closest common color name: Chestnut.

Questions

What color is #7B4F48?: #7B4F48 is a desaturated red, closest to the named color Root Beer. It belongs to the brown family of colors.
What is the RGB value of #7B4F48?: The RGB value is 123, 79, 72: 123 red, 79 green and 72 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.
What is the complementary color of #7B4F48?: The complementary color is #48747B, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.
Is black or white text better on #7B4F48?: White text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 3.05:1 and white text 6.88:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.