What color is #7B5146?

#7B5146 is a dark, desaturated red, closest to the named color Roasted. It belongs to the brown family of colors.

What is the RGB value of #7B5146?

The RGB value is 123, 81, 70: 123 red, 81 green and 70 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.

What is the complementary color of #7B5146?

The complementary color is #46707B, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.

Is black or white text better on #7B5146?

White text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 3.11:1 and white text 6.76:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.

#7B5146 color

#7B5146 rgb(123, 81, 70)

Shades of brown

The hex color #7B5146 is a dark, desaturated red.

In the RGB color model it is made of 48.2% red, 31.8% green and 27.5% blue (123, 81, 70).

Its hue angle is 12°, with 27% saturation and 38% lightness. For print, the CMYK equivalent is 0% cyan, 34% magenta, 43% yellow and 52% black.

The closest named color is Roasted (#785246), a difference of 1.4 ΔE, which is barely visible.

White text is the more readable choice on this background (contrast 6.76:1).

#7B5146 color codes

HEX	`#7B5146`
RGB	`rgb(123, 81, 70)`
RGB percent	`rgb(48.2%, 31.8%, 27.5%)`
HSL	`hsl(12, 27%, 38%)`
HSV / HSB	`hsv(12, 43%, 48%)`
CMYK	`cmyk(0%, 34%, 43%, 52%)`
CIE LAB	`lab(38.79, 16.16, 13.65)`
CIE LCH	`lch(38.79, 21.16, 40.2)`
CIE XYZ	`xyz(12.217, 10.539, 7.184)`
Decimal	`8081734`
Short hex	`None (no 3-digit form)`

Color harmonies

Colors that go with #7B5146, 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 #7B5146	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	3.11:1	Fail	Fail	Pass
Sample text	6.76:1	Pass	Fail	Pass

#7B5146 as text on	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	6.76:1	Pass	Fail	Pass
Sample text	3.11:1	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 #7B5146 looks to people with the most common types of color vision deficiency.

CSS examples

.background { background-color: #7b5146; }
.text { color: #7b5146; }
.border { border: 2px solid #7b5146; }
.transparent { background-color: rgb(123 81 70 / 50%); }
.gradient { background: linear-gradient(to right, #7b5146, #7b6b46); }

Background

Text color

Border

Similar colors

Closest common color name: Coffee.

Questions

What color is #7B5146?: #7B5146 is a dark, desaturated red, closest to the named color Roasted. It belongs to the brown family of colors.
What is the RGB value of #7B5146?: The RGB value is 123, 81, 70: 123 red, 81 green and 70 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.
What is the complementary color of #7B5146?: The complementary color is #46707B, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.
Is black or white text better on #7B5146?: White text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 3.11:1 and white text 6.76:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.