What color is #7B524A?

#7B524A is a grayish red, closest to the named color Root Beer. It belongs to the brown family of colors.

What is the RGB value of #7B524A?

The RGB value is 123, 82, 74: 123 red, 82 green and 74 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.

What is the complementary color of #7B524A?

The complementary color is #4A737B, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.

Is black or white text better on #7B524A?

White text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 3.15:1 and white text 6.67:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.

#7B524A color

#7B524A rgb(123, 82, 74)

Shades of brown

The hex color #7B524A is a grayish red.

In the RGB color model it is made of 48.2% red, 32.2% green and 29% blue (123, 82, 74).

Its hue angle is 10°, with 25% saturation and 39% lightness. For print, the CMYK equivalent is 0% cyan, 33% magenta, 40% yellow and 52% black.

The closest named color is Root Beer (#81544A), a difference of 1.7 ΔE, which is barely visible.

White text is the more readable choice on this background (contrast 6.67:1).

#7B524A color codes

HEX	`#7B524A`
RGB	`rgb(123, 82, 74)`
RGB percent	`rgb(48.2%, 32.2%, 29%)`
HSL	`hsl(10, 25%, 39%)`
HSV / HSB	`hsv(10, 40%, 48%)`
CMYK	`cmyk(0%, 33%, 40%, 52%)`
CIE LAB	`lab(39.14, 16.07, 11.67)`
CIE LCH	`lch(39.14, 19.86, 35.99)`
CIE XYZ	`xyz(12.422, 10.741, 7.896)`
Decimal	`8081994`
Short hex	`None (no 3-digit form)`

Color harmonies

Colors that go with #7B524A, 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 #7B524A	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	3.15:1	Fail	Fail	Pass
Sample text	6.67:1	Pass	Fail	Pass

#7B524A as text on	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	6.67:1	Pass	Fail	Pass
Sample text	3.15:1	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 #7B524A looks to people with the most common types of color vision deficiency.

CSS examples

.background { background-color: #7b524a; }
.text { color: #7b524a; }
.border { border: 2px solid #7b524a; }
.transparent { background-color: rgb(123 82 74 / 50%); }
.gradient { background: linear-gradient(to right, #7b524a, #7b6b4a); }

Background

Text color

Border

Similar colors

Closest common color name: Coffee.

Questions

What color is #7B524A?: #7B524A is a grayish red, closest to the named color Root Beer. It belongs to the brown family of colors.
What is the RGB value of #7B524A?: The RGB value is 123, 82, 74: 123 red, 82 green and 74 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.
What is the complementary color of #7B524A?: The complementary color is #4A737B, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.
Is black or white text better on #7B524A?: White text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 3.15:1 and white text 6.67:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.