What color is #7B534D?

#7B534D 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 #7B534D?

The RGB value is 123, 83, 77: 123 red, 83 green and 77 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.

What is the complementary color of #7B534D?

The complementary color is #4D757B, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.

Is black or white text better on #7B534D?

White text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 3.19:1 and white text 6.59:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.

#7B534D color

#7B534D rgb(123, 83, 77)

Shades of brown

The hex color #7B534D is a grayish red.

In the RGB color model it is made of 48.2% red, 32.5% green and 30.2% blue (123, 83, 77).

Its hue angle is 8°, with 23% saturation and 39% lightness. For print, the CMYK equivalent is 0% cyan, 33% magenta, 37% yellow and 52% black.

The closest named color is Root Beer (#81544A), a difference of 2.3 ΔE, a small difference.

White text is the more readable choice on this background (contrast 6.59:1).

#7B534D color codes

HEX	`#7B534D`
RGB	`rgb(123, 83, 77)`
RGB percent	`rgb(48.2%, 32.5%, 30.2%)`
HSL	`hsl(8, 23%, 39%)`
HSV / HSB	`hsv(8, 37%, 48%)`
CMYK	`cmyk(0%, 33%, 37%, 52%)`
CIE LAB	`lab(39.47, 15.86, 10.27)`
CIE LCH	`lch(39.47, 18.9, 32.92)`
CIE XYZ	`xyz(12.602, 10.934, 8.467)`
Decimal	`8082253`
Short hex	`None (no 3-digit form)`

Color harmonies

Colors that go with #7B534D, 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 #7B534D	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	3.19:1	Fail	Fail	Pass
Sample text	6.59:1	Pass	Fail	Pass

#7B534D as text on	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	6.59:1	Pass	Fail	Pass
Sample text	3.19:1	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 #7B534D looks to people with the most common types of color vision deficiency.

CSS examples

.background { background-color: #7b534d; }
.text { color: #7b534d; }
.border { border: 2px solid #7b534d; }
.transparent { background-color: rgb(123 83 77 / 50%); }
.gradient { background: linear-gradient(to right, #7b534d, #7b6a4d); }

Background

Text color

Border

Similar colors

Closest common color name: Coffee.

Questions

What color is #7B534D?: #7B534D 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 #7B534D?: The RGB value is 123, 83, 77: 123 red, 83 green and 77 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.
What is the complementary color of #7B534D?: The complementary color is #4D757B, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.
Is black or white text better on #7B534D?: White text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 3.19:1 and white text 6.59:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.