What color is #7B5B57?

#7B5B57 is a grayish red, closest to the named color Reading Tea Leaves. It belongs to the brown family of colors.

What is the RGB value of #7B5B57?

The RGB value is 123, 91, 87: 123 red, 91 green and 87 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.

What is the complementary color of #7B5B57?

The complementary color is #57777B, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.

Is black or white text better on #7B5B57?

White text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 3.48:1 and white text 6.04:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.

#7B5B57 color

#7B5B57 rgb(123, 91, 87)

Shades of brown

The hex color #7B5B57 is a grayish red.

In the RGB color model it is made of 48.2% red, 35.7% green and 34.1% blue (123, 91, 87).

Its hue angle is 7°, with 17% saturation and 41% lightness. For print, the CMYK equivalent is 0% cyan, 26% magenta, 29% yellow and 52% black.

The closest named color is Reading Tea Leaves (#7D5D5E), a difference of 2.5 ΔE, a small difference.

White text is the more readable choice on this background (contrast 6.04:1).

#7B5B57 color codes

HEX	`#7B5B57`
RGB	`rgb(123, 91, 87)`
RGB percent	`rgb(48.2%, 35.7%, 34.1%)`
HSL	`hsl(7, 17%, 41%)`
HSV / HSB	`hsv(7, 29%, 48%)`
CMYK	`cmyk(0%, 26%, 29%, 52%)`
CIE LAB	`lab(41.82, 12.5, 7.43)`
CIE LCH	`lch(41.82, 14.54, 30.72)`
CIE XYZ	`xyz(13.63, 12.382, 10.687)`
Decimal	`8084311`
Short hex	`None (no 3-digit form)`

Color harmonies

Colors that go with #7B5B57, 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 #7B5B57	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	3.48:1	Fail	Fail	Pass
Sample text	6.04:1	Pass	Fail	Pass

#7B5B57 as text on	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	6.04:1	Pass	Fail	Pass
Sample text	3.48:1	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 #7B5B57 looks to people with the most common types of color vision deficiency.

CSS examples

.background { background-color: #7b5b57; }
.text { color: #7b5b57; }
.border { border: 2px solid #7b5b57; }
.transparent { background-color: rgb(123 91 87 / 50%); }
.gradient { background: linear-gradient(to right, #7b5b57, #7b6d57); }

Background

Text color

Border

Similar colors

Closest common color name: Umber.

Questions

What color is #7B5B57?: #7B5B57 is a grayish red, closest to the named color Reading Tea Leaves. It belongs to the brown family of colors.
What is the RGB value of #7B5B57?: The RGB value is 123, 91, 87: 123 red, 91 green and 87 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.
What is the complementary color of #7B5B57?: The complementary color is #57777B, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.
Is black or white text better on #7B5B57?: White text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 3.48:1 and white text 6.04:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.