What color is #7B5C45?

#7B5C45 is a dark, desaturated orange, closest to the named color Man Cave. It belongs to the brown family of colors.

What is the RGB value of #7B5C45?

The RGB value is 123, 92, 69: 123 red, 92 green and 69 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.

What is the complementary color of #7B5C45?

The complementary color is #45647B, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.

Is black or white text better on #7B5C45?

White text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 3.46:1 and white text 6.07:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.

#7B5C45 color

#7B5C45 rgb(123, 92, 69)

Shades of brown

The hex color #7B5C45 is a dark, desaturated orange.

In the RGB color model it is made of 48.2% red, 36.1% green and 27.1% blue (123, 92, 69).

Its hue angle is 26°, with 28% saturation and 38% lightness. For print, the CMYK equivalent is 0% cyan, 25% magenta, 44% yellow and 52% black.

The closest named color is Man Cave (#816045), a difference of 2.1 ΔE, a small difference.

White text is the more readable choice on this background (contrast 6.07:1).

#7B5C45 color codes

HEX	`#7B5C45`
RGB	`rgb(123, 92, 69)`
RGB percent	`rgb(48.2%, 36.1%, 27.1%)`
HSL	`hsl(26, 28%, 38%)`
HSV / HSB	`hsv(26, 44%, 48%)`
CMYK	`cmyk(0%, 25%, 44%, 52%)`
CIE LAB	`lab(41.68, 9.45, 18.15)`
CIE LCH	`lch(41.68, 20.46, 62.5)`
CIE XYZ	`xyz(13.07, 12.296, 7.314)`
Decimal	`8084549`
Short hex	`None (no 3-digit form)`

Color harmonies

Colors that go with #7B5C45, 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 #7B5C45	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	3.46:1	Fail	Fail	Pass
Sample text	6.07:1	Pass	Fail	Pass

#7B5C45 as text on	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	6.07:1	Pass	Fail	Pass
Sample text	3.46:1	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 #7B5C45 looks to people with the most common types of color vision deficiency.

CSS examples

.background { background-color: #7b5c45; }
.text { color: #7b5c45; }
.border { border: 2px solid #7b5c45; }
.transparent { background-color: rgb(123 92 69 / 50%); }
.gradient { background: linear-gradient(to right, #7b5c45, #7b7745); }

Background

Text color

Border

Similar colors

Closest common color name: Coffee.

Questions

What color is #7B5C45?: #7B5C45 is a dark, desaturated orange, closest to the named color Man Cave. It belongs to the brown family of colors.
What is the RGB value of #7B5C45?: The RGB value is 123, 92, 69: 123 red, 92 green and 69 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.
What is the complementary color of #7B5C45?: The complementary color is #45647B, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.
Is black or white text better on #7B5C45?: White text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 3.46:1 and white text 6.07:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.