What color is #7B5E53?

#7B5E53 is a grayish orange, closest to the named color Chocolate Bliss. It belongs to the brown family of colors.

What is the RGB value of #7B5E53?

The RGB value is 123, 94, 83: 123 red, 94 green and 83 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.

What is the complementary color of #7B5E53?

The complementary color is #53707B, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.

Is black or white text better on #7B5E53?

White text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 3.57:1 and white text 5.89:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.

#7B5E53 color

#7B5E53 rgb(123, 94, 83)

Shades of brown

The hex color #7B5E53 is a grayish orange.

In the RGB color model it is made of 48.2% red, 36.9% green and 32.5% blue (123, 94, 83).

Its hue angle is 17°, with 19% saturation and 40% lightness. For print, the CMYK equivalent is 0% cyan, 24% magenta, 33% yellow and 52% black.

The closest named color is Chocolate Bliss (#7F6054), a difference of 1.2 ΔE, which is barely visible.

White text is the more readable choice on this background (contrast 5.89:1).

#7B5E53 color codes

HEX	`#7B5E53`
RGB	`rgb(123, 94, 83)`
RGB percent	`rgb(48.2%, 36.9%, 32.5%)`
HSL	`hsl(17, 19%, 40%)`
HSV / HSB	`hsv(17, 33%, 48%)`
CMYK	`cmyk(0%, 24%, 33%, 52%)`
CIE LAB	`lab(42.52, 10.11, 10.86)`
CIE LCH	`lch(42.52, 14.84, 47.04)`
CIE XYZ	`xyz(13.733, 12.842, 9.937)`
Decimal	`8085075`
Short hex	`None (no 3-digit form)`

Color harmonies

Colors that go with #7B5E53, 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 #7B5E53	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	3.57:1	Fail	Fail	Pass
Sample text	5.89:1	Pass	Fail	Pass

#7B5E53 as text on	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	5.89:1	Pass	Fail	Pass
Sample text	3.57:1	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 #7B5E53 looks to people with the most common types of color vision deficiency.

CSS examples

.background { background-color: #7b5e53; }
.text { color: #7b5e53; }
.border { border: 2px solid #7b5e53; }
.transparent { background-color: rgb(123 94 83 / 50%); }
.gradient { background: linear-gradient(to right, #7b5e53, #7b7253); }

Background

Text color

Border

Similar colors

Closest common color name: Umber.

Questions

What color is #7B5E53?: #7B5E53 is a grayish orange, closest to the named color Chocolate Bliss. It belongs to the brown family of colors.
What is the RGB value of #7B5E53?: The RGB value is 123, 94, 83: 123 red, 94 green and 83 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.
What is the complementary color of #7B5E53?: The complementary color is #53707B, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.
Is black or white text better on #7B5E53?: White text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 3.57:1 and white text 5.89:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.