What color is #7B5F59?

#7B5F59 is a grayish red, closest to the named color Wild West. It belongs to the brown family of colors.

What is the RGB value of #7B5F59?

The RGB value is 123, 95, 89: 123 red, 95 green and 89 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.

What is the complementary color of #7B5F59?

The complementary color is #59757B, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.

Is black or white text better on #7B5F59?

White text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 3.62:1 and white text 5.8:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.

#7B5F59 color

#7B5F59 rgb(123, 95, 89)

Shades of brown

The hex color #7B5F59 is a grayish red.

In the RGB color model it is made of 48.2% red, 37.3% green and 34.9% blue (123, 95, 89).

Its hue angle is 11°, with 16% saturation and 42% lightness. For print, the CMYK equivalent is 0% cyan, 23% magenta, 28% yellow and 52% black.

The closest named color is Wild West (#7E5C52), a difference of 2.7 ΔE, a small difference.

White text is the more readable choice on this background (contrast 5.8:1).

#7B5F59 color codes

HEX	`#7B5F59`
RGB	`rgb(123, 95, 89)`
RGB percent	`rgb(48.2%, 37.3%, 34.9%)`
HSL	`hsl(11, 16%, 42%)`
HSV / HSB	`hsv(11, 28%, 48%)`
CMYK	`cmyk(0%, 23%, 28%, 52%)`
CIE LAB	`lab(42.94, 10.41, 7.8)`
CIE LCH	`lch(42.94, 13.01, 36.83)`
CIE XYZ	`xyz(14.064, 13.117, 11.24)`
Decimal	`8085337`
Short hex	`None (no 3-digit form)`

Color harmonies

Colors that go with #7B5F59, 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 #7B5F59	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	3.62:1	Fail	Fail	Pass
Sample text	5.8:1	Pass	Fail	Pass

#7B5F59 as text on	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	5.8:1	Pass	Fail	Pass
Sample text	3.62:1	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 #7B5F59 looks to people with the most common types of color vision deficiency.

CSS examples

.background { background-color: #7b5f59; }
.text { color: #7b5f59; }
.border { border: 2px solid #7b5f59; }
.transparent { background-color: rgb(123 95 89 / 50%); }
.gradient { background: linear-gradient(to right, #7b5f59, #7b7059); }

Background

Text color

Border

Similar colors

Closest common color name: Umber.

Questions

What color is #7B5F59?: #7B5F59 is a grayish red, closest to the named color Wild West. It belongs to the brown family of colors.
What is the RGB value of #7B5F59?: The RGB value is 123, 95, 89: 123 red, 95 green and 89 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.
What is the complementary color of #7B5F59?: The complementary color is #59757B, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.
Is black or white text better on #7B5F59?: White text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 3.62:1 and white text 5.8:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.