What color is #7B604A?

#7B604A is a grayish orange, closest to the named color Man Cave. It belongs to the brown family of colors.

What is the RGB value of #7B604A?

The RGB value is 123, 96, 74: 123 red, 96 green and 74 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.

What is the complementary color of #7B604A?

The complementary color is #4A657B, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.

Is black or white text better on #7B604A?

White text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 3.61:1 and white text 5.81:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.

#7B604A color

#7B604A rgb(123, 96, 74)

Shades of brown

The hex color #7B604A is a grayish orange.

In the RGB color model it is made of 48.2% red, 37.6% green and 29% blue (123, 96, 74).

Its hue angle is 27°, with 25% saturation and 39% lightness. For print, the CMYK equivalent is 0% cyan, 22% magenta, 40% yellow and 52% black.

The closest named color is Man Cave (#816045), a difference of 2.4 ΔE, a small difference.

White text is the more readable choice on this background (contrast 5.81:1).

#7B604A color codes

HEX	`#7B604A`
RGB	`rgb(123, 96, 74)`
RGB percent	`rgb(48.2%, 37.6%, 29%)`
HSL	`hsl(27, 25%, 39%)`
HSV / HSB	`hsv(27, 40%, 48%)`
CMYK	`cmyk(0%, 22%, 40%, 52%)`
CIE LAB	`lab(42.87, 7.68, 16.75)`
CIE LCH	`lch(42.87, 18.43, 65.36)`
CIE XYZ	`xyz(13.588, 13.072, 8.285)`
Decimal	`8085578`
Short hex	`None (no 3-digit form)`

Color harmonies

Colors that go with #7B604A, 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 #7B604A	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	3.61:1	Fail	Fail	Pass
Sample text	5.81:1	Pass	Fail	Pass

#7B604A as text on	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	5.81:1	Pass	Fail	Pass
Sample text	3.61:1	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 #7B604A looks to people with the most common types of color vision deficiency.

CSS examples

.background { background-color: #7b604a; }
.text { color: #7b604a; }
.border { border: 2px solid #7b604a; }
.transparent { background-color: rgb(123 96 74 / 50%); }
.gradient { background: linear-gradient(to right, #7b604a, #7b794a); }

Background

Text color

Border

Similar colors

Closest common color name: Coffee.

Questions

What color is #7B604A?: #7B604A is a grayish orange, closest to the named color Man Cave. It belongs to the brown family of colors.
What is the RGB value of #7B604A?: The RGB value is 123, 96, 74: 123 red, 96 green and 74 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.
What is the complementary color of #7B604A?: The complementary color is #4A657B, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.
Is black or white text better on #7B604A?: White text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 3.61:1 and white text 5.81:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.