What color is #7B6147?

#7B6147 is a desaturated orange, closest to the named color Man Cave. It belongs to the brown family of colors.

What is the RGB value of #7B6147?

The RGB value is 123, 97, 71: 123 red, 97 green and 71 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.

What is the complementary color of #7B6147?

The complementary color is #47617B, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.

Is black or white text better on #7B6147?

White text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 3.64:1 and white text 5.76:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.

#7B6147 color

#7B6147 rgb(123, 97, 71)

Shades of brown

The hex color #7B6147 is a desaturated orange.

In the RGB color model it is made of 48.2% red, 38% green and 27.8% blue (123, 97, 71).

Its hue angle is 30°, with 27% saturation and 38% lightness. For print, the CMYK equivalent is 0% cyan, 21% magenta, 42% yellow and 52% black.

The closest named color is Man Cave (#816045), a difference of 2.7 ΔE, a small difference.

White text is the more readable choice on this background (contrast 5.76:1).

#7B6147 color codes

HEX	`#7B6147`
RGB	`rgb(123, 97, 71)`
RGB percent	`rgb(48.2%, 38%, 27.8%)`
HSL	`hsl(30, 27%, 38%)`
HSV / HSB	`hsv(30, 42%, 48%)`
CMYK	`cmyk(0%, 21%, 42%, 52%)`
CIE LAB	`lab(43.09, 6.71, 18.83)`
CIE LCH	`lch(43.09, 19.99, 70.38)`
CIE XYZ	`xyz(13.581, 13.216, 7.796)`
Decimal	`8085831`
Short hex	`None (no 3-digit form)`

Color harmonies

Colors that go with #7B6147, 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 #7B6147	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	3.64:1	Fail	Fail	Pass
Sample text	5.76:1	Pass	Fail	Pass

#7B6147 as text on	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	5.76:1	Pass	Fail	Pass
Sample text	3.64:1	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 #7B6147 looks to people with the most common types of color vision deficiency.

CSS examples

.background { background-color: #7b6147; }
.text { color: #7b6147; }
.border { border: 2px solid #7b6147; }
.transparent { background-color: rgb(123 97 71 / 50%); }
.gradient { background: linear-gradient(to right, #7b6147, #7b7b47); }

Background

Text color

Border

Similar colors

Closest common color name: Coffee.

Questions

What color is #7B6147?: #7B6147 is a desaturated orange, closest to the named color Man Cave. It belongs to the brown family of colors.
What is the RGB value of #7B6147?: The RGB value is 123, 97, 71: 123 red, 97 green and 71 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.
What is the complementary color of #7B6147?: The complementary color is #47617B, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.
Is black or white text better on #7B6147?: White text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 3.64:1 and white text 5.76:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.