What color is #7B6450?

#7B6450 is a grayish orange, closest to the named color Pastel Brown. It belongs to the brown family of colors.

What is the RGB value of #7B6450?

The RGB value is 123, 100, 80: 123 red, 100 green and 80 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.

What is the complementary color of #7B6450?

The complementary color is #50677B, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.

Is black or white text better on #7B6450?

White text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 3.78:1 and white text 5.55:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.

#7B6450 color

#7B6450 rgb(123, 100, 80)

Shades of brown

The hex color #7B6450 is a grayish orange.

In the RGB color model it is made of 48.2% red, 39.2% green and 31.4% blue (123, 100, 80).

Its hue angle is 28°, with 21% saturation and 40% lightness. For print, the CMYK equivalent is 0% cyan, 19% magenta, 35% yellow and 52% black.

The closest named color is Pastel Brown (#836953), a difference of 2.4 ΔE, a small difference.

White text is the more readable choice on this background (contrast 5.55:1).

#7B6450 color codes

HEX	`#7B6450`
RGB	`rgb(123, 100, 80)`
RGB percent	`rgb(48.2%, 39.2%, 31.4%)`
HSL	`hsl(28, 21%, 40%)`
HSV / HSB	`hsv(28, 35%, 48%)`
CMYK	`cmyk(0%, 19%, 35%, 52%)`
CIE LAB	`lab(44.1, 6.11, 14.83)`
CIE LCH	`lch(44.1, 16.04, 67.61)`
CIE XYZ	`xyz(14.174, 13.905, 9.525)`
Decimal	`8086608`
Short hex	`None (no 3-digit form)`

Color harmonies

Colors that go with #7B6450, 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 #7B6450	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	3.78:1	Fail	Fail	Pass
Sample text	5.55:1	Pass	Fail	Pass

#7B6450 as text on	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	5.55:1	Pass	Fail	Pass
Sample text	3.78:1	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 #7B6450 looks to people with the most common types of color vision deficiency.

CSS examples

.background { background-color: #7b6450; }
.text { color: #7b6450; }
.border { border: 2px solid #7b6450; }
.transparent { background-color: rgb(123 100 80 / 50%); }
.gradient { background: linear-gradient(to right, #7b6450, #7b7a50); }

Background

Text color

Border

Similar colors

Closest common color name: Coffee.

Questions

What color is #7B6450?: #7B6450 is a grayish orange, closest to the named color Pastel Brown. It belongs to the brown family of colors.
What is the RGB value of #7B6450?: The RGB value is 123, 100, 80: 123 red, 100 green and 80 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.
What is the complementary color of #7B6450?: The complementary color is #50677B, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.
Is black or white text better on #7B6450?: White text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 3.78:1 and white text 5.55:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.