What color is #7B6855?

#7B6855 is a grayish orange, closest to the named color Nut Cracker. It belongs to the brown family of colors.

What is the RGB value of #7B6855?

The RGB value is 123, 104, 85: 123 red, 104 green and 85 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.

What is the complementary color of #7B6855?

The complementary color is #55687B, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.

Is black or white text better on #7B6855?

White text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 3.95:1 and white text 5.31:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.

#7B6855 color

#7B6855 rgb(123, 104, 85)

Shades of brown

The hex color #7B6855 is a grayish orange.

In the RGB color model it is made of 48.2% red, 40.8% green and 33.3% blue (123, 104, 85).

Its hue angle is 30°, with 18% saturation and 41% lightness. For print, the CMYK equivalent is 0% cyan, 15% magenta, 31% yellow and 52% black.

The closest named color is Nut Cracker (#816C5B), a difference of 2.4 ΔE, a small difference.

White text is the more readable choice on this background (contrast 5.31:1).

#7B6855 color codes

HEX	`#7B6855`
RGB	`rgb(123, 104, 85)`
RGB percent	`rgb(48.2%, 40.8%, 33.3%)`
HSL	`hsl(30, 18%, 41%)`
HSV / HSB	`hsv(30, 31%, 48%)`
CMYK	`cmyk(0%, 15%, 31%, 52%)`
CIE LAB	`lab(45.31, 4.46, 13.52)`
CIE LCH	`lch(45.31, 14.24, 71.76)`
CIE XYZ	`xyz(14.759, 14.768, 10.666)`
Decimal	`8087637`
Short hex	`None (no 3-digit form)`

Color harmonies

Colors that go with #7B6855, 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 #7B6855	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	3.95:1	Fail	Fail	Pass
Sample text	5.31:1	Pass	Fail	Pass

#7B6855 as text on	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	5.31:1	Pass	Fail	Pass
Sample text	3.95:1	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 #7B6855 looks to people with the most common types of color vision deficiency.

CSS examples

.background { background-color: #7b6855; }
.text { color: #7b6855; }
.border { border: 2px solid #7b6855; }
.transparent { background-color: rgb(123 104 85 / 50%); }
.gradient { background: linear-gradient(to right, #7b6855, #7b7b55); }

Background

Text color

Border

Similar colors

Closest common color name: Mocha.

Questions

What color is #7B6855?: #7B6855 is a grayish orange, closest to the named color Nut Cracker. It belongs to the brown family of colors.
What is the RGB value of #7B6855?: The RGB value is 123, 104, 85: 123 red, 104 green and 85 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.
What is the complementary color of #7B6855?: The complementary color is #55687B, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.
Is black or white text better on #7B6855?: White text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 3.95:1 and white text 5.31:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.