What color is #7B693C?

#7B693C is a dark, desaturated orange, closest to the named color Lizard. It belongs to the brown family of colors.

What is the RGB value of #7B693C?

The RGB value is 123, 105, 60: 123 red, 105 green and 60 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.

What is the complementary color of #7B693C?

The complementary color is #3C4E7B, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.

Is black or white text better on #7B693C?

White text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 3.93:1 and white text 5.35:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.

#7B693C color

#7B693C rgb(123, 105, 60)

Shades of brown

The hex color #7B693C is a dark, desaturated orange.

In the RGB color model it is made of 48.2% red, 41.2% green and 23.5% blue (123, 105, 60).

Its hue angle is 43°, with 34% saturation and 36% lightness. For print, the CMYK equivalent is 0% cyan, 15% magenta, 51% yellow and 52% black.

The closest named color is Lizard (#7B6943), a difference of 1.9 ΔE, which is barely visible.

White text is the more readable choice on this background (contrast 5.35:1).

#7B693C color codes

HEX	`#7B693C`
RGB	`rgb(123, 105, 60)`
RGB percent	`rgb(48.2%, 41.2%, 23.5%)`
HSL	`hsl(43, 34%, 36%)`
HSV / HSB	`hsv(43, 51%, 48%)`
CMYK	`cmyk(0%, 15%, 51%, 52%)`
CIE LAB	`lab(45.14, 0.76, 27.81)`
CIE LCH	`lch(45.14, 27.82, 88.44)`
CIE XYZ	`xyz(14.036, 14.641, 6.361)`
Decimal	`8087868`
Short hex	`None (no 3-digit form)`

Color harmonies

Colors that go with #7B693C, 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 #7B693C	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	3.93:1	Fail	Fail	Pass
Sample text	5.35:1	Pass	Fail	Pass

#7B693C as text on	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	5.35:1	Pass	Fail	Pass
Sample text	3.93:1	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 #7B693C looks to people with the most common types of color vision deficiency.

CSS examples

.background { background-color: #7b693c; }
.text { color: #7b693c; }
.border { border: 2px solid #7b693c; }
.transparent { background-color: rgb(123 105 60 / 50%); }
.gradient { background: linear-gradient(to right, #7b693c, #6d7b3c); }

Background

Text color

Border

Similar colors

Closest common color name: Warm Gray.

Questions

What color is #7B693C?: #7B693C is a dark, desaturated orange, closest to the named color Lizard. It belongs to the brown family of colors.
What is the RGB value of #7B693C?: The RGB value is 123, 105, 60: 123 red, 105 green and 60 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.
What is the complementary color of #7B693C?: The complementary color is #3C4E7B, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.
Is black or white text better on #7B693C?: White text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 3.93:1 and white text 5.35:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.