What color is #7B6A48?

#7B6A48 is a desaturated orange, closest to the named color Lizard. It belongs to the brown family of colors.

What is the RGB value of #7B6A48?

The RGB value is 123, 106, 72: 123 red, 106 green and 72 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.

What is the complementary color of #7B6A48?

The complementary color is #48597B, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.

Is black or white text better on #7B6A48?

White text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 4:1 and white text 5.25:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.

#7B6A48 color

#7B6A48 rgb(123, 106, 72)

Shades of brown

The hex color #7B6A48 is a desaturated orange.

In the RGB color model it is made of 48.2% red, 41.6% green and 28.2% blue (123, 106, 72).

Its hue angle is 40°, with 26% saturation and 38% lightness. For print, the CMYK equivalent is 0% cyan, 14% magenta, 41% yellow and 52% black.

The closest named color is Lizard (#7B6943), a difference of 1.2 ΔE, which is barely visible.

White text is the more readable choice on this background (contrast 5.25:1).

#7B6A48 color codes

HEX	`#7B6A48`
RGB	`rgb(123, 106, 72)`
RGB percent	`rgb(48.2%, 41.6%, 28.2%)`
HSL	`hsl(40, 26%, 38%)`
HSV / HSB	`hsv(40, 41%, 48%)`
CMYK	`cmyk(0%, 14%, 41%, 52%)`
CIE LAB	`lab(45.62, 1.53, 21.57)`
CIE LCH	`lch(45.62, 21.63, 85.95)`
CIE XYZ	`xyz(14.492, 14.987, 8.259)`
Decimal	`8088136`
Short hex	`None (no 3-digit form)`

Color harmonies

Colors that go with #7B6A48, 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 #7B6A48	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	4:1	Fail	Fail	Pass
Sample text	5.25:1	Pass	Fail	Pass

#7B6A48 as text on	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	5.25:1	Pass	Fail	Pass
Sample text	4:1	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 #7B6A48 looks to people with the most common types of color vision deficiency.

CSS examples

.background { background-color: #7b6a48; }
.text { color: #7b6a48; }
.border { border: 2px solid #7b6a48; }
.transparent { background-color: rgb(123 106 72 / 50%); }
.gradient { background: linear-gradient(to right, #7b6a48, #727b48); }

Background

Text color

Border

Similar colors

Closest common color name: Warm Gray.

Questions

What color is #7B6A48?: #7B6A48 is a desaturated orange, closest to the named color Lizard. It belongs to the brown family of colors.
What is the RGB value of #7B6A48?: The RGB value is 123, 106, 72: 123 red, 106 green and 72 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.
What is the complementary color of #7B6A48?: The complementary color is #48597B, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.
Is black or white text better on #7B6A48?: White text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 4:1 and white text 5.25:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.