What color is #7B6B4C?

#7B6B4C is a grayish orange, closest to the named color Lizard. It belongs to the brown family of colors.

What is the RGB value of #7B6B4C?

The RGB value is 123, 107, 76: 123 red, 107 green and 76 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.

What is the complementary color of #7B6B4C?

The complementary color is #4C5C7B, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.

Is black or white text better on #7B6B4C?

White text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 4.05:1 and white text 5.19:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.

#7B6B4C color

#7B6B4C rgb(123, 107, 76)

Shades of brown

The hex color #7B6B4C is a grayish orange.

In the RGB color model it is made of 48.2% red, 42% green and 29.8% blue (123, 107, 76).

Its hue angle is 40°, with 24% saturation and 39% lightness. For print, the CMYK equivalent is 0% cyan, 13% magenta, 38% yellow and 52% black.

The closest named color is Lizard (#7B6943), a difference of 2.3 ΔE, a small difference.

White text is the more readable choice on this background (contrast 5.19:1).

#7B6B4C color codes

HEX	`#7B6B4C`
RGB	`rgb(123, 107, 76)`
RGB percent	`rgb(48.2%, 42%, 29.8%)`
HSL	`hsl(40, 24%, 39%)`
HSV / HSB	`hsv(40, 38%, 48%)`
CMYK	`cmyk(0%, 13%, 38%, 52%)`
CIE LAB	`lab(45.97, 1.45, 19.72)`
CIE LCH	`lch(45.97, 19.77, 85.79)`
CIE XYZ	`xyz(14.731, 15.249, 9.003)`
Decimal	`8088396`
Short hex	`None (no 3-digit form)`

Color harmonies

Colors that go with #7B6B4C, 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 #7B6B4C	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	4.05:1	Fail	Fail	Pass
Sample text	5.19:1	Pass	Fail	Pass

#7B6B4C as text on	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	5.19:1	Pass	Fail	Pass
Sample text	4.05:1	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 #7B6B4C looks to people with the most common types of color vision deficiency.

CSS examples

.background { background-color: #7b6b4c; }
.text { color: #7b6b4c; }
.border { border: 2px solid #7b6b4c; }
.transparent { background-color: rgb(123 107 76 / 50%); }
.gradient { background: linear-gradient(to right, #7b6b4c, #747b4c); }

Background

Text color

Border

Similar colors

Closest common color name: Warm Gray.

Questions

What color is #7B6B4C?: #7B6B4C is a grayish orange, closest to the named color Lizard. It belongs to the brown family of colors.
What is the RGB value of #7B6B4C?: The RGB value is 123, 107, 76: 123 red, 107 green and 76 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.
What is the complementary color of #7B6B4C?: The complementary color is #4C5C7B, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.
Is black or white text better on #7B6B4C?: White text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 4.05:1 and white text 5.19:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.