What color is #7B6E59?

#7B6E59 is a grayish orange, closest to the named color Handmade. It belongs to the brown family of colors.

What is the RGB value of #7B6E59?

The RGB value is 123, 110, 89: 123 red, 110 green and 89 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.

What is the complementary color of #7B6E59?

The complementary color is #59667B, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.

Is black or white text better on #7B6E59?

White text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 4.22:1 and white text 4.98:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.

#7B6E59 color

#7B6E59 rgb(123, 110, 89)

Shades of brown

The hex color #7B6E59 is a grayish orange.

In the RGB color model it is made of 48.2% red, 43.1% green and 34.9% blue (123, 110, 89).

Its hue angle is 37°, with 16% saturation and 42% lightness. For print, the CMYK equivalent is 0% cyan, 11% magenta, 28% yellow and 52% black.

The closest named color is Handmade (#7F735F), a difference of 2 ΔE, which is barely visible.

White text is the more readable choice on this background (contrast 4.98:1).

#7B6E59 color codes

HEX	`#7B6E59`
RGB	`rgb(123, 110, 89)`
RGB percent	`rgb(48.2%, 43.1%, 34.9%)`
HSL	`hsl(37, 16%, 42%)`
HSV / HSB	`hsv(37, 28%, 48%)`
CMYK	`cmyk(0%, 11%, 28%, 52%)`
CIE LAB	`lab(47.09, 1.53, 13.59)`
CIE LCH	`lch(47.09, 13.68, 83.57)`
CIE XYZ	`xyz(15.548, 16.085, 11.735)`
Decimal	`8089177`
Short hex	`None (no 3-digit form)`

Color harmonies

Colors that go with #7B6E59, 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 #7B6E59	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	4.22:1	Fail	Fail	Pass
Sample text	4.98:1	Pass	Fail	Pass

#7B6E59 as text on	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	4.98:1	Pass	Fail	Pass
Sample text	4.22:1	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 #7B6E59 looks to people with the most common types of color vision deficiency.

CSS examples

.background { background-color: #7b6e59; }
.text { color: #7b6e59; }
.border { border: 2px solid #7b6e59; }
.transparent { background-color: rgb(123 110 89 / 50%); }
.gradient { background: linear-gradient(to right, #7b6e59, #777b59); }

Background

Text color

Border

Similar colors

Closest common color name: Warm Gray.

Questions

What color is #7B6E59?: #7B6E59 is a grayish orange, closest to the named color Handmade. It belongs to the brown family of colors.
What is the RGB value of #7B6E59?: The RGB value is 123, 110, 89: 123 red, 110 green and 89 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.
What is the complementary color of #7B6E59?: The complementary color is #59667B, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.
Is black or white text better on #7B6E59?: White text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 4.22:1 and white text 4.98:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.