What color is #7B705F?

#7B705F is a grayish orange, closest to the named color Handmade. It belongs to the gray family of colors.

What is the RGB value of #7B705F?

The RGB value is 123, 112, 95: 123 red, 112 green and 95 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.

What is the complementary color of #7B705F?

The complementary color is #5F6A7B, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.

Is black or white text better on #7B705F?

White text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 4.33:1 and white text 4.86:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.

#7B705F color

#7B705F rgb(123, 112, 95)

Shades of gray

The hex color #7B705F is a grayish orange.

In the RGB color model it is made of 48.2% red, 43.9% green and 37.3% blue (123, 112, 95).

Its hue angle is 36°, with 13% saturation and 43% lightness. For print, the CMYK equivalent is 0% cyan, 9% magenta, 23% yellow and 52% black.

The closest named color is Handmade (#7F735F), a difference of 1.7 ΔE, which is barely visible.

White text is the more readable choice on this background (contrast 4.86:1).

#7B705F color codes

HEX	`#7B705F`
RGB	`rgb(123, 112, 95)`
RGB percent	`rgb(48.2%, 43.9%, 37.3%)`
HSL	`hsl(36, 13%, 43%)`
HSV / HSB	`hsv(36, 23%, 48%)`
CMYK	`cmyk(0%, 9%, 23%, 52%)`
CIE LAB	`lab(47.79, 1.3, 11.02)`
CIE LCH	`lch(47.79, 11.09, 83.26)`
CIE XYZ	`xyz(16.028, 16.626, 13.189)`
Decimal	`8089695`
Short hex	`None (no 3-digit form)`

Color harmonies

Colors that go with #7B705F, 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 #7B705F	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	4.33:1	Fail	Fail	Pass
Sample text	4.86:1	Pass	Fail	Pass

#7B705F as text on	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	4.86:1	Pass	Fail	Pass
Sample text	4.33:1	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 #7B705F looks to people with the most common types of color vision deficiency.

CSS examples

.background { background-color: #7b705f; }
.text { color: #7b705f; }
.border { border: 2px solid #7b705f; }
.transparent { background-color: rgb(123 112 95 / 50%); }
.gradient { background: linear-gradient(to right, #7b705f, #787b5f); }

Background

Text color

Border

Similar colors

Closest common color name: Warm Gray.

Questions

What color is #7B705F?: #7B705F is a grayish orange, closest to the named color Handmade. It belongs to the gray family of colors.
What is the RGB value of #7B705F?: The RGB value is 123, 112, 95: 123 red, 112 green and 95 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.
What is the complementary color of #7B705F?: The complementary color is #5F6A7B, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.
Is black or white text better on #7B705F?: White text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 4.33:1 and white text 4.86:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.