What color is #7B7352?

#7B7352 is a grayish yellow, closest to the named color Chocolate Velvet. It belongs to the brown family of colors.

What is the RGB value of #7B7352?

The RGB value is 123, 115, 82: 123 red, 115 green and 82 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.

What is the complementary color of #7B7352?

The complementary color is #525A7B, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.

Is black or white text better on #7B7352?

White text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 4.42:1 and white text 4.76:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.

#7B7352 color

#7B7352 rgb(123, 115, 82)

Shades of brown

The hex color #7B7352 is a grayish yellow.

In the RGB color model it is made of 48.2% red, 45.1% green and 32.2% blue (123, 115, 82).

Its hue angle is 48°, with 20% saturation and 40% lightness. For print, the CMYK equivalent is 0% cyan, 7% magenta, 33% yellow and 52% black.

The closest named color is Chocolate Velvet (#7F7453), a difference of 1.6 ΔE, which is barely visible.

White text is the more readable choice on this background (contrast 4.76:1).

#7B7352 color codes

HEX	`#7B7352`
RGB	`rgb(123, 115, 82)`
RGB percent	`rgb(48.2%, 45.1%, 32.2%)`
HSL	`hsl(48, 20%, 40%)`
HSV / HSB	`hsv(48, 33%, 48%)`
CMYK	`cmyk(0%, 7%, 33%, 52%)`
CIE LAB	`lab(48.36, -2.38, 19.42)`
CIE LCH	`lch(48.36, 19.56, 96.98)`
CIE XYZ	`xyz(15.822, 17.082, 10.445)`
Decimal	`8090450`
Short hex	`None (no 3-digit form)`

Color harmonies

Colors that go with #7B7352, 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 #7B7352	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	4.42:1	Fail	Fail	Pass
Sample text	4.76:1	Pass	Fail	Pass

#7B7352 as text on	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	4.76:1	Pass	Fail	Pass
Sample text	4.42:1	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 #7B7352 looks to people with the most common types of color vision deficiency.

CSS examples

.background { background-color: #7b7352; }
.text { color: #7b7352; }
.border { border: 2px solid #7b7352; }
.transparent { background-color: rgb(123 115 82 / 50%); }
.gradient { background: linear-gradient(to right, #7b7352, #6f7b52); }

Background

Text color

Border

Similar colors

Closest common color name: Warm Gray.

Questions

What color is #7B7352?: #7B7352 is a grayish yellow, closest to the named color Chocolate Velvet. It belongs to the brown family of colors.
What is the RGB value of #7B7352?: The RGB value is 123, 115, 82: 123 red, 115 green and 82 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.
What is the complementary color of #7B7352?: The complementary color is #525A7B, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.
Is black or white text better on #7B7352?: White text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 4.42:1 and white text 4.76:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.