What color is #7B7354?

#7B7354 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 #7B7354?

The RGB value is 123, 115, 84: 123 red, 115 green and 84 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.

What is the complementary color of #7B7354?

The complementary color is #545C7B, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.

Is black or white text better on #7B7354?

White text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 4.42:1 and white text 4.75:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.

#7B7354 color

#7B7354 rgb(123, 115, 84)

Shades of brown

The hex color #7B7354 is a grayish yellow.

In the RGB color model it is made of 48.2% red, 45.1% green and 32.9% blue (123, 115, 84).

Its hue angle is 48°, with 19% saturation and 41% lightness. For print, the CMYK equivalent is 0% cyan, 7% magenta, 32% 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 4.75:1).

#7B7354 color codes

HEX	`#7B7354`
RGB	`rgb(123, 115, 84)`
RGB percent	`rgb(48.2%, 45.1%, 32.9%)`
HSL	`hsl(48, 19%, 41%)`
HSV / HSB	`hsv(48, 32%, 48%)`
CMYK	`cmyk(0%, 7%, 32%, 52%)`
CIE LAB	`lab(48.4, -2.1, 18.31)`
CIE LCH	`lch(48.4, 18.43, 96.53)`
CIE XYZ	`xyz(15.899, 17.113, 10.851)`
Decimal	`8090452`
Short hex	`None (no 3-digit form)`

Color harmonies

Colors that go with #7B7354, 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 #7B7354	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	4.42:1	Fail	Fail	Pass
Sample text	4.75:1	Pass	Fail	Pass

#7B7354 as text on	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	4.75:1	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 #7B7354 looks to people with the most common types of color vision deficiency.

CSS examples

.background { background-color: #7b7354; }
.text { color: #7b7354; }
.border { border: 2px solid #7b7354; }
.transparent { background-color: rgb(123 115 84 / 50%); }
.gradient { background: linear-gradient(to right, #7b7354, #707b54); }

Background

Text color

Border

Similar colors

Closest common color name: Warm Gray.

Questions

What color is #7B7354?: #7B7354 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 #7B7354?: The RGB value is 123, 115, 84: 123 red, 115 green and 84 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.
What is the complementary color of #7B7354?: The complementary color is #545C7B, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.
Is black or white text better on #7B7354?: White text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 4.42:1 and white text 4.75:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.