What color is #7B7362?

#7B7362 is a grayish orange, closest to the named color Handmade. It belongs to the gray family of colors.

What is the RGB value of #7B7362?

The RGB value is 123, 115, 98: 123 red, 115 green and 98 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.

What is the complementary color of #7B7362?

The complementary color is #626A7B, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.

Is black or white text better on #7B7362?

White text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 4.47:1 and white text 4.7:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.

#7B7362 color

#7B7362 rgb(123, 115, 98)

Shades of gray

The hex color #7B7362 is a grayish orange.

In the RGB color model it is made of 48.2% red, 45.1% green and 38.4% blue (123, 115, 98).

Its hue angle is 41°, with 11% saturation and 43% lightness. For print, the CMYK equivalent is 0% cyan, 7% magenta, 20% yellow and 52% black.

The closest named color is Handmade (#7F735F), a difference of 2.1 ΔE, a small difference.

White text is the more readable choice on this background (contrast 4.7:1).

#7B7362 color codes

HEX	`#7B7362`
RGB	`rgb(123, 115, 98)`
RGB percent	`rgb(48.2%, 45.1%, 38.4%)`
HSL	`hsl(41, 11%, 43%)`
HSV / HSB	`hsv(41, 20%, 48%)`
CMYK	`cmyk(0%, 7%, 20%, 52%)`
CIE LAB	`lab(48.7, 0.05, 10.53)`
CIE LCH	`lch(48.7, 10.53, 89.73)`
CIE XYZ	`xyz(16.504, 17.355, 14.033)`
Decimal	`8090466`
Short hex	`None (no 3-digit form)`

Color harmonies

Colors that go with #7B7362, 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 #7B7362	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	4.47:1	Fail	Fail	Pass
Sample text	4.7:1	Pass	Fail	Pass

#7B7362 as text on	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	4.7:1	Pass	Fail	Pass
Sample text	4.47:1	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 #7B7362 looks to people with the most common types of color vision deficiency.

CSS examples

.background { background-color: #7b7362; }
.text { color: #7b7362; }
.border { border: 2px solid #7b7362; }
.transparent { background-color: rgb(123 115 98 / 50%); }
.gradient { background: linear-gradient(to right, #7b7362, #777b62); }

Background

Text color

Border

Similar colors

Closest common color name: Warm Gray.

Questions

What color is #7B7362?: #7B7362 is a grayish orange, closest to the named color Handmade. It belongs to the gray family of colors.
What is the RGB value of #7B7362?: The RGB value is 123, 115, 98: 123 red, 115 green and 98 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.
What is the complementary color of #7B7362?: The complementary color is #626A7B, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.
Is black or white text better on #7B7362?: White text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 4.47:1 and white text 4.7:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.