What color is #7C3E00?

#7C3E00 is a dark, vivid orange, closest to the named color Chocolate Brown. It belongs to the brown family of colors.

What is the RGB value of #7C3E00?

The RGB value is 124, 62, 0: 124 red, 62 green and 0 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.

What is the complementary color of #7C3E00?

The complementary color is #003E7C, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.

Is black or white text better on #7C3E00?

White text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 2.55:1 and white text 8.25:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.

#7C3E00 color

#7C3E00 rgb(124, 62, 0)

Shades of brown

The hex color #7C3E00 is a dark, vivid orange.

In the RGB color model it is made of 48.6% red, 24.3% green and 0% blue (124, 62, 0).

Its hue angle is 30°, with 100% saturation and 24% lightness. For print, the CMYK equivalent is 0% cyan, 50% magenta, 100% yellow and 51% black.

The closest named color is Chocolate Brown (#7B3F00), a difference of 0.6 ΔE, which is barely visible.

White text is the more readable choice on this background (contrast 8.25:1).

#7C3E00 color codes

HEX	`#7C3E00`
RGB	`rgb(124, 62, 0)`
RGB percent	`rgb(48.6%, 24.3%, 0%)`
HSL	`hsl(30, 100%, 24%)`
HSV / HSB	`hsv(30, 100%, 49%)`
CMYK	`cmyk(0%, 50%, 100%, 51%)`
CIE LAB	`lab(33.42, 23.32, 43.83)`
CIE LCH	`lch(33.42, 49.65, 61.99)`
CIE XYZ	`xyz(10.036, 7.732, 0.964)`
Decimal	`8142336`
Short hex	`None (no 3-digit form)`

Color harmonies

Colors that go with #7C3E00, 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 #7C3E00	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	2.55:1	Fail	Fail	Fail
Sample text	8.25:1	Pass	Pass	Pass

#7C3E00 as text on	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	8.25:1	Pass	Pass	Pass
Sample text	2.55:1	Fail	Fail	Fail

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 #7C3E00 looks to people with the most common types of color vision deficiency.

CSS examples

.background { background-color: #7c3e00; }
.text { color: #7c3e00; }
.border { border: 2px solid #7c3e00; }
.transparent { background-color: rgb(124 62 0 / 50%); }
.gradient { background: linear-gradient(to right, #7c3e00, #7c7c00); }

Background

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Questions

What color is #7C3E00?: #7C3E00 is a dark, vivid orange, closest to the named color Chocolate Brown. It belongs to the brown family of colors.
What is the RGB value of #7C3E00?: The RGB value is 124, 62, 0: 124 red, 62 green and 0 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.
What is the complementary color of #7C3E00?: The complementary color is #003E7C, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.
Is black or white text better on #7C3E00?: White text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 2.55:1 and white text 8.25:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.