What color is #7C5142?

#7C5142 is a dark, desaturated orange, closest to the named color Roasted. It belongs to the brown family of colors.

What is the RGB value of #7C5142?

The RGB value is 124, 81, 66: 124 red, 81 green and 66 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.

What is the complementary color of #7C5142?

The complementary color is #426D7C, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.

Is black or white text better on #7C5142?

White text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 3.11:1 and white text 6.75:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.

#7C5142 color

#7C5142 rgb(124, 81, 66)

Shades of brown

The hex color #7C5142 is a dark, desaturated orange.

In the RGB color model it is made of 48.6% red, 31.8% green and 25.9% blue (124, 81, 66).

Its hue angle is 16°, with 31% saturation and 37% lightness. For print, the CMYK equivalent is 0% cyan, 35% magenta, 47% yellow and 51% black.

The closest named color is Roasted (#785246), a difference of 1.8 ΔE, which is barely visible.

White text is the more readable choice on this background (contrast 6.75:1).

#7C5142 color codes

HEX	`#7C5142`
RGB	`rgb(124, 81, 66)`
RGB percent	`rgb(48.6%, 31.8%, 25.9%)`
HSL	`hsl(16, 31%, 37%)`
HSV / HSB	`hsv(16, 47%, 49%)`
CMYK	`cmyk(0%, 35%, 47%, 51%)`
CIE LAB	`lab(38.84, 16.12, 16.19)`
CIE LCH	`lch(38.84, 22.85, 45.12)`
CIE XYZ	`xyz(12.239, 10.564, 6.548)`
Decimal	`8147266`
Short hex	`None (no 3-digit form)`

Color harmonies

Colors that go with #7C5142, 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 #7C5142	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	3.11:1	Fail	Fail	Pass
Sample text	6.75:1	Pass	Fail	Pass

#7C5142 as text on	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	6.75:1	Pass	Fail	Pass
Sample text	3.11:1	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 #7C5142 looks to people with the most common types of color vision deficiency.

CSS examples

.background { background-color: #7c5142; }
.text { color: #7c5142; }
.border { border: 2px solid #7c5142; }
.transparent { background-color: rgb(124 81 66 / 50%); }
.gradient { background: linear-gradient(to right, #7c5142, #7c6e42); }

Background

Text color

Border

Similar colors

Closest common color name: Coffee.

Questions

What color is #7C5142?: #7C5142 is a dark, desaturated orange, closest to the named color Roasted. It belongs to the brown family of colors.
What is the RGB value of #7C5142?: The RGB value is 124, 81, 66: 124 red, 81 green and 66 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.
What is the complementary color of #7C5142?: The complementary color is #426D7C, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.
Is black or white text better on #7C5142?: White text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 3.11:1 and white text 6.75:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.