What color is #7C5149?

#7C5149 is a desaturated red, closest to the named color Root Beer. It belongs to the brown family of colors.

What is the RGB value of #7C5149?

The RGB value is 124, 81, 73: 124 red, 81 green and 73 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.

What is the complementary color of #7C5149?

The complementary color is #49747C, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.

Is black or white text better on #7C5149?

White text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 3.13:1 and white text 6.71:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.

#7C5149 color

#7C5149 rgb(124, 81, 73)

Shades of brown

The hex color #7C5149 is a desaturated red.

In the RGB color model it is made of 48.6% red, 31.8% green and 28.6% blue (124, 81, 73).

Its hue angle is 9°, with 26% saturation and 39% lightness. For print, the CMYK equivalent is 0% cyan, 35% magenta, 41% yellow and 51% black.

The closest named color is Root Beer (#81544A), a difference of 1.6 ΔE, which is barely visible.

White text is the more readable choice on this background (contrast 6.71:1).

#7C5149 color codes

HEX	`#7C5149`
RGB	`rgb(124, 81, 73)`
RGB percent	`rgb(48.6%, 31.8%, 28.6%)`
HSL	`hsl(9, 26%, 39%)`
HSV / HSB	`hsv(9, 41%, 49%)`
CMYK	`cmyk(0%, 35%, 41%, 51%)`
CIE LAB	`lab(38.99, 16.97, 12.09)`
CIE LCH	`lch(38.99, 20.83, 35.48)`
CIE XYZ	`xyz(12.458, 10.652, 7.702)`
Decimal	`8147273`
Short hex	`None (no 3-digit form)`

Color harmonies

Colors that go with #7C5149, 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 #7C5149	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	3.13:1	Fail	Fail	Pass
Sample text	6.71:1	Pass	Fail	Pass

#7C5149 as text on	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	6.71:1	Pass	Fail	Pass
Sample text	3.13:1	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 #7C5149 looks to people with the most common types of color vision deficiency.

CSS examples

.background { background-color: #7c5149; }
.text { color: #7c5149; }
.border { border: 2px solid #7c5149; }
.transparent { background-color: rgb(124 81 73 / 50%); }
.gradient { background: linear-gradient(to right, #7c5149, #7c6b49); }

Background

Text color

Border

Similar colors

Closest common color name: Coffee.

Questions

What color is #7C5149?: #7C5149 is a desaturated red, closest to the named color Root Beer. It belongs to the brown family of colors.
What is the RGB value of #7C5149?: The RGB value is 124, 81, 73: 124 red, 81 green and 73 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.
What is the complementary color of #7C5149?: The complementary color is #49747C, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.
Is black or white text better on #7C5149?: White text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 3.13:1 and white text 6.71:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.