What color is #7C5417?

#7C5417 is a dark, moderate orange, closest to the named color Coffee Adept. It belongs to the brown family of colors.

What is the RGB value of #7C5417?

The RGB value is 124, 84, 23: 124 red, 84 green and 23 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.

What is the complementary color of #7C5417?

The complementary color is #173F7C, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.

Is black or white text better on #7C5417?

White text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 3.14:1 and white text 6.69:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.

#7C5417 color

#7C5417 rgb(124, 84, 23)

Shades of brown

The hex color #7C5417 is a dark, moderate orange.

In the RGB color model it is made of 48.6% red, 32.9% green and 9% blue (124, 84, 23).

Its hue angle is 36°, with 69% saturation and 29% lightness. For print, the CMYK equivalent is 0% cyan, 32% magenta, 81% yellow and 51% black.

The closest named color is Coffee Adept (#775511), a difference of 2.7 ΔE, a small difference.

White text is the more readable choice on this background (contrast 6.69:1).

#7C5417 color codes

HEX	`#7C5417`
RGB	`rgb(124, 84, 23)`
RGB percent	`rgb(48.6%, 32.9%, 9%)`
HSL	`hsl(36, 69%, 29%)`
HSV / HSB	`hsv(36, 81%, 49%)`
CMYK	`cmyk(0%, 32%, 81%, 51%)`
CIE LAB	`lab(39.05, 11, 39.95)`
CIE LCH	`lch(39.05, 41.43, 74.61)`
CIE XYZ	`xyz(11.638, 10.689, 2.261)`
Decimal	`8147991`
Short hex	`None (no 3-digit form)`

Color harmonies

Colors that go with #7C5417, 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 #7C5417	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	3.14:1	Fail	Fail	Pass
Sample text	6.69:1	Pass	Fail	Pass

#7C5417 as text on	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	6.69:1	Pass	Fail	Pass
Sample text	3.14:1	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 #7C5417 looks to people with the most common types of color vision deficiency.

CSS examples

.background { background-color: #7c5417; }
.text { color: #7c5417; }
.border { border: 2px solid #7c5417; }
.transparent { background-color: rgb(124 84 23 / 50%); }
.gradient { background: linear-gradient(to right, #7c5417, #727c17); }

Background

Text color

Border

Similar colors

Closest common color name: Chocolate Brown.

Questions

What color is #7C5417?: #7C5417 is a dark, moderate orange, closest to the named color Coffee Adept. It belongs to the brown family of colors.
What is the RGB value of #7C5417?: The RGB value is 124, 84, 23: 124 red, 84 green and 23 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.
What is the complementary color of #7C5417?: The complementary color is #173F7C, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.
Is black or white text better on #7C5417?: White text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 3.14:1 and white text 6.69:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.