What color is #7C5B41?

#7C5B41 is a dark, desaturated orange, closest to the named color Man Cave. It belongs to the brown family of colors.

What is the RGB value of #7C5B41?

The RGB value is 124, 91, 65: 124 red, 91 green and 65 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.

What is the complementary color of #7C5B41?

The complementary color is #41627C, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.

Is black or white text better on #7C5B41?

White text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 3.43:1 and white text 6.12:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.

#7C5B41 color

#7C5B41 rgb(124, 91, 65)

Shades of brown

The hex color #7C5B41 is a dark, desaturated orange.

In the RGB color model it is made of 48.6% red, 35.7% green and 25.5% blue (124, 91, 65).

Its hue angle is 26°, with 31% saturation and 37% lightness. For print, the CMYK equivalent is 0% cyan, 27% magenta, 48% yellow and 51% black.

The closest named color is Man Cave (#816045), a difference of 1.9 ΔE, which is barely visible.

White text is the more readable choice on this background (contrast 6.12:1).

#7C5B41 color codes

HEX	`#7C5B41`
RGB	`rgb(124, 91, 65)`
RGB percent	`rgb(48.6%, 35.7%, 25.5%)`
HSL	`hsl(26, 31%, 37%)`
HSV / HSB	`hsv(26, 48%, 49%)`
CMYK	`cmyk(0%, 27%, 48%, 51%)`
CIE LAB	`lab(41.45, 10.03, 20.26)`
CIE LCH	`lch(41.45, 22.6, 63.67)`
CIE XYZ	`xyz(13.008, 12.15, 6.66)`
Decimal	`8149825`
Short hex	`None (no 3-digit form)`

Color harmonies

Colors that go with #7C5B41, 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 #7C5B41	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	3.43:1	Fail	Fail	Pass
Sample text	6.12:1	Pass	Fail	Pass

#7C5B41 as text on	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	6.12:1	Pass	Fail	Pass
Sample text	3.43:1	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 #7C5B41 looks to people with the most common types of color vision deficiency.

CSS examples

.background { background-color: #7c5b41; }
.text { color: #7c5b41; }
.border { border: 2px solid #7c5b41; }
.transparent { background-color: rgb(124 91 65 / 50%); }
.gradient { background: linear-gradient(to right, #7c5b41, #7c7941); }

Background

Text color

Border

Similar colors

Closest common color name: Coffee.

Questions

What color is #7C5B41?: #7C5B41 is a dark, desaturated orange, closest to the named color Man Cave. It belongs to the brown family of colors.
What is the RGB value of #7C5B41?: The RGB value is 124, 91, 65: 124 red, 91 green and 65 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.
What is the complementary color of #7C5B41?: The complementary color is #41627C, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.
Is black or white text better on #7C5B41?: White text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 3.43:1 and white text 6.12:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.