What color is #7C6016?

#7C6016 is a dark, moderate orange, closest to the named color Alligator. It belongs to the brown family of colors.

What is the RGB value of #7C6016?

The RGB value is 124, 96, 22: 124 red, 96 green and 22 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.

What is the complementary color of #7C6016?

The complementary color is #16327C, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.

Is black or white text better on #7C6016?

White text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 3.54:1 and white text 5.93:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.

#7C6016 color

#7C6016 rgb(124, 96, 22)

Shades of brown

The hex color #7C6016 is a dark, moderate orange.

In the RGB color model it is made of 48.6% red, 37.6% green and 8.6% blue (124, 96, 22).

Its hue angle is 44°, with 70% saturation and 29% lightness. For print, the CMYK equivalent is 0% cyan, 23% magenta, 82% yellow and 51% black.

The closest named color is Alligator (#886600), a difference of 4 ΔE, a small difference.

White text is the more readable choice on this background (contrast 5.93:1).

#7C6016 color codes

HEX	`#7C6016`
RGB	`rgb(124, 96, 22)`
RGB percent	`rgb(48.6%, 37.6%, 8.6%)`
HSL	`hsl(44, 70%, 29%)`
HSV / HSB	`hsv(44, 82%, 49%)`
CMYK	`cmyk(0%, 23%, 82%, 51%)`
CIE LAB	`lab(42.32, 3.83, 43.36)`
CIE LCH	`lch(42.32, 43.53, 84.95)`
CIE XYZ	`xyz(12.641, 12.71, 2.546)`
Decimal	`8151062`
Short hex	`None (no 3-digit form)`

Color harmonies

Colors that go with #7C6016, 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 #7C6016	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	3.54:1	Fail	Fail	Pass
Sample text	5.93:1	Pass	Fail	Pass

#7C6016 as text on	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	5.93:1	Pass	Fail	Pass
Sample text	3.54:1	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 #7C6016 looks to people with the most common types of color vision deficiency.

CSS examples

.background { background-color: #7c6016; }
.text { color: #7c6016; }
.border { border: 2px solid #7c6016; }
.transparent { background-color: rgb(124 96 22 / 50%); }
.gradient { background: linear-gradient(to right, #7c6016, #657c16); }

Background

Text color

Border

Similar colors

Closest common color name: Coffee.

Questions

What color is #7C6016?: #7C6016 is a dark, moderate orange, closest to the named color Alligator. It belongs to the brown family of colors.
What is the RGB value of #7C6016?: The RGB value is 124, 96, 22: 124 red, 96 green and 22 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.
What is the complementary color of #7C6016?: The complementary color is #16327C, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.
Is black or white text better on #7C6016?: White text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 3.54:1 and white text 5.93:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.