What color is #7C6225?

#7C6225 is a dark, moderate orange, closest to the named color Aged Antics. It belongs to the brown family of colors.

What is the RGB value of #7C6225?

The RGB value is 124, 98, 37: 124 red, 98 green and 37 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.

What is the complementary color of #7C6225?

The complementary color is #253F7C, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.

Is black or white text better on #7C6225?

White text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 3.63:1 and white text 5.78:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.

#7C6225 color

#7C6225 rgb(124, 98, 37)

Shades of brown

The hex color #7C6225 is a dark, moderate orange.

In the RGB color model it is made of 48.6% red, 38.4% green and 14.5% blue (124, 98, 37).

Its hue angle is 42°, with 54% saturation and 32% lightness. For print, the CMYK equivalent is 0% cyan, 21% magenta, 70% yellow and 51% black.

The closest named color is Aged Antics (#886B2E), a difference of 3.8 ΔE, a small difference.

White text is the more readable choice on this background (contrast 5.78:1).

#7C6225 color codes

HEX	`#7C6225`
RGB	`rgb(124, 98, 37)`
RGB percent	`rgb(48.6%, 38.4%, 14.5%)`
HSL	`hsl(42, 54%, 32%)`
HSV / HSB	`hsv(42, 70%, 49%)`
CMYK	`cmyk(0%, 21%, 70%, 51%)`
CIE LAB	`lab(43, 3.42, 37.5)`
CIE LCH	`lch(43, 37.66, 84.79)`
CIE XYZ	`xyz(13.015, 13.155, 3.604)`
Decimal	`8151589`
Short hex	`None (no 3-digit form)`

Color harmonies

Colors that go with #7C6225, 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 #7C6225	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	3.63:1	Fail	Fail	Pass
Sample text	5.78:1	Pass	Fail	Pass

#7C6225 as text on	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	5.78:1	Pass	Fail	Pass
Sample text	3.63:1	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 #7C6225 looks to people with the most common types of color vision deficiency.

CSS examples

.background { background-color: #7c6225; }
.text { color: #7c6225; }
.border { border: 2px solid #7c6225; }
.transparent { background-color: rgb(124 98 37 / 50%); }
.gradient { background: linear-gradient(to right, #7c6225, #6a7c25); }

Background

Text color

Border

Similar colors

Closest common color name: Coffee.

Questions

What color is #7C6225?: #7C6225 is a dark, moderate orange, closest to the named color Aged Antics. It belongs to the brown family of colors.
What is the RGB value of #7C6225?: The RGB value is 124, 98, 37: 124 red, 98 green and 37 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.
What is the complementary color of #7C6225?: The complementary color is #253F7C, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.
Is black or white text better on #7C6225?: White text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 3.63:1 and white text 5.78:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.