What color is #7C725C?

#7C725C is a grayish orange, closest to the named color Handmade. It belongs to the brown family of colors.

What is the RGB value of #7C725C?

The RGB value is 124, 114, 92: 124 red, 114 green and 92 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.

What is the complementary color of #7C725C?

The complementary color is #5C667C, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.

Is black or white text better on #7C725C?

White text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 4.42:1 and white text 4.75:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.

#7C725C color

#7C725C rgb(124, 114, 92)

Shades of brown

The hex color #7C725C is a grayish orange.

In the RGB color model it is made of 48.6% red, 44.7% green and 36.1% blue (124, 114, 92).

Its hue angle is 41°, with 15% saturation and 42% lightness. For print, the CMYK equivalent is 0% cyan, 8% magenta, 26% yellow and 51% black.

The closest named color is Handmade (#7F735F), a difference of 1.7 ΔE, which is barely visible.

White text is the more readable choice on this background (contrast 4.75:1).

#7C725C color codes

HEX	`#7C725C`
RGB	`rgb(124, 114, 92)`
RGB percent	`rgb(48.6%, 44.7%, 36.1%)`
HSL	`hsl(41, 15%, 42%)`
HSV / HSB	`hsv(41, 26%, 49%)`
CMYK	`cmyk(0%, 8%, 26%, 51%)`
CIE LAB	`lab(48.38, 0.09, 13.62)`
CIE LCH	`lch(48.38, 13.62, 89.64)`
CIE XYZ	`xyz(16.261, 17.093, 12.566)`
Decimal	`8155740`
Short hex	`None (no 3-digit form)`

Color harmonies

Colors that go with #7C725C, 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 #7C725C	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	4.42:1	Fail	Fail	Pass
Sample text	4.75:1	Pass	Fail	Pass

#7C725C as text on	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	4.75:1	Pass	Fail	Pass
Sample text	4.42:1	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 #7C725C looks to people with the most common types of color vision deficiency.

CSS examples

.background { background-color: #7c725c; }
.text { color: #7c725c; }
.border { border: 2px solid #7c725c; }
.transparent { background-color: rgb(124 114 92 / 50%); }
.gradient { background: linear-gradient(to right, #7c725c, #767c5c); }

Background

Text color

Border

Similar colors

Closest common color name: Warm Gray.

Questions

What color is #7C725C?: #7C725C is a grayish orange, closest to the named color Handmade. It belongs to the brown family of colors.
What is the RGB value of #7C725C?: The RGB value is 124, 114, 92: 124 red, 114 green and 92 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.
What is the complementary color of #7C725C?: The complementary color is #5C667C, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.
Is black or white text better on #7C725C?: White text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 4.42:1 and white text 4.75:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.