What color is #7C7355?

#7C7355 is a grayish yellow, closest to the named color Chocolate Velvet. It belongs to the brown family of colors.

What is the RGB value of #7C7355?

The RGB value is 124, 115, 85: 124 red, 115 green and 85 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.

What is the complementary color of #7C7355?

The complementary color is #555E7C, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.

Is black or white text better on #7C7355?

White text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 4.44:1 and white text 4.73:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.

#7C7355 color

#7C7355 rgb(124, 115, 85)

Shades of brown

The hex color #7C7355 is a grayish yellow.

In the RGB color model it is made of 48.6% red, 45.1% green and 33.3% blue (124, 115, 85).

Its hue angle is 46°, with 19% saturation and 41% lightness. For print, the CMYK equivalent is 0% cyan, 7% magenta, 31% yellow and 51% black.

The closest named color is Chocolate Velvet (#7F7453), a difference of 1.3 ΔE, which is barely visible.

White text is the more readable choice on this background (contrast 4.73:1).

#7C7355 color codes

HEX	`#7C7355`
RGB	`rgb(124, 115, 85)`
RGB percent	`rgb(48.6%, 45.1%, 33.3%)`
HSL	`hsl(46, 19%, 41%)`
HSV / HSB	`hsv(46, 31%, 49%)`
CMYK	`cmyk(0%, 7%, 31%, 51%)`
CIE LAB	`lab(48.51, -1.53, 17.9)`
CIE LCH	`lch(48.51, 17.96, 94.88)`
CIE XYZ	`xyz(16.083, 17.203, 11.066)`
Decimal	`8155989`
Short hex	`None (no 3-digit form)`

Color harmonies

Colors that go with #7C7355, 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 #7C7355	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	4.44:1	Fail	Fail	Pass
Sample text	4.73:1	Pass	Fail	Pass

#7C7355 as text on	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	4.73:1	Pass	Fail	Pass
Sample text	4.44:1	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 #7C7355 looks to people with the most common types of color vision deficiency.

CSS examples

.background { background-color: #7c7355; }
.text { color: #7c7355; }
.border { border: 2px solid #7c7355; }
.transparent { background-color: rgb(124 115 85 / 50%); }
.gradient { background: linear-gradient(to right, #7c7355, #717c55); }

Background

Text color

Border

Similar colors

Closest common color name: Warm Gray.

Questions

What color is #7C7355?: #7C7355 is a grayish yellow, closest to the named color Chocolate Velvet. It belongs to the brown family of colors.
What is the RGB value of #7C7355?: The RGB value is 124, 115, 85: 124 red, 115 green and 85 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.
What is the complementary color of #7C7355?: The complementary color is #555E7C, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.
Is black or white text better on #7C7355?: White text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 4.44:1 and white text 4.73:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.