What color is #7C745A?

#7C745A 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 #7C745A?

The RGB value is 124, 116, 90: 124 red, 116 green and 90 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.

What is the complementary color of #7C745A?

The complementary color is #5A627C, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.

Is black or white text better on #7C745A?

White text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 4.5:1 and white text 4.66:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.

#7C745A color

#7C745A rgb(124, 116, 90)

Shades of brown

The hex color #7C745A is a grayish yellow.

In the RGB color model it is made of 48.6% red, 45.5% green and 35.3% blue (124, 116, 90).

Its hue angle is 46°, with 16% saturation and 42% lightness. For print, the CMYK equivalent is 0% cyan, 6% magenta, 27% yellow and 51% black.

The closest named color is Chocolate Velvet (#7F7453), a difference of 2.5 ΔE, a small difference.

White text is the more readable choice on this background (contrast 4.66:1).

#7C745A color codes

HEX	`#7C745A`
RGB	`rgb(124, 116, 90)`
RGB percent	`rgb(48.6%, 45.5%, 35.3%)`
HSL	`hsl(46, 16%, 42%)`
HSV / HSB	`hsv(46, 27%, 49%)`
CMYK	`cmyk(0%, 6%, 27%, 51%)`
CIE LAB	`lab(48.9, -1.37, 15.51)`
CIE LCH	`lch(48.9, 15.57, 95.06)`
CIE XYZ	`xyz(16.403, 17.514, 12.187)`
Decimal	`8156250`
Short hex	`None (no 3-digit form)`

Color harmonies

Colors that go with #7C745A, 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 #7C745A	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	4.5:1	Pass	Fail	Pass
Sample text	4.66:1	Pass	Fail	Pass

#7C745A as text on	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	4.66:1	Pass	Fail	Pass
Sample text	4.5:1	Pass	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 #7C745A looks to people with the most common types of color vision deficiency.

CSS examples

.background { background-color: #7c745a; }
.text { color: #7c745a; }
.border { border: 2px solid #7c745a; }
.transparent { background-color: rgb(124 116 90 / 50%); }
.gradient { background: linear-gradient(to right, #7c745a, #737c5a); }

Background

Text color

Border

Similar colors

Closest common color name: Warm Gray.

Questions

What color is #7C745A?: #7C745A 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 #7C745A?: The RGB value is 124, 116, 90: 124 red, 116 green and 90 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.
What is the complementary color of #7C745A?: The complementary color is #5A627C, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.
Is black or white text better on #7C745A?: White text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 4.5:1 and white text 4.66:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.