What color is #7D4008?

#7D4008 is a dark, vivid orange, closest to the named color Chocolate Brown. It belongs to the brown family of colors.

What is the RGB value of #7D4008?

The RGB value is 125, 64, 8: 125 red, 64 green and 8 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.

What is the complementary color of #7D4008?

The complementary color is #08457D, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.

Is black or white text better on #7D4008?

White text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 2.61:1 and white text 8.05:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.

#7D4008 color

#7D4008 rgb(125, 64, 8)

Shades of brown

The hex color #7D4008 is a dark, vivid orange.

In the RGB color model it is made of 49% red, 25.1% green and 3.1% blue (125, 64, 8).

Its hue angle is 29°, with 88% saturation and 26% lightness. For print, the CMYK equivalent is 0% cyan, 49% magenta, 94% yellow and 51% black.

The closest named color is Chocolate Brown (#7B3F00), a difference of 1.3 ΔE, which is barely visible.

White text is the more readable choice on this background (contrast 8.05:1).

#7D4008 color codes

HEX	`#7D4008`
RGB	`rgb(125, 64, 8)`
RGB percent	`rgb(49%, 25.1%, 3.1%)`
HSL	`hsl(29, 88%, 26%)`
HSV / HSB	`hsv(29, 94%, 49%)`
CMYK	`cmyk(0%, 49%, 94%, 51%)`
CIE LAB	`lab(34.08, 22.8, 41.36)`
CIE LCH	`lch(34.08, 47.23, 61.13)`
CIE XYZ	`xyz(10.336, 8.046, 1.238)`
Decimal	`8208392`
Short hex	`None (no 3-digit form)`

Color harmonies

Colors that go with #7D4008, 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 #7D4008	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	2.61:1	Fail	Fail	Fail
Sample text	8.05:1	Pass	Pass	Pass

#7D4008 as text on	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	8.05:1	Pass	Pass	Pass
Sample text	2.61:1	Fail	Fail	Fail

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 #7D4008 looks to people with the most common types of color vision deficiency.

CSS examples

.background { background-color: #7d4008; }
.text { color: #7d4008; }
.border { border: 2px solid #7d4008; }
.transparent { background-color: rgb(125 64 8 / 50%); }
.gradient { background: linear-gradient(to right, #7d4008, #7d7b08); }

Background

Text color

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Questions

What color is #7D4008?: #7D4008 is a dark, vivid orange, closest to the named color Chocolate Brown. It belongs to the brown family of colors.
What is the RGB value of #7D4008?: The RGB value is 125, 64, 8: 125 red, 64 green and 8 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.
What is the complementary color of #7D4008?: The complementary color is #08457D, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.
Is black or white text better on #7D4008?: White text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 2.61:1 and white text 8.05:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.