What color is #7D462A?

#7D462A is a dark, desaturated orange, closest to the named color Sunbathing Beauty. It belongs to the brown family of colors.

What is the RGB value of #7D462A?

The RGB value is 125, 70, 42: 125 red, 70 green and 42 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.

What is the complementary color of #7D462A?

The complementary color is #2A617D, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.

Is black or white text better on #7D462A?

White text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 2.78:1 and white text 7.55:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.

#7D462A color

#7D462A rgb(125, 70, 42)

Shades of brown

The hex color #7D462A is a dark, desaturated orange.

In the RGB color model it is made of 49% red, 27.5% green and 16.5% blue (125, 70, 42).

Its hue angle is 20°, with 50% saturation and 33% lightness. For print, the CMYK equivalent is 0% cyan, 44% magenta, 66% yellow and 51% black.

The closest named color is Sunbathing Beauty (#7E4730), a difference of 1.9 ΔE, which is barely visible.

White text is the more readable choice on this background (contrast 7.55:1).

#7D462A color codes

HEX	`#7D462A`
RGB	`rgb(125, 70, 42)`
RGB percent	`rgb(49%, 27.5%, 16.5%)`
HSL	`hsl(20, 50%, 33%)`
HSV / HSB	`hsv(20, 66%, 49%)`
CMYK	`cmyk(0%, 44%, 66%, 51%)`
CIE LAB	`lab(35.81, 20.84, 26.8)`
CIE LCH	`lch(35.81, 33.95, 52.13)`
CIE XYZ	`xyz(11.066, 8.909, 3.327)`
Decimal	`8209962`
Short hex	`None (no 3-digit form)`

Color harmonies

Colors that go with #7D462A, 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 #7D462A	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	2.78:1	Fail	Fail	Fail
Sample text	7.55:1	Pass	Pass	Pass

#7D462A as text on	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	7.55:1	Pass	Pass	Pass
Sample text	2.78:1	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 #7D462A looks to people with the most common types of color vision deficiency.

CSS examples

.background { background-color: #7d462a; }
.text { color: #7d462a; }
.border { border: 2px solid #7d462a; }
.transparent { background-color: rgb(125 70 42 / 50%); }
.gradient { background: linear-gradient(to right, #7d462a, #7d6f2a); }

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Questions

What color is #7D462A?: #7D462A is a dark, desaturated orange, closest to the named color Sunbathing Beauty. It belongs to the brown family of colors.
What is the RGB value of #7D462A?: The RGB value is 125, 70, 42: 125 red, 70 green and 42 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.
What is the complementary color of #7D462A?: The complementary color is #2A617D, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.
Is black or white text better on #7D462A?: White text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 2.78:1 and white text 7.55:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.