What color is #7D4B1E?

#7D4B1E is a dark, moderate orange, closest to the named color Milk Chocolate. It belongs to the brown family of colors.

What is the RGB value of #7D4B1E?

The RGB value is 125, 75, 30: 125 red, 75 green and 30 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.

What is the complementary color of #7D4B1E?

The complementary color is #1E507D, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.

Is black or white text better on #7D4B1E?

White text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 2.9:1 and white text 7.25:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.

#7D4B1E color

#7D4B1E rgb(125, 75, 30)

Shades of brown

The hex color #7D4B1E is a dark, moderate orange.

In the RGB color model it is made of 49% red, 29.4% green and 11.8% blue (125, 75, 30).

Its hue angle is 28°, with 61% saturation and 30% lightness. For print, the CMYK equivalent is 0% cyan, 40% magenta, 76% yellow and 51% black.

The closest named color is Milk Chocolate (#7F4E1E), a difference of 1.3 ΔE, which is barely visible.

White text is the more readable choice on this background (contrast 7.25:1).

#7D4B1E color codes

HEX	`#7D4B1E`
RGB	`rgb(125, 75, 30)`
RGB percent	`rgb(49%, 29.4%, 11.8%)`
HSL	`hsl(28, 61%, 30%)`
HSV / HSB	`hsv(28, 76%, 49%)`
CMYK	`cmyk(0%, 40%, 76%, 51%)`
CIE LAB	`lab(36.91, 17.15, 34.61)`
CIE LCH	`lch(36.91, 38.63, 63.64)`
CIE XYZ	`xyz(11.209, 9.487, 2.469)`
Decimal	`8211230`
Short hex	`None (no 3-digit form)`

Color harmonies

Colors that go with #7D4B1E, 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 #7D4B1E	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	2.9:1	Fail	Fail	Fail
Sample text	7.25:1	Pass	Pass	Pass

#7D4B1E as text on	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	7.25:1	Pass	Pass	Pass
Sample text	2.9:1	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 #7D4B1E looks to people with the most common types of color vision deficiency.

CSS examples

.background { background-color: #7d4b1e; }
.text { color: #7d4b1e; }
.border { border: 2px solid #7d4b1e; }
.transparent { background-color: rgb(125 75 30 / 50%); }
.gradient { background: linear-gradient(to right, #7d4b1e, #7d7b1e); }

Background

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Questions

What color is #7D4B1E?: #7D4B1E is a dark, moderate orange, closest to the named color Milk Chocolate. It belongs to the brown family of colors.
What is the RGB value of #7D4B1E?: The RGB value is 125, 75, 30: 125 red, 75 green and 30 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.
What is the complementary color of #7D4B1E?: The complementary color is #1E507D, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.
Is black or white text better on #7D4B1E?: White text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 2.9:1 and white text 7.25:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.