What color is #7D513F?

#7D513F is a dark, desaturated orange, closest to the named color Cheeky Chestnut. It belongs to the brown family of colors.

What is the RGB value of #7D513F?

The RGB value is 125, 81, 63: 125 red, 81 green and 63 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.

What is the complementary color of #7D513F?

The complementary color is #3F6B7D, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.

Is black or white text better on #7D513F?

White text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 3.12:1 and white text 6.73:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.

#7D513F color

#7D513F rgb(125, 81, 63)

Shades of brown

The hex color #7D513F is a dark, desaturated orange.

In the RGB color model it is made of 49% red, 31.8% green and 24.7% blue (125, 81, 63).

Its hue angle is 17°, with 33% saturation and 37% lightness. For print, the CMYK equivalent is 0% cyan, 35% magenta, 50% yellow and 51% black.

The closest named color is Cheeky Chestnut (#7B4D3A), a difference of 1.4 ΔE, which is barely visible.

White text is the more readable choice on this background (contrast 6.73:1).

#7D513F color codes

HEX	`#7D513F`
RGB	`rgb(125, 81, 63)`
RGB percent	`rgb(49%, 31.8%, 24.7%)`
HSL	`hsl(17, 33%, 37%)`
HSV / HSB	`hsv(17, 50%, 49%)`
CMYK	`cmyk(0%, 35%, 50%, 51%)`
CIE LAB	`lab(38.91, 16.22, 18.13)`
CIE LCH	`lch(38.91, 24.33, 48.18)`
CIE XYZ	`xyz(12.298, 10.605, 6.101)`
Decimal	`8212799`
Short hex	`None (no 3-digit form)`

Color harmonies

Colors that go with #7D513F, 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 #7D513F	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	3.12:1	Fail	Fail	Pass
Sample text	6.73:1	Pass	Fail	Pass

#7D513F as text on	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	6.73:1	Pass	Fail	Pass
Sample text	3.12:1	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 #7D513F looks to people with the most common types of color vision deficiency.

CSS examples

.background { background-color: #7d513f; }
.text { color: #7d513f; }
.border { border: 2px solid #7d513f; }
.transparent { background-color: rgb(125 81 63 / 50%); }
.gradient { background: linear-gradient(to right, #7d513f, #7d703f); }

Background

Text color

Border

Similar colors

Closest common color name: Coffee.

Questions

What color is #7D513F?: #7D513F is a dark, desaturated orange, closest to the named color Cheeky Chestnut. It belongs to the brown family of colors.
What is the RGB value of #7D513F?: The RGB value is 125, 81, 63: 125 red, 81 green and 63 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.
What is the complementary color of #7D513F?: The complementary color is #3F6B7D, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.
Is black or white text better on #7D513F?: White text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 3.12:1 and white text 6.73:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.