What color is #7D531C?

#7D531C is a dark, moderate orange, closest to the named color Hot Curry. It belongs to the brown family of colors.

What is the RGB value of #7D531C?

The RGB value is 125, 83, 28: 125 red, 83 green and 28 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.

What is the complementary color of #7D531C?

The complementary color is #1C467D, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.

Is black or white text better on #7D531C?

White text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 3.13:1 and white text 6.72:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.

#7D531C color

#7D531C rgb(125, 83, 28)

Shades of brown

The hex color #7D531C is a dark, moderate orange.

In the RGB color model it is made of 49% red, 32.5% green and 11% blue (125, 83, 28).

Its hue angle is 34°, with 63% saturation and 30% lightness. For print, the CMYK equivalent is 0% cyan, 34% magenta, 78% yellow and 51% black.

The closest named color is Hot Curry (#815B28), a difference of 2.9 ΔE, a small difference.

White text is the more readable choice on this background (contrast 6.72:1).

#7D531C color codes

HEX	`#7D531C`
RGB	`rgb(125, 83, 28)`
RGB percent	`rgb(49%, 32.5%, 11%)`
HSL	`hsl(34, 63%, 30%)`
HSV / HSB	`hsv(34, 78%, 49%)`
CMYK	`cmyk(0%, 34%, 78%, 51%)`
CIE LAB	`lab(38.95, 12.29, 37.67)`
CIE LCH	`lch(38.95, 39.62, 71.93)`
CIE XYZ	`xyz(11.761, 10.631, 2.531)`
Decimal	`8213276`
Short hex	`None (no 3-digit form)`

Color harmonies

Colors that go with #7D531C, 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 #7D531C	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	3.13:1	Fail	Fail	Pass
Sample text	6.72:1	Pass	Fail	Pass

#7D531C as text on	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	6.72:1	Pass	Fail	Pass
Sample text	3.13:1	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 #7D531C looks to people with the most common types of color vision deficiency.

CSS examples

.background { background-color: #7d531c; }
.text { color: #7d531c; }
.border { border: 2px solid #7d531c; }
.transparent { background-color: rgb(125 83 28 / 50%); }
.gradient { background: linear-gradient(to right, #7d531c, #767d1c); }

Background

Text color

Border

Similar colors

Closest common color name: Russet.

Questions

What color is #7D531C?: #7D531C is a dark, moderate orange, closest to the named color Hot Curry. It belongs to the brown family of colors.
What is the RGB value of #7D531C?: The RGB value is 125, 83, 28: 125 red, 83 green and 28 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.
What is the complementary color of #7D531C?: The complementary color is #1C467D, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.
Is black or white text better on #7D531C?: White text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 3.13:1 and white text 6.72:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.