What color is #7D594C?

#7D594C is a grayish orange, closest to the named color Wild West. It belongs to the brown family of colors.

What is the RGB value of #7D594C?

The RGB value is 125, 89, 76: 125 red, 89 green and 76 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.

What is the complementary color of #7D594C?

The complementary color is #4C707D, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.

Is black or white text better on #7D594C?

White text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 3.41:1 and white text 6.17:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.

#7D594C color

#7D594C rgb(125, 89, 76)

Shades of brown

The hex color #7D594C is a grayish orange.

In the RGB color model it is made of 49% red, 34.9% green and 29.8% blue (125, 89, 76).

Its hue angle is 16°, with 24% saturation and 39% lightness. For print, the CMYK equivalent is 0% cyan, 29% magenta, 39% yellow and 51% black.

The closest named color is Wild West (#7E5C52), a difference of 1.7 ΔE, which is barely visible.

White text is the more readable choice on this background (contrast 6.17:1).

#7D594C color codes

HEX	`#7D594C`
RGB	`rgb(125, 89, 76)`
RGB percent	`rgb(49%, 34.9%, 29.8%)`
HSL	`hsl(16, 24%, 39%)`
HSV / HSB	`hsv(16, 39%, 49%)`
CMYK	`cmyk(0%, 29%, 39%, 51%)`
CIE LAB	`lab(41.26, 13, 13.4)`
CIE LCH	`lch(41.26, 18.67, 45.86)`
CIE XYZ	`xyz(13.335, 12.027, 8.455)`
Decimal	`8214860`
Short hex	`None (no 3-digit form)`

Color harmonies

Colors that go with #7D594C, 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 #7D594C	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	3.41:1	Fail	Fail	Pass
Sample text	6.17:1	Pass	Fail	Pass

#7D594C as text on	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	6.17:1	Pass	Fail	Pass
Sample text	3.41:1	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 #7D594C looks to people with the most common types of color vision deficiency.

CSS examples

.background { background-color: #7d594c; }
.text { color: #7d594c; }
.border { border: 2px solid #7d594c; }
.transparent { background-color: rgb(125 89 76 / 50%); }
.gradient { background: linear-gradient(to right, #7d594c, #7d724c); }

Background

Text color

Border

Similar colors

Closest common color name: Coffee.

Questions

What color is #7D594C?: #7D594C is a grayish orange, closest to the named color Wild West. It belongs to the brown family of colors.
What is the RGB value of #7D594C?: The RGB value is 125, 89, 76: 125 red, 89 green and 76 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.
What is the complementary color of #7D594C?: The complementary color is #4C707D, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.
Is black or white text better on #7D594C?: White text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 3.41:1 and white text 6.17:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.