What color is #7D5D23?

#7D5D23 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 #7D5D23?

The RGB value is 125, 93, 35: 125 red, 93 green and 35 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.

What is the complementary color of #7D5D23?

The complementary color is #23437D, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.

Is black or white text better on #7D5D23?

White text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 3.46:1 and white text 6.07:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.

#7D5D23 color

#7D5D23 rgb(125, 93, 35)

Shades of brown

The hex color #7D5D23 is a dark, moderate orange.

In the RGB color model it is made of 49% red, 36.5% green and 13.7% blue (125, 93, 35).

Its hue angle is 39°, with 56% saturation and 31% lightness. For print, the CMYK equivalent is 0% cyan, 26% magenta, 72% yellow and 51% black.

The closest named color is Hot Curry (#815B28), a difference of 3 ΔE, a small difference.

White text is the more readable choice on this background (contrast 6.07:1).

#7D5D23 color codes

HEX	`#7D5D23`
RGB	`rgb(125, 93, 35)`
RGB percent	`rgb(49%, 36.5%, 13.7%)`
HSL	`hsl(39, 56%, 31%)`
HSV / HSB	`hsv(39, 72%, 49%)`
CMYK	`cmyk(0%, 26%, 72%, 51%)`
CIE LAB	`lab(41.71, 6.72, 37.15)`
CIE LCH	`lch(41.71, 37.75, 79.74)`
CIE XYZ	`xyz(12.676, 12.311, 3.298)`
Decimal	`8215843`
Short hex	`None (no 3-digit form)`

Color harmonies

Colors that go with #7D5D23, 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 #7D5D23	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	3.46:1	Fail	Fail	Pass
Sample text	6.07:1	Pass	Fail	Pass

#7D5D23 as text on	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	6.07:1	Pass	Fail	Pass
Sample text	3.46:1	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 #7D5D23 looks to people with the most common types of color vision deficiency.

CSS examples

.background { background-color: #7d5d23; }
.text { color: #7d5d23; }
.border { border: 2px solid #7d5d23; }
.transparent { background-color: rgb(125 93 35 / 50%); }
.gradient { background: linear-gradient(to right, #7d5d23, #707d23); }

Background

Text color

Border

Similar colors

Closest common color name: Coffee.

Questions

What color is #7D5D23?: #7D5D23 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 #7D5D23?: The RGB value is 125, 93, 35: 125 red, 93 green and 35 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.
What is the complementary color of #7D5D23?: The complementary color is #23437D, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.
Is black or white text better on #7D5D23?: White text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 3.46:1 and white text 6.07:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.