What color is #7D644E?

#7D644E is a grayish orange, closest to the named color Pastel Brown. It belongs to the brown family of colors.

What is the RGB value of #7D644E?

The RGB value is 125, 100, 78: 125 red, 100 green and 78 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.

What is the complementary color of #7D644E?

The complementary color is #4E677D, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.

Is black or white text better on #7D644E?

White text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 3.8:1 and white text 5.52:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.

#7D644E color

#7D644E rgb(125, 100, 78)

Shades of brown

The hex color #7D644E is a grayish orange.

In the RGB color model it is made of 49% red, 39.2% green and 30.6% blue (125, 100, 78).

Its hue angle is 28°, with 23% saturation and 40% lightness. For print, the CMYK equivalent is 0% cyan, 20% magenta, 38% yellow and 51% black.

The closest named color is Pastel Brown (#836953), a difference of 2 ΔE, a small difference.

White text is the more readable choice on this background (contrast 5.52:1).

#7D644E color codes

HEX	`#7D644E`
RGB	`rgb(125, 100, 78)`
RGB percent	`rgb(49%, 39.2%, 30.6%)`
HSL	`hsl(28, 23%, 40%)`
HSV / HSB	`hsv(28, 38%, 49%)`
CMYK	`cmyk(0%, 20%, 38%, 51%)`
CIE LAB	`lab(44.27, 6.71, 16.29)`
CIE LCH	`lch(44.27, 17.62, 67.62)`
CIE XYZ	`xyz(14.39, 14.025, 9.155)`
Decimal	`8217678`
Short hex	`None (no 3-digit form)`

Color harmonies

Colors that go with #7D644E, 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 #7D644E	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	3.8:1	Fail	Fail	Pass
Sample text	5.52:1	Pass	Fail	Pass

#7D644E as text on	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	5.52:1	Pass	Fail	Pass
Sample text	3.8:1	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 #7D644E looks to people with the most common types of color vision deficiency.

CSS examples

.background { background-color: #7d644e; }
.text { color: #7d644e; }
.border { border: 2px solid #7d644e; }
.transparent { background-color: rgb(125 100 78 / 50%); }
.gradient { background: linear-gradient(to right, #7d644e, #7d7b4e); }

Background

Text color

Border

Similar colors

Closest common color name: Coffee.

Questions

What color is #7D644E?: #7D644E is a grayish orange, closest to the named color Pastel Brown. It belongs to the brown family of colors.
What is the RGB value of #7D644E?: The RGB value is 125, 100, 78: 125 red, 100 green and 78 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.
What is the complementary color of #7D644E?: The complementary color is #4E677D, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.
Is black or white text better on #7D644E?: White text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 3.8:1 and white text 5.52:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.