What color is #7D6854?

#7D6854 is a grayish orange, closest to the named color Nut Cracker. It belongs to the brown family of colors.

What is the RGB value of #7D6854?

The RGB value is 125, 104, 84: 125 red, 104 green and 84 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.

What is the complementary color of #7D6854?

The complementary color is #54697D, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.

Is black or white text better on #7D6854?

White text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 3.98:1 and white text 5.28:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.

#7D6854 color

#7D6854 rgb(125, 104, 84)

Shades of brown

The hex color #7D6854 is a grayish orange.

In the RGB color model it is made of 49% red, 40.8% green and 32.9% blue (125, 104, 84).

Its hue angle is 29°, with 20% saturation and 41% lightness. For print, the CMYK equivalent is 0% cyan, 17% magenta, 33% yellow and 51% black.

The closest named color is Nut Cracker (#816C5B), a difference of 2.1 ΔE, a small difference.

White text is the more readable choice on this background (contrast 5.28:1).

#7D6854 color codes

HEX	`#7D6854`
RGB	`rgb(125, 104, 84)`
RGB percent	`rgb(49%, 40.8%, 32.9%)`
HSL	`hsl(29, 20%, 41%)`
HSV / HSB	`hsv(29, 33%, 49%)`
CMYK	`cmyk(0%, 17%, 33%, 51%)`
CIE LAB	`lab(45.5, 5.17, 14.4)`
CIE LCH	`lch(45.5, 15.3, 70.25)`
CIE XYZ	`xyz(15.008, 14.901, 10.471)`
Decimal	`8218708`
Short hex	`None (no 3-digit form)`

Color harmonies

Colors that go with #7D6854, 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 #7D6854	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	3.98:1	Fail	Fail	Pass
Sample text	5.28:1	Pass	Fail	Pass

#7D6854 as text on	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	5.28:1	Pass	Fail	Pass
Sample text	3.98:1	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 #7D6854 looks to people with the most common types of color vision deficiency.

CSS examples

.background { background-color: #7d6854; }
.text { color: #7d6854; }
.border { border: 2px solid #7d6854; }
.transparent { background-color: rgb(125 104 84 / 50%); }
.gradient { background: linear-gradient(to right, #7d6854, #7d7c54); }

Background

Text color

Border

Similar colors

Closest common color name: Mocha.

Questions

What color is #7D6854?: #7D6854 is a grayish orange, closest to the named color Nut Cracker. It belongs to the brown family of colors.
What is the RGB value of #7D6854?: The RGB value is 125, 104, 84: 125 red, 104 green and 84 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.
What is the complementary color of #7D6854?: The complementary color is #54697D, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.
Is black or white text better on #7D6854?: White text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 3.98:1 and white text 5.28:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.