What color is #7D6946?

#7D6946 is a desaturated orange, closest to the named color Lizard. It belongs to the brown family of colors.

What is the RGB value of #7D6946?

The RGB value is 125, 105, 70: 125 red, 105 green and 70 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.

What is the complementary color of #7D6946?

The complementary color is #465A7D, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.

Is black or white text better on #7D6946?

White text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 3.98:1 and white text 5.27:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.

#7D6946 color

#7D6946 rgb(125, 105, 70)

Shades of brown

The hex color #7D6946 is a desaturated orange.

In the RGB color model it is made of 49% red, 41.2% green and 27.5% blue (125, 105, 70).

Its hue angle is 38°, with 28% saturation and 38% lightness. For print, the CMYK equivalent is 0% cyan, 16% magenta, 44% yellow and 51% black.

The closest named color is Lizard (#7B6943), a difference of 1.5 ΔE, which is barely visible.

White text is the more readable choice on this background (contrast 5.27:1).

#7D6946 color codes

HEX	`#7D6946`
RGB	`rgb(125, 105, 70)`
RGB percent	`rgb(49%, 41.2%, 27.5%)`
HSL	`hsl(38, 28%, 38%)`
HSV / HSB	`hsv(38, 44%, 49%)`
CMYK	`cmyk(0%, 16%, 44%, 51%)`
CIE LAB	`lab(45.51, 2.76, 22.63)`
CIE LCH	`lch(45.51, 22.79, 83.04)`
CIE XYZ	`xyz(14.615, 14.906, 7.9)`
Decimal	`8218950`
Short hex	`None (no 3-digit form)`

Color harmonies

Colors that go with #7D6946, 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 #7D6946	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	3.98:1	Fail	Fail	Pass
Sample text	5.27:1	Pass	Fail	Pass

#7D6946 as text on	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	5.27:1	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 #7D6946 looks to people with the most common types of color vision deficiency.

CSS examples

.background { background-color: #7d6946; }
.text { color: #7d6946; }
.border { border: 2px solid #7d6946; }
.transparent { background-color: rgb(125 105 70 / 50%); }
.gradient { background: linear-gradient(to right, #7d6946, #757d46); }

Background

Text color

Border

Similar colors

Closest common color name: Coffee.

Questions

What color is #7D6946?: #7D6946 is a desaturated orange, closest to the named color Lizard. It belongs to the brown family of colors.
What is the RGB value of #7D6946?: The RGB value is 125, 105, 70: 125 red, 105 green and 70 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.
What is the complementary color of #7D6946?: The complementary color is #465A7D, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.
Is black or white text better on #7D6946?: White text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 3.98:1 and white text 5.27:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.