What color is #7D6E46?

#7D6E46 is a desaturated orange, closest to the named color Lizard. It belongs to the brown family of colors.

What is the RGB value of #7D6E46?

The RGB value is 125, 110, 70: 125 red, 110 green and 70 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.

What is the complementary color of #7D6E46?

The complementary color is #46557D, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.

Is black or white text better on #7D6E46?

White text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 4.19:1 and white text 5.01:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.

#7D6E46 color

#7D6E46 rgb(125, 110, 70)

Shades of brown

The hex color #7D6E46 is a desaturated orange.

In the RGB color model it is made of 49% red, 43.1% green and 27.5% blue (125, 110, 70).

Its hue angle is 44°, with 28% saturation and 38% lightness. For print, the CMYK equivalent is 0% cyan, 12% magenta, 44% yellow and 51% black.

The closest named color is Lizard (#7B6943), a difference of 2.3 ΔE, a small difference.

White text is the more readable choice on this background (contrast 5.01:1).

#7D6E46 color codes

HEX	`#7D6E46`
RGB	`rgb(125, 110, 70)`
RGB percent	`rgb(49%, 43.1%, 27.5%)`
HSL	`hsl(44, 28%, 38%)`
HSV / HSB	`hsv(44, 44%, 49%)`
CMYK	`cmyk(0%, 12%, 44%, 51%)`
CIE LAB	`lab(46.91, -0.15, 24.45)`
CIE LCH	`lch(46.91, 24.45, 90.35)`
CIE XYZ	`xyz(15.139, 15.955, 8.075)`
Decimal	`8220230`
Short hex	`None (no 3-digit form)`

Color harmonies

Colors that go with #7D6E46, 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 #7D6E46	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	4.19:1	Fail	Fail	Pass
Sample text	5.01:1	Pass	Fail	Pass

#7D6E46 as text on	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	5.01:1	Pass	Fail	Pass
Sample text	4.19:1	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 #7D6E46 looks to people with the most common types of color vision deficiency.

CSS examples

.background { background-color: #7d6e46; }
.text { color: #7d6e46; }
.border { border: 2px solid #7d6e46; }
.transparent { background-color: rgb(125 110 70 / 50%); }
.gradient { background: linear-gradient(to right, #7d6e46, #717d46); }

Background

Text color

Border

Similar colors

Closest common color name: Warm Gray.

Questions

What color is #7D6E46?: #7D6E46 is a desaturated orange, closest to the named color Lizard. It belongs to the brown family of colors.
What is the RGB value of #7D6E46?: The RGB value is 125, 110, 70: 125 red, 110 green and 70 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.
What is the complementary color of #7D6E46?: The complementary color is #46557D, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.
Is black or white text better on #7D6E46?: White text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 4.19:1 and white text 5.01:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.