What color is #7D705A?

#7D705A is a grayish orange, closest to the named color Handmade. It belongs to the brown family of colors.

What is the RGB value of #7D705A?

The RGB value is 125, 112, 90: 125 red, 112 green and 90 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.

What is the complementary color of #7D705A?

The complementary color is #5A677D, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.

Is black or white text better on #7D705A?

White text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 4.34:1 and white text 4.84:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.

#7D705A color

#7D705A rgb(125, 112, 90)

Shades of brown

The hex color #7D705A is a grayish orange.

In the RGB color model it is made of 49% red, 43.9% green and 35.3% blue (125, 112, 90).

Its hue angle is 38°, with 16% saturation and 42% lightness. For print, the CMYK equivalent is 0% cyan, 10% magenta, 28% yellow and 51% black.

The closest named color is Handmade (#7F735F), a difference of 1.4 ΔE, which is barely visible.

White text is the more readable choice on this background (contrast 4.84:1).

#7D705A color codes

HEX	`#7D705A`
RGB	`rgb(125, 112, 90)`
RGB percent	`rgb(49%, 43.9%, 35.3%)`
HSL	`hsl(38, 16%, 42%)`
HSV / HSB	`hsv(38, 28%, 49%)`
CMYK	`cmyk(0%, 10%, 28%, 51%)`
CIE LAB	`lab(47.86, 1.36, 14.1)`
CIE LCH	`lch(47.86, 14.17, 84.48)`
CIE XYZ	`xyz(16.097, 16.687, 12.044)`
Decimal	`8220762`
Short hex	`None (no 3-digit form)`

Color harmonies

Colors that go with #7D705A, 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 #7D705A	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	4.34:1	Fail	Fail	Pass
Sample text	4.84:1	Pass	Fail	Pass

#7D705A as text on	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	4.84:1	Pass	Fail	Pass
Sample text	4.34:1	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 #7D705A looks to people with the most common types of color vision deficiency.

CSS examples

.background { background-color: #7d705a; }
.text { color: #7d705a; }
.border { border: 2px solid #7d705a; }
.transparent { background-color: rgb(125 112 90 / 50%); }
.gradient { background: linear-gradient(to right, #7d705a, #797d5a); }

Background

Text color

Border

Similar colors

Closest common color name: Warm Gray.

Questions

What color is #7D705A?: #7D705A is a grayish orange, closest to the named color Handmade. It belongs to the brown family of colors.
What is the RGB value of #7D705A?: The RGB value is 125, 112, 90: 125 red, 112 green and 90 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.
What is the complementary color of #7D705A?: The complementary color is #5A677D, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.
Is black or white text better on #7D705A?: White text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 4.34:1 and white text 4.84:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.