What color is #7E482B?

#7E482B is a dark, desaturated orange, closest to the named color Sunbathing Beauty. It belongs to the brown family of colors.

What is the RGB value of #7E482B?

The RGB value is 126, 72, 43: 126 red, 72 green and 43 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.

What is the complementary color of #7E482B?

The complementary color is #2B617E, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.

Is black or white text better on #7E482B?

White text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 2.85:1 and white text 7.37:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.

#7E482B color

#7E482B rgb(126, 72, 43)

Shades of brown

The hex color #7E482B is a dark, desaturated orange.

In the RGB color model it is made of 49.4% red, 28.2% green and 16.9% blue (126, 72, 43).

Its hue angle is 21°, with 49% saturation and 33% lightness. For print, the CMYK equivalent is 0% cyan, 43% magenta, 66% yellow and 51% black.

The closest named color is Sunbathing Beauty (#7E4730), a difference of 2.2 ΔE, a small difference.

White text is the more readable choice on this background (contrast 7.37:1).

#7E482B color codes

HEX	`#7E482B`
RGB	`rgb(126, 72, 43)`
RGB percent	`rgb(49.4%, 28.2%, 16.9%)`
HSL	`hsl(21, 49%, 33%)`
HSV / HSB	`hsv(21, 66%, 49%)`
CMYK	`cmyk(0%, 43%, 66%, 51%)`
CIE LAB	`lab(36.45, 20.19, 27.02)`
CIE LCH	`lch(36.45, 33.73, 53.23)`
CIE XYZ	`xyz(11.358, 9.246, 3.471)`
Decimal	`8276011`
Short hex	`None (no 3-digit form)`

Color harmonies

Colors that go with #7E482B, 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 #7E482B	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	2.85:1	Fail	Fail	Fail
Sample text	7.37:1	Pass	Pass	Pass

#7E482B as text on	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	7.37:1	Pass	Pass	Pass
Sample text	2.85:1	Fail	Fail	Fail

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 #7E482B looks to people with the most common types of color vision deficiency.

CSS examples

.background { background-color: #7e482b; }
.text { color: #7e482b; }
.border { border: 2px solid #7e482b; }
.transparent { background-color: rgb(126 72 43 / 50%); }
.gradient { background: linear-gradient(to right, #7e482b, #7e722b); }

Background

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Questions

What color is #7E482B?: #7E482B is a dark, desaturated orange, closest to the named color Sunbathing Beauty. It belongs to the brown family of colors.
What is the RGB value of #7E482B?: The RGB value is 126, 72, 43: 126 red, 72 green and 43 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.
What is the complementary color of #7E482B?: The complementary color is #2B617E, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.
Is black or white text better on #7E482B?: White text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 2.85:1 and white text 7.37:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.