What color is #7E4B40?

#7E4B40 is a dark, desaturated red, closest to the named color Chocolate Magma. It belongs to the brown family of colors.

What is the RGB value of #7E4B40?

The RGB value is 126, 75, 64: 126 red, 75 green and 64 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.

What is the complementary color of #7E4B40?

The complementary color is #40737E, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.

Is black or white text better on #7E4B40?

White text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 2.97:1 and white text 7.08:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.

#7E4B40 color

#7E4B40 rgb(126, 75, 64)

Shades of brown

The hex color #7E4B40 is a dark, desaturated red.

In the RGB color model it is made of 49.4% red, 29.4% green and 25.1% blue (126, 75, 64).

Its hue angle is 11°, with 33% saturation and 37% lightness. For print, the CMYK equivalent is 0% cyan, 40% magenta, 49% yellow and 51% black.

The closest named color is Chocolate Magma (#7A463A), a difference of 1.7 ΔE, which is barely visible.

White text is the more readable choice on this background (contrast 7.08:1).

#7E4B40 color codes

HEX	`#7E4B40`
RGB	`rgb(126, 75, 64)`
RGB percent	`rgb(49.4%, 29.4%, 25.1%)`
HSL	`hsl(11, 33%, 37%)`
HSV / HSB	`hsv(11, 49%, 49%)`
CMYK	`cmyk(0%, 40%, 49%, 51%)`
CIE LAB	`lab(37.55, 20.33, 15.74)`
CIE LCH	`lch(37.55, 25.71, 37.76)`
CIE XYZ	`xyz(12.046, 9.839, 6.114)`
Decimal	`8276800`
Short hex	`None (no 3-digit form)`

Color harmonies

Colors that go with #7E4B40, 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 #7E4B40	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	2.97:1	Fail	Fail	Fail
Sample text	7.08:1	Pass	Pass	Pass

#7E4B40 as text on	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	7.08:1	Pass	Pass	Pass
Sample text	2.97:1	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 #7E4B40 looks to people with the most common types of color vision deficiency.

CSS examples

.background { background-color: #7e4b40; }
.text { color: #7e4b40; }
.border { border: 2px solid #7e4b40; }
.transparent { background-color: rgb(126 75 64 / 50%); }
.gradient { background: linear-gradient(to right, #7e4b40, #7e6a40); }

Background

Text color

Border

Similar colors

Closest common color name: Chestnut.

Questions

What color is #7E4B40?: #7E4B40 is a dark, desaturated red, closest to the named color Chocolate Magma. It belongs to the brown family of colors.
What is the RGB value of #7E4B40?: The RGB value is 126, 75, 64: 126 red, 75 green and 64 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.
What is the complementary color of #7E4B40?: The complementary color is #40737E, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.
Is black or white text better on #7E4B40?: White text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 2.97:1 and white text 7.08:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.