What color is #7E4D33?

#7E4D33 is a dark, desaturated orange, closest to the named color Cigar. It belongs to the brown family of colors.

What is the RGB value of #7E4D33?

The RGB value is 126, 77, 51: 126 red, 77 green and 51 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.

What is the complementary color of #7E4D33?

The complementary color is #33647E, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.

Is black or white text better on #7E4D33?

White text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 3:1 and white text 7.01:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.

#7E4D33 color

#7E4D33 rgb(126, 77, 51)

Shades of brown

The hex color #7E4D33 is a dark, desaturated orange.

In the RGB color model it is made of 49.4% red, 30.2% green and 20% blue (126, 77, 51).

Its hue angle is 21°, with 42% saturation and 35% lightness. For print, the CMYK equivalent is 0% cyan, 39% magenta, 60% yellow and 51% black.

The closest named color is Cigar (#7D4E38), a difference of 1.5 ΔE, which is barely visible.

White text is the more readable choice on this background (contrast 7.01:1).

#7E4D33 color codes

HEX	`#7E4D33`
RGB	`rgb(126, 77, 51)`
RGB percent	`rgb(49.4%, 30.2%, 20%)`
HSL	`hsl(21, 42%, 35%)`
HSV / HSB	`hsv(21, 60%, 49%)`
CMYK	`cmyk(0%, 39%, 60%, 51%)`
CIE LAB	`lab(37.81, 17.88, 23.97)`
CIE LCH	`lch(37.81, 29.9, 53.29)`
CIE XYZ	`xyz(11.856, 9.983, 4.434)`
Decimal	`8277299`
Short hex	`None (no 3-digit form)`

Color harmonies

Colors that go with #7E4D33, 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 #7E4D33	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	3:1	Fail	Fail	Fail
Sample text	7.01:1	Pass	Pass	Pass

#7E4D33 as text on	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	7.01:1	Pass	Pass	Pass
Sample text	3:1	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 #7E4D33 looks to people with the most common types of color vision deficiency.

CSS examples

.background { background-color: #7e4d33; }
.text { color: #7e4d33; }
.border { border: 2px solid #7e4d33; }
.transparent { background-color: rgb(126 77 51 / 50%); }
.gradient { background: linear-gradient(to right, #7e4d33, #7e7333); }

Background

Text color

Border

Similar colors

Closest common color name: Coffee.

Questions

What color is #7E4D33?: #7E4D33 is a dark, desaturated orange, closest to the named color Cigar. It belongs to the brown family of colors.
What is the RGB value of #7E4D33?: The RGB value is 126, 77, 51: 126 red, 77 green and 51 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.
What is the complementary color of #7E4D33?: The complementary color is #33647E, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.
Is black or white text better on #7E4D33?: White text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 3:1 and white text 7.01:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.