What color is #7E5A44?

#7E5A44 is a desaturated orange, closest to the named color Brownstone. It belongs to the brown family of colors.

What is the RGB value of #7E5A44?

The RGB value is 126, 90, 68: 126 red, 90 green and 68 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.

What is the complementary color of #7E5A44?

The complementary color is #44687E, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.

Is black or white text better on #7E5A44?

White text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 3.43:1 and white text 6.12:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.

#7E5A44 color

#7E5A44 rgb(126, 90, 68)

Shades of brown

The hex color #7E5A44 is a desaturated orange.

In the RGB color model it is made of 49.4% red, 35.3% green and 26.7% blue (126, 90, 68).

Its hue angle is 23°, with 30% saturation and 38% lightness. For print, the CMYK equivalent is 0% cyan, 29% magenta, 46% yellow and 51% black.

The closest named color is Brownstone (#785441), a difference of 2.5 ΔE, a small difference.

White text is the more readable choice on this background (contrast 6.12:1).

#7E5A44 color codes

HEX	`#7E5A44`
RGB	`rgb(126, 90, 68)`
RGB percent	`rgb(49.4%, 35.3%, 26.7%)`
HSL	`hsl(23, 30%, 38%)`
HSV / HSB	`hsv(23, 46%, 49%)`
CMYK	`cmyk(0%, 29%, 46%, 51%)`
CIE LAB	`lab(41.48, 11.86, 18.54)`
CIE LCH	`lch(41.48, 22.01, 57.41)`
CIE XYZ	`xyz(13.304, 12.166, 7.115)`
Decimal	`8280644`
Short hex	`None (no 3-digit form)`

Color harmonies

Colors that go with #7E5A44, 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 #7E5A44	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	3.43:1	Fail	Fail	Pass
Sample text	6.12:1	Pass	Fail	Pass

#7E5A44 as text on	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	6.12:1	Pass	Fail	Pass
Sample text	3.43:1	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 #7E5A44 looks to people with the most common types of color vision deficiency.

CSS examples

.background { background-color: #7e5a44; }
.text { color: #7e5a44; }
.border { border: 2px solid #7e5a44; }
.transparent { background-color: rgb(126 90 68 / 50%); }
.gradient { background: linear-gradient(to right, #7e5a44, #7e7744); }

Background

Text color

Border

Similar colors

Closest common color name: Coffee.

Questions

What color is #7E5A44?: #7E5A44 is a desaturated orange, closest to the named color Brownstone. It belongs to the brown family of colors.
What is the RGB value of #7E5A44?: The RGB value is 126, 90, 68: 126 red, 90 green and 68 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.
What is the complementary color of #7E5A44?: The complementary color is #44687E, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.
Is black or white text better on #7E5A44?: White text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 3.43:1 and white text 6.12:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.