What color is #7E5B4F?

#7E5B4F is a grayish orange, closest to the named color Wild West. It belongs to the brown family of colors.

What is the RGB value of #7E5B4F?

The RGB value is 126, 91, 79: 126 red, 91 green and 79 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.

What is the complementary color of #7E5B4F?

The complementary color is #4F727E, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.

Is black or white text better on #7E5B4F?

White text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 3.5:1 and white text 6.01:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.

#7E5B4F color

#7E5B4F rgb(126, 91, 79)

Shades of brown

The hex color #7E5B4F is a grayish orange.

In the RGB color model it is made of 49.4% red, 35.7% green and 31% blue (126, 91, 79).

Its hue angle is 15°, with 23% saturation and 40% lightness. For print, the CMYK equivalent is 0% cyan, 28% magenta, 37% yellow and 51% black.

The closest named color is Wild West (#7E5C52), a difference of 1 ΔE, which is barely visible.

White text is the more readable choice on this background (contrast 6.01:1).

#7E5B4F color codes

HEX	`#7E5B4F`
RGB	`rgb(126, 91, 79)`
RGB percent	`rgb(49.4%, 35.7%, 31%)`
HSL	`hsl(15, 23%, 40%)`
HSV / HSB	`hsv(15, 37%, 49%)`
CMYK	`cmyk(0%, 28%, 37%, 51%)`
CIE LAB	`lab(41.97, 12.63, 12.57)`
CIE LCH	`lch(41.97, 17.83, 44.87)`
CIE XYZ	`xyz(13.757, 12.483, 9.081)`
Decimal	`8280911`
Short hex	`None (no 3-digit form)`

Color harmonies

Colors that go with #7E5B4F, 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 #7E5B4F	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	3.5:1	Fail	Fail	Pass
Sample text	6.01:1	Pass	Fail	Pass

#7E5B4F as text on	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	6.01:1	Pass	Fail	Pass
Sample text	3.5:1	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 #7E5B4F looks to people with the most common types of color vision deficiency.

CSS examples

.background { background-color: #7e5b4f; }
.text { color: #7e5b4f; }
.border { border: 2px solid #7e5b4f; }
.transparent { background-color: rgb(126 91 79 / 50%); }
.gradient { background: linear-gradient(to right, #7e5b4f, #7e734f); }

Background

Text color

Border

Similar colors

Closest common color name: Coffee.

Questions

What color is #7E5B4F?: #7E5B4F is a grayish orange, closest to the named color Wild West. It belongs to the brown family of colors.
What is the RGB value of #7E5B4F?: The RGB value is 126, 91, 79: 126 red, 91 green and 79 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.
What is the complementary color of #7E5B4F?: The complementary color is #4F727E, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.
Is black or white text better on #7E5B4F?: White text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 3.5:1 and white text 6.01:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.