What color is #7E6246?

#7E6246 is a desaturated orange, closest to the named color Man Cave. It belongs to the brown family of colors.

What is the RGB value of #7E6246?

The RGB value is 126, 98, 70: 126 red, 98 green and 70 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.

What is the complementary color of #7E6246?

The complementary color is #46627E, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.

Is black or white text better on #7E6246?

White text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 3.72:1 and white text 5.64:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.

#7E6246 color

#7E6246 rgb(126, 98, 70)

Shades of brown

The hex color #7E6246 is a desaturated orange.

In the RGB color model it is made of 49.4% red, 38.4% green and 27.5% blue (126, 98, 70).

Its hue angle is 30°, with 29% saturation and 38% lightness. For print, the CMYK equivalent is 0% cyan, 22% magenta, 44% yellow and 51% black.

The closest named color is Man Cave (#816045), a difference of 2.2 ΔE, a small difference.

White text is the more readable choice on this background (contrast 5.64:1).

#7E6246 color codes

HEX	`#7E6246`
RGB	`rgb(126, 98, 70)`
RGB percent	`rgb(49.4%, 38.4%, 27.5%)`
HSL	`hsl(30, 29%, 38%)`
HSV / HSB	`hsv(30, 44%, 49%)`
CMYK	`cmyk(0%, 22%, 44%, 51%)`
CIE LAB	`lab(43.67, 7.33, 20.25)`
CIE LCH	`lch(43.67, 21.54, 70.1)`
CIE XYZ	`xyz(14.078, 13.614, 7.679)`
Decimal	`8282694`
Short hex	`None (no 3-digit form)`

Color harmonies

Colors that go with #7E6246, 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 #7E6246	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	3.72:1	Fail	Fail	Pass
Sample text	5.64:1	Pass	Fail	Pass

#7E6246 as text on	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	5.64:1	Pass	Fail	Pass
Sample text	3.72:1	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 #7E6246 looks to people with the most common types of color vision deficiency.

CSS examples

.background { background-color: #7e6246; }
.text { color: #7e6246; }
.border { border: 2px solid #7e6246; }
.transparent { background-color: rgb(126 98 70 / 50%); }
.gradient { background: linear-gradient(to right, #7e6246, #7e7e46); }

Background

Text color

Border

Similar colors

Closest common color name: Coffee.

Questions

What color is #7E6246?: #7E6246 is a desaturated orange, closest to the named color Man Cave. It belongs to the brown family of colors.
What is the RGB value of #7E6246?: The RGB value is 126, 98, 70: 126 red, 98 green and 70 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.
What is the complementary color of #7E6246?: The complementary color is #46627E, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.
Is black or white text better on #7E6246?: White text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 3.72:1 and white text 5.64:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.