What color is #7E6D48?

#7E6D48 is a desaturated orange, closest to the named color Lizard. It belongs to the brown family of colors.

What is the RGB value of #7E6D48?

The RGB value is 126, 109, 72: 126 red, 109 green and 72 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.

What is the complementary color of #7E6D48?

The complementary color is #48597E, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.

Is black or white text better on #7E6D48?

White text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 4.17:1 and white text 5.04:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.

#7E6D48 color

#7E6D48 rgb(126, 109, 72)

Shades of brown

The hex color #7E6D48 is a desaturated orange.

In the RGB color model it is made of 49.4% red, 42.7% green and 28.2% blue (126, 109, 72).

Its hue angle is 41°, with 27% saturation and 39% lightness. For print, the CMYK equivalent is 0% cyan, 13% magenta, 43% yellow and 51% black.

The closest named color is Lizard (#7B6943), a difference of 1.6 ΔE, which is barely visible.

White text is the more readable choice on this background (contrast 5.04:1).

#7E6D48 color codes

HEX	`#7E6D48`
RGB	`rgb(126, 109, 72)`
RGB percent	`rgb(49.4%, 42.7%, 28.2%)`
HSL	`hsl(41, 27%, 39%)`
HSV / HSB	`hsv(41, 43%, 49%)`
CMYK	`cmyk(0%, 13%, 43%, 51%)`
CIE LAB	`lab(46.77, 1.11, 23.13)`
CIE LCH	`lch(46.77, 23.16, 87.25)`
CIE XYZ	`xyz(15.243, 15.841, 8.384)`
Decimal	`8285512`
Short hex	`None (no 3-digit form)`

Color harmonies

Colors that go with #7E6D48, 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 #7E6D48	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	4.17:1	Fail	Fail	Pass
Sample text	5.04:1	Pass	Fail	Pass

#7E6D48 as text on	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	5.04:1	Pass	Fail	Pass
Sample text	4.17:1	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 #7E6D48 looks to people with the most common types of color vision deficiency.

CSS examples

.background { background-color: #7e6d48; }
.text { color: #7e6d48; }
.border { border: 2px solid #7e6d48; }
.transparent { background-color: rgb(126 109 72 / 50%); }
.gradient { background: linear-gradient(to right, #7e6d48, #747e48); }

Background

Text color

Border

Similar colors

Closest common color name: Warm Gray.

Questions

What color is #7E6D48?: #7E6D48 is a desaturated orange, closest to the named color Lizard. It belongs to the brown family of colors.
What is the RGB value of #7E6D48?: The RGB value is 126, 109, 72: 126 red, 109 green and 72 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.
What is the complementary color of #7E6D48?: The complementary color is #48597E, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.
Is black or white text better on #7E6D48?: White text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 4.17:1 and white text 5.04:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.