What color is #7E704E?

#7E704E is a grayish orange, closest to the named color Chocolate Velvet. It belongs to the brown family of colors.

What is the RGB value of #7E704E?

The RGB value is 126, 112, 78: 126 red, 112 green and 78 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.

What is the complementary color of #7E704E?

The complementary color is #4E5C7E, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.

Is black or white text better on #7E704E?

White text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 4.31:1 and white text 4.87:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.

#7E704E color

#7E704E rgb(126, 112, 78)

Shades of brown

The hex color #7E704E is a grayish orange.

In the RGB color model it is made of 49.4% red, 43.9% green and 30.6% blue (126, 112, 78).

Its hue angle is 42°, with 24% saturation and 40% lightness. For print, the CMYK equivalent is 0% cyan, 11% magenta, 38% yellow and 51% black.

The closest named color is Chocolate Velvet (#7F7453), a difference of 1.9 ΔE, which is barely visible.

White text is the more readable choice on this background (contrast 4.87:1).

#7E704E color codes

HEX	`#7E704E`
RGB	`rgb(126, 112, 78)`
RGB percent	`rgb(49.4%, 43.9%, 30.6%)`
HSL	`hsl(42, 24%, 40%)`
HSV / HSB	`hsv(42, 38%, 49%)`
CMYK	`cmyk(0%, 11%, 38%, 51%)`
CIE LAB	`lab(47.72, 0.12, 20.92)`
CIE LCH	`lch(47.72, 20.92, 89.68)`
CIE XYZ	`xyz(15.774, 16.575, 9.575)`
Decimal	`8286286`
Short hex	`None (no 3-digit form)`

Color harmonies

Colors that go with #7E704E, 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 #7E704E	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	4.31:1	Fail	Fail	Pass
Sample text	4.87:1	Pass	Fail	Pass

#7E704E as text on	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	4.87:1	Pass	Fail	Pass
Sample text	4.31:1	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 #7E704E looks to people with the most common types of color vision deficiency.

CSS examples

.background { background-color: #7e704e; }
.text { color: #7e704e; }
.border { border: 2px solid #7e704e; }
.transparent { background-color: rgb(126 112 78 / 50%); }
.gradient { background: linear-gradient(to right, #7e704e, #747e4e); }

Background

Text color

Border

Similar colors

Closest common color name: Warm Gray.

Questions

What color is #7E704E?: #7E704E is a grayish orange, closest to the named color Chocolate Velvet. It belongs to the brown family of colors.
What is the RGB value of #7E704E?: The RGB value is 126, 112, 78: 126 red, 112 green and 78 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.
What is the complementary color of #7E704E?: The complementary color is #4E5C7E, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.
Is black or white text better on #7E704E?: White text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 4.31:1 and white text 4.87:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.