What color is #7E7058?

#7E7058 is a grayish orange, closest to the named color Handmade. It belongs to the brown family of colors.

What is the RGB value of #7E7058?

The RGB value is 126, 112, 88: 126 red, 112 green and 88 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.

What is the complementary color of #7E7058?

The complementary color is #58667E, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.

Is black or white text better on #7E7058?

White text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 4.35:1 and white text 4.83:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.

#7E7058 color

#7E7058 rgb(126, 112, 88)

Shades of brown

The hex color #7E7058 is a grayish orange.

In the RGB color model it is made of 49.4% red, 43.9% green and 34.5% blue (126, 112, 88).

Its hue angle is 38°, with 18% saturation and 42% lightness. For print, the CMYK equivalent is 0% cyan, 11% magenta, 30% yellow and 51% black.

The closest named color is Handmade (#7F735F), a difference of 1.9 ΔE, which is barely visible.

White text is the more readable choice on this background (contrast 4.83:1).

#7E7058 color codes

HEX	`#7E7058`
RGB	`rgb(126, 112, 88)`
RGB percent	`rgb(49.4%, 43.9%, 34.5%)`
HSL	`hsl(38, 18%, 42%)`
HSV / HSB	`hsv(38, 30%, 49%)`
CMYK	`cmyk(0%, 11%, 30%, 51%)`
CIE LAB	`lab(47.92, 1.49, 15.37)`
CIE LCH	`lch(47.92, 15.44, 84.46)`
CIE XYZ	`xyz(16.16, 16.729, 11.608)`
Decimal	`8286296`
Short hex	`None (no 3-digit form)`

Color harmonies

Colors that go with #7E7058, 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 #7E7058	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	4.35:1	Fail	Fail	Pass
Sample text	4.83:1	Pass	Fail	Pass

#7E7058 as text on	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	4.83:1	Pass	Fail	Pass
Sample text	4.35:1	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 #7E7058 looks to people with the most common types of color vision deficiency.

CSS examples

.background { background-color: #7e7058; }
.text { color: #7e7058; }
.border { border: 2px solid #7e7058; }
.transparent { background-color: rgb(126 112 88 / 50%); }
.gradient { background: linear-gradient(to right, #7e7058, #797e58); }

Background

Text color

Border

Similar colors

Closest common color name: Warm Gray.

Questions

What color is #7E7058?: #7E7058 is a grayish orange, closest to the named color Handmade. It belongs to the brown family of colors.
What is the RGB value of #7E7058?: The RGB value is 126, 112, 88: 126 red, 112 green and 88 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.
What is the complementary color of #7E7058?: The complementary color is #58667E, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.
Is black or white text better on #7E7058?: White text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 4.35:1 and white text 4.83:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.