What color is #7E7152?

#7E7152 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 #7E7152?

The RGB value is 126, 113, 82: 126 red, 113 green and 82 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.

What is the complementary color of #7E7152?

The complementary color is #525F7E, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.

Is black or white text better on #7E7152?

White text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 4.37:1 and white text 4.8:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.

#7E7152 color

#7E7152 rgb(126, 113, 82)

Shades of brown

The hex color #7E7152 is a grayish orange.

In the RGB color model it is made of 49.4% red, 44.3% green and 32.2% blue (126, 113, 82).

Its hue angle is 42°, with 21% saturation and 41% lightness. For print, the CMYK equivalent is 0% cyan, 10% magenta, 35% yellow and 51% black.

The closest named color is Chocolate Velvet (#7F7453), a difference of 1.6 ΔE, which is barely visible.

White text is the more readable choice on this background (contrast 4.8:1).

#7E7152 color codes

HEX	`#7E7152`
RGB	`rgb(126, 113, 82)`
RGB percent	`rgb(49.4%, 44.3%, 32.2%)`
HSL	`hsl(42, 21%, 41%)`
HSV / HSB	`hsv(42, 35%, 49%)`
CMYK	`cmyk(0%, 10%, 35%, 51%)`
CIE LAB	`lab(48.08, 0.07, 19.09)`
CIE LCH	`lch(48.08, 19.09, 89.8)`
CIE XYZ	`xyz(16.033, 16.856, 10.39)`
Decimal	`8286546`
Short hex	`None (no 3-digit form)`

Color harmonies

Colors that go with #7E7152, 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 #7E7152	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	4.37:1	Fail	Fail	Pass
Sample text	4.8:1	Pass	Fail	Pass

#7E7152 as text on	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	4.8:1	Pass	Fail	Pass
Sample text	4.37:1	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 #7E7152 looks to people with the most common types of color vision deficiency.

CSS examples

.background { background-color: #7e7152; }
.text { color: #7e7152; }
.border { border: 2px solid #7e7152; }
.transparent { background-color: rgb(126 113 82 / 50%); }
.gradient { background: linear-gradient(to right, #7e7152, #757e52); }

Background

Text color

Border

Similar colors

Closest common color name: Warm Gray.

Questions

What color is #7E7152?: #7E7152 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 #7E7152?: The RGB value is 126, 113, 82: 126 red, 113 green and 82 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.
What is the complementary color of #7E7152?: The complementary color is #525F7E, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.
Is black or white text better on #7E7152?: White text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 4.37:1 and white text 4.8:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.