What color is #7E715B?

#7E715B is a grayish orange, closest to the named color Handmade. It belongs to the brown family of colors.

What is the RGB value of #7E715B?

The RGB value is 126, 113, 91: 126 red, 113 green and 91 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.

What is the complementary color of #7E715B?

The complementary color is #5B687E, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.

Is black or white text better on #7E715B?

White text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 4.4:1 and white text 4.77:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.

#7E715B color

#7E715B rgb(126, 113, 91)

Shades of brown

The hex color #7E715B is a grayish orange.

In the RGB color model it is made of 49.4% red, 44.3% green and 35.7% blue (126, 113, 91).

Its hue angle is 38°, with 16% saturation and 43% lightness. For print, the CMYK equivalent is 0% cyan, 10% magenta, 28% yellow and 51% black.

The closest named color is Handmade (#7F735F), a difference of 1.1 ΔE, which is barely visible.

White text is the more readable choice on this background (contrast 4.77:1).

#7E715B color codes

HEX	`#7E715B`
RGB	`rgb(126, 113, 91)`
RGB percent	`rgb(49.4%, 44.3%, 35.7%)`
HSL	`hsl(38, 16%, 43%)`
HSV / HSB	`hsv(38, 28%, 49%)`
CMYK	`cmyk(0%, 10%, 28%, 51%)`
CIE LAB	`lab(48.26, 1.35, 14.08)`
CIE LCH	`lch(48.26, 14.14, 84.51)`
CIE XYZ	`xyz(16.398, 17.002, 12.313)`
Decimal	`8286555`
Short hex	`None (no 3-digit form)`

Color harmonies

Colors that go with #7E715B, 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 #7E715B	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	4.4:1	Fail	Fail	Pass
Sample text	4.77:1	Pass	Fail	Pass

#7E715B as text on	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	4.77:1	Pass	Fail	Pass
Sample text	4.4:1	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 #7E715B looks to people with the most common types of color vision deficiency.

CSS examples

.background { background-color: #7e715b; }
.text { color: #7e715b; }
.border { border: 2px solid #7e715b; }
.transparent { background-color: rgb(126 113 91 / 50%); }
.gradient { background: linear-gradient(to right, #7e715b, #7a7e5b); }

Background

Text color

Border

Similar colors

Closest common color name: Warm Gray.

Questions

What color is #7E715B?: #7E715B is a grayish orange, closest to the named color Handmade. It belongs to the brown family of colors.
What is the RGB value of #7E715B?: The RGB value is 126, 113, 91: 126 red, 113 green and 91 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.
What is the complementary color of #7E715B?: The complementary color is #5B687E, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.
Is black or white text better on #7E715B?: White text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 4.4:1 and white text 4.77:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.