What color is #7E7355?

#7E7355 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 #7E7355?

The RGB value is 126, 115, 85: 126 red, 115 green and 85 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.

What is the complementary color of #7E7355?

The complementary color is #55607E, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.

Is black or white text better on #7E7355?

White text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 4.47:1 and white text 4.7:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.

#7E7355 color

#7E7355 rgb(126, 115, 85)

Shades of brown

The hex color #7E7355 is a grayish orange.

In the RGB color model it is made of 49.4% red, 45.1% green and 33.3% blue (126, 115, 85).

Its hue angle is 44°, with 19% saturation and 41% lightness. For print, the CMYK equivalent is 0% cyan, 9% magenta, 33% yellow and 51% black.

The closest named color is Chocolate Velvet (#7F7453), a difference of 1 ΔE, which is barely visible.

White text is the more readable choice on this background (contrast 4.7:1).

#7E7355 color codes

HEX	`#7E7355`
RGB	`rgb(126, 115, 85)`
RGB percent	`rgb(49.4%, 45.1%, 33.3%)`
HSL	`hsl(44, 19%, 41%)`
HSV / HSB	`hsv(44, 33%, 49%)`
CMYK	`cmyk(0%, 9%, 33%, 51%)`
CIE LAB	`lab(48.7, -0.67, 18.18)`
CIE LCH	`lch(48.7, 18.2, 92.12)`
CIE XYZ	`xyz(16.375, 17.353, 11.08)`
Decimal	`8287061`
Short hex	`None (no 3-digit form)`

Color harmonies

Colors that go with #7E7355, 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 #7E7355	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	4.47:1	Fail	Fail	Pass
Sample text	4.7:1	Pass	Fail	Pass

#7E7355 as text on	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	4.7:1	Pass	Fail	Pass
Sample text	4.47:1	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 #7E7355 looks to people with the most common types of color vision deficiency.

CSS examples

.background { background-color: #7e7355; }
.text { color: #7e7355; }
.border { border: 2px solid #7e7355; }
.transparent { background-color: rgb(126 115 85 / 50%); }
.gradient { background: linear-gradient(to right, #7e7355, #757e55); }

Background

Text color

Border

Similar colors

Closest common color name: Warm Gray.

Questions

What color is #7E7355?: #7E7355 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 #7E7355?: The RGB value is 126, 115, 85: 126 red, 115 green and 85 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.
What is the complementary color of #7E7355?: The complementary color is #55607E, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.
Is black or white text better on #7E7355?: White text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 4.47:1 and white text 4.7:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.