What color is #7F4617?

#7F4617 is a dark, moderate orange, closest to the named color Russet. It belongs to the brown family of colors.

What is the RGB value of #7F4617?

The RGB value is 127, 70, 23: 127 red, 70 green and 23 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.

What is the complementary color of #7F4617?

The complementary color is #17507F, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.

Is black or white text better on #7F4617?

White text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 2.79:1 and white text 7.52:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.

#7F4617 color

#7F4617 rgb(127, 70, 23)

Shades of brown

The hex color #7F4617 is a dark, moderate orange.

In the RGB color model it is made of 49.8% red, 27.5% green and 9% blue (127, 70, 23).

Its hue angle is 27°, with 69% saturation and 29% lightness. For print, the CMYK equivalent is 0% cyan, 45% magenta, 82% yellow and 50% black.

The closest named color is Russet (#80461B), a difference of 1.1 ΔE, which is barely visible.

White text is the more readable choice on this background (contrast 7.52:1).

#7F4617 color codes

HEX	`#7F4617`
RGB	`rgb(127, 70, 23)`
RGB percent	`rgb(49.8%, 27.5%, 9%)`
HSL	`hsl(27, 69%, 29%)`
HSV / HSB	`hsv(27, 82%, 50%)`
CMYK	`cmyk(0%, 45%, 82%, 50%)`
CIE LAB	`lab(35.9, 20.69, 37.11)`
CIE LCH	`lch(35.9, 42.49, 60.87)`
CIE XYZ	`xyz(11.098, 8.955, 1.955)`
Decimal	`8341015`
Short hex	`None (no 3-digit form)`

Color harmonies

Colors that go with #7F4617, 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 #7F4617	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	2.79:1	Fail	Fail	Fail
Sample text	7.52:1	Pass	Pass	Pass

#7F4617 as text on	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	7.52:1	Pass	Pass	Pass
Sample text	2.79:1	Fail	Fail	Fail

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 #7F4617 looks to people with the most common types of color vision deficiency.

CSS examples

.background { background-color: #7f4617; }
.text { color: #7f4617; }
.border { border: 2px solid #7f4617; }
.transparent { background-color: rgb(127 70 23 / 50%); }
.gradient { background: linear-gradient(to right, #7f4617, #7f7a17); }

Background

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Questions

What color is #7F4617?: #7F4617 is a dark, moderate orange, closest to the named color Russet. It belongs to the brown family of colors.
What is the RGB value of #7F4617?: The RGB value is 127, 70, 23: 127 red, 70 green and 23 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.
What is the complementary color of #7F4617?: The complementary color is #17507F, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.
Is black or white text better on #7F4617?: White text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 2.79:1 and white text 7.52:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.