What color is #7F4A3E?

#7F4A3E is a dark, desaturated red, closest to the named color Nutmeg. It belongs to the brown family of colors.

What is the RGB value of #7F4A3E?

The RGB value is 127, 74, 62: 127 red, 74 green and 62 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.

What is the complementary color of #7F4A3E?

The complementary color is #3E737F, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.

Is black or white text better on #7F4A3E?

White text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 2.95:1 and white text 7.12:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.

#7F4A3E color

#7F4A3E rgb(127, 74, 62)

Shades of brown

The hex color #7F4A3E is a dark, desaturated red.

In the RGB color model it is made of 49.8% red, 29% green and 24.3% blue (127, 74, 62).

Its hue angle is 11°, with 34% saturation and 37% lightness. For print, the CMYK equivalent is 0% cyan, 42% magenta, 51% yellow and 50% black.

The closest named color is Nutmeg (#7E4A3B), a difference of 1.3 ΔE, which is barely visible.

White text is the more readable choice on this background (contrast 7.12:1).

#7F4A3E color codes

HEX	`#7F4A3E`
RGB	`rgb(127, 74, 62)`
RGB percent	`rgb(49.8%, 29%, 24.3%)`
HSL	`hsl(11, 34%, 37%)`
HSV / HSB	`hsv(11, 51%, 50%)`
CMYK	`cmyk(0%, 42%, 51%, 50%)`
CIE LAB	`lab(37.41, 21.13, 16.81)`
CIE LCH	`lch(37.41, 27, 38.5)`
CIE XYZ	`xyz(12.071, 9.758, 5.804)`
Decimal	`8342078`
Short hex	`None (no 3-digit form)`

Color harmonies

Colors that go with #7F4A3E, 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 #7F4A3E	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	2.95:1	Fail	Fail	Fail
Sample text	7.12:1	Pass	Pass	Pass

#7F4A3E as text on	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	7.12:1	Pass	Pass	Pass
Sample text	2.95:1	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 #7F4A3E looks to people with the most common types of color vision deficiency.

CSS examples

.background { background-color: #7f4a3e; }
.text { color: #7f4a3e; }
.border { border: 2px solid #7f4a3e; }
.transparent { background-color: rgb(127 74 62 / 50%); }
.gradient { background: linear-gradient(to right, #7f4a3e, #7f6b3e); }

Background

Text color

Border

Similar colors

Closest common color name: Chestnut.

Questions

What color is #7F4A3E?: #7F4A3E is a dark, desaturated red, closest to the named color Nutmeg. It belongs to the brown family of colors.
What is the RGB value of #7F4A3E?: The RGB value is 127, 74, 62: 127 red, 74 green and 62 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.
What is the complementary color of #7F4A3E?: The complementary color is #3E737F, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.
Is black or white text better on #7F4A3E?: White text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 2.95:1 and white text 7.12:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.