What color is #7F4D45?

#7F4D45 is a desaturated red, closest to the named color Sly Fox. It belongs to the brown family of colors.

What is the RGB value of #7F4D45?

The RGB value is 127, 77, 69: 127 red, 77 green and 69 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.

What is the complementary color of #7F4D45?

The complementary color is #45777F, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.

Is black or white text better on #7F4D45?

White text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 3.05:1 and white text 6.89:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.

#7F4D45 color

#7F4D45 rgb(127, 77, 69)

Shades of brown

The hex color #7F4D45 is a desaturated red.

In the RGB color model it is made of 49.8% red, 30.2% green and 27.1% blue (127, 77, 69).

Its hue angle is 8°, with 30% saturation and 38% lightness. For print, the CMYK equivalent is 0% cyan, 39% magenta, 46% yellow and 50% black.

The closest named color is Sly Fox (#804741), a difference of 2.3 ΔE, a small difference.

White text is the more readable choice on this background (contrast 6.89:1).

#7F4D45 color codes

HEX	`#7F4D45`
RGB	`rgb(127, 77, 69)`
RGB percent	`rgb(49.8%, 30.2%, 27.1%)`
HSL	`hsl(8, 30%, 38%)`
HSV / HSB	`hsv(8, 46%, 50%)`
CMYK	`cmyk(0%, 39%, 46%, 50%)`
CIE LAB	`lab(38.29, 20.14, 13.67)`
CIE LCH	`lch(38.29, 24.34, 34.17)`
CIE XYZ	`xyz(12.481, 10.25, 6.95)`
Decimal	`8342853`
Short hex	`None (no 3-digit form)`

Color harmonies

Colors that go with #7F4D45, 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 #7F4D45	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	3.05:1	Fail	Fail	Pass
Sample text	6.89:1	Pass	Fail	Pass

#7F4D45 as text on	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	6.89:1	Pass	Fail	Pass
Sample text	3.05:1	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 #7F4D45 looks to people with the most common types of color vision deficiency.

CSS examples

.background { background-color: #7f4d45; }
.text { color: #7f4d45; }
.border { border: 2px solid #7f4d45; }
.transparent { background-color: rgb(127 77 69 / 50%); }
.gradient { background: linear-gradient(to right, #7f4d45, #7f6a45); }

Background

Text color

Border

Similar colors

Closest common color name: Chestnut.

Questions

What color is #7F4D45?: #7F4D45 is a desaturated red, closest to the named color Sly Fox. It belongs to the brown family of colors.
What is the RGB value of #7F4D45?: The RGB value is 127, 77, 69: 127 red, 77 green and 69 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.
What is the complementary color of #7F4D45?: The complementary color is #45777F, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.
Is black or white text better on #7F4D45?: White text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 3.05:1 and white text 6.89:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.