What color is #7F5530?

#7F5530 is a dark, desaturated orange, closest to the named color Chocolate Bells. It belongs to the brown family of colors.

What is the RGB value of #7F5530?

The RGB value is 127, 85, 48: 127 red, 85 green and 48 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.

What is the complementary color of #7F5530?

The complementary color is #305A7F, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.

Is black or white text better on #7F5530?

White text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 3.24:1 and white text 6.47:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.

#7F5530 color

#7F5530 rgb(127, 85, 48)

Shades of brown

The hex color #7F5530 is a dark, desaturated orange.

In the RGB color model it is made of 49.8% red, 33.3% green and 18.8% blue (127, 85, 48).

Its hue angle is 28°, with 45% saturation and 34% lightness. For print, the CMYK equivalent is 0% cyan, 33% magenta, 62% yellow and 50% black.

The closest named color is Chocolate Bells (#775130), a difference of 2.2 ΔE, a small difference.

White text is the more readable choice on this background (contrast 6.47:1).

#7F5530 color codes

HEX	`#7F5530`
RGB	`rgb(127, 85, 48)`
RGB percent	`rgb(49.8%, 33.3%, 18.8%)`
HSL	`hsl(28, 45%, 34%)`
HSV / HSB	`hsv(28, 62%, 50%)`
CMYK	`cmyk(0%, 33%, 62%, 50%)`
CIE LAB	`lab(39.95, 13.33, 28.35)`
CIE LCH	`lch(39.95, 31.33, 64.83)`
CIE XYZ	`xyz(12.535, 11.223, 4.302)`
Decimal	`8344880`
Short hex	`None (no 3-digit form)`

Color harmonies

Colors that go with #7F5530, 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 #7F5530	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	3.24:1	Fail	Fail	Pass
Sample text	6.47:1	Pass	Fail	Pass

#7F5530 as text on	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	6.47:1	Pass	Fail	Pass
Sample text	3.24:1	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 #7F5530 looks to people with the most common types of color vision deficiency.

CSS examples

.background { background-color: #7f5530; }
.text { color: #7f5530; }
.border { border: 2px solid #7f5530; }
.transparent { background-color: rgb(127 85 48 / 50%); }
.gradient { background: linear-gradient(to right, #7f5530, #7f7c30); }

Background

Text color

Border

Similar colors

Closest common color name: Coffee.

Questions

What color is #7F5530?: #7F5530 is a dark, desaturated orange, closest to the named color Chocolate Bells. It belongs to the brown family of colors.
What is the RGB value of #7F5530?: The RGB value is 127, 85, 48: 127 red, 85 green and 48 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.
What is the complementary color of #7F5530?: The complementary color is #305A7F, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.
Is black or white text better on #7F5530?: White text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 3.24:1 and white text 6.47:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.