What color is #7F6741?

#7F6741 is a dark, desaturated orange, closest to the named color Autumn Gold. It belongs to the brown family of colors.

What is the RGB value of #7F6741?

The RGB value is 127, 103, 65: 127 red, 103 green and 65 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.

What is the complementary color of #7F6741?

The complementary color is #41597F, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.

Is black or white text better on #7F6741?

White text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 3.92:1 and white text 5.36:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.

#7F6741 color

#7F6741 rgb(127, 103, 65)

Shades of brown

The hex color #7F6741 is a dark, desaturated orange.

In the RGB color model it is made of 49.8% red, 40.4% green and 25.5% blue (127, 103, 65).

Its hue angle is 37°, with 32% saturation and 38% lightness. For print, the CMYK equivalent is 0% cyan, 19% magenta, 49% yellow and 50% black.

The closest named color is Autumn Gold (#7D623C), a difference of 2.1 ΔE, a small difference.

White text is the more readable choice on this background (contrast 5.36:1).

#7F6741 color codes

HEX	`#7F6741`
RGB	`rgb(127, 103, 65)`
RGB percent	`rgb(49.8%, 40.4%, 25.5%)`
HSL	`hsl(37, 32%, 38%)`
HSV / HSB	`hsv(37, 49%, 50%)`
CMYK	`cmyk(0%, 19%, 49%, 50%)`
CIE LAB	`lab(45.07, 4.27, 24.99)`
CIE LCH	`lch(45.07, 25.35, 80.31)`
CIE XYZ	`xyz(14.557, 14.595, 7.05)`
Decimal	`8349505`
Short hex	`None (no 3-digit form)`

Color harmonies

Colors that go with #7F6741, 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 #7F6741	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	3.92:1	Fail	Fail	Pass
Sample text	5.36:1	Pass	Fail	Pass

#7F6741 as text on	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	5.36:1	Pass	Fail	Pass
Sample text	3.92:1	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 #7F6741 looks to people with the most common types of color vision deficiency.

CSS examples

.background { background-color: #7f6741; }
.text { color: #7f6741; }
.border { border: 2px solid #7f6741; }
.transparent { background-color: rgb(127 103 65 / 50%); }
.gradient { background: linear-gradient(to right, #7f6741, #787f41); }

Background

Text color

Border

Similar colors

Closest common color name: Coffee.

Questions

What color is #7F6741?: #7F6741 is a dark, desaturated orange, closest to the named color Autumn Gold. It belongs to the brown family of colors.
What is the RGB value of #7F6741?: The RGB value is 127, 103, 65: 127 red, 103 green and 65 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.
What is the complementary color of #7F6741?: The complementary color is #41597F, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.
Is black or white text better on #7F6741?: White text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 3.92:1 and white text 5.36:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.