What color is #7F6844?

#7F6844 is a desaturated orange, closest to the named color Lizard. It belongs to the brown family of colors.

What is the RGB value of #7F6844?

The RGB value is 127, 104, 68: 127 red, 104 green and 68 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.

What is the complementary color of #7F6844?

The complementary color is #445B7F, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.

Is black or white text better on #7F6844?

White text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 3.97:1 and white text 5.3:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.

#7F6844 color

#7F6844 rgb(127, 104, 68)

Shades of brown

The hex color #7F6844 is a desaturated orange.

In the RGB color model it is made of 49.8% red, 40.8% green and 26.7% blue (127, 104, 68).

Its hue angle is 37°, with 30% saturation and 38% lightness. For print, the CMYK equivalent is 0% cyan, 18% magenta, 46% yellow and 50% black.

The closest named color is Lizard (#7B6943), a difference of 2.4 ΔE, a small difference.

White text is the more readable choice on this background (contrast 5.3:1).

#7F6844 color codes

HEX	`#7F6844`
RGB	`rgb(127, 104, 68)`
RGB percent	`rgb(49.8%, 40.8%, 26.7%)`
HSL	`hsl(37, 30%, 38%)`
HSV / HSB	`hsv(37, 46%, 50%)`
CMYK	`cmyk(0%, 18%, 46%, 50%)`
CIE LAB	`lab(45.4, 4.01, 23.69)`
CIE LCH	`lch(45.4, 24.02, 80.39)`
CIE XYZ	`xyz(14.747, 14.831, 7.554)`
Decimal	`8349764`
Short hex	`None (no 3-digit form)`

Color harmonies

Colors that go with #7F6844, 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 #7F6844	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	3.97:1	Fail	Fail	Pass
Sample text	5.3:1	Pass	Fail	Pass

#7F6844 as text on	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	5.3:1	Pass	Fail	Pass
Sample text	3.97:1	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 #7F6844 looks to people with the most common types of color vision deficiency.

CSS examples

.background { background-color: #7f6844; }
.text { color: #7f6844; }
.border { border: 2px solid #7f6844; }
.transparent { background-color: rgb(127 104 68 / 50%); }
.gradient { background: linear-gradient(to right, #7f6844, #797f44); }

Background

Text color

Border

Similar colors

Closest common color name: Coffee.

Questions

What color is #7F6844?: #7F6844 is a desaturated orange, closest to the named color Lizard. It belongs to the brown family of colors.
What is the RGB value of #7F6844?: The RGB value is 127, 104, 68: 127 red, 104 green and 68 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.
What is the complementary color of #7F6844?: The complementary color is #445B7F, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.
Is black or white text better on #7F6844?: White text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 3.97:1 and white text 5.3:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.