What color is #7F7050?

#7F7050 is a grayish orange, closest to the named color Chocolate Velvet. It belongs to the brown family of colors.

What is the RGB value of #7F7050?

The RGB value is 127, 112, 80: 127 red, 112 green and 80 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.

What is the complementary color of #7F7050?

The complementary color is #505F7F, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.

Is black or white text better on #7F7050?

White text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 4.34:1 and white text 4.84:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.

#7F7050 color

#7F7050 rgb(127, 112, 80)

Shades of brown

The hex color #7F7050 is a grayish orange.

In the RGB color model it is made of 49.8% red, 43.9% green and 31.4% blue (127, 112, 80).

Its hue angle is 41°, with 23% saturation and 41% lightness. For print, the CMYK equivalent is 0% cyan, 12% magenta, 37% yellow and 50% black.

The closest named color is Chocolate Velvet (#7F7453), a difference of 2.4 ΔE, a small difference.

White text is the more readable choice on this background (contrast 4.84:1).

#7F7050 color codes

HEX	`#7F7050`
RGB	`rgb(127, 112, 80)`
RGB percent	`rgb(49.8%, 43.9%, 31.4%)`
HSL	`hsl(41, 23%, 41%)`
HSV / HSB	`hsv(41, 37%, 50%)`
CMYK	`cmyk(0%, 12%, 37%, 50%)`
CIE LAB	`lab(47.85, 0.81, 19.96)`
CIE LCH	`lch(47.85, 19.98, 87.67)`
CIE XYZ	`xyz(15.995, 16.68, 9.965)`
Decimal	`8351824`
Short hex	`None (no 3-digit form)`

Color harmonies

Colors that go with #7F7050, 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 #7F7050	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	4.34:1	Fail	Fail	Pass
Sample text	4.84:1	Pass	Fail	Pass

#7F7050 as text on	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	4.84:1	Pass	Fail	Pass
Sample text	4.34:1	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 #7F7050 looks to people with the most common types of color vision deficiency.

CSS examples

.background { background-color: #7f7050; }
.text { color: #7f7050; }
.border { border: 2px solid #7f7050; }
.transparent { background-color: rgb(127 112 80 / 50%); }
.gradient { background: linear-gradient(to right, #7f7050, #777f50); }

Background

Text color

Border

Similar colors

Closest common color name: Warm Gray.

Questions

What color is #7F7050?: #7F7050 is a grayish orange, closest to the named color Chocolate Velvet. It belongs to the brown family of colors.
What is the RGB value of #7F7050?: The RGB value is 127, 112, 80: 127 red, 112 green and 80 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.
What is the complementary color of #7F7050?: The complementary color is #505F7F, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.
Is black or white text better on #7F7050?: White text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 4.34:1 and white text 4.84:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.