What color is #7F7257?

#7F7257 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 #7F7257?

The RGB value is 127, 114, 87: 127 red, 114 green and 87 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.

What is the complementary color of #7F7257?

The complementary color is #57647F, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.

Is black or white text better on #7F7257?

White text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 4.45:1 and white text 4.72:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.

#7F7257 color

#7F7257 rgb(127, 114, 87)

Shades of brown

The hex color #7F7257 is a grayish orange.

In the RGB color model it is made of 49.8% red, 44.7% green and 34.1% blue (127, 114, 87).

Its hue angle is 41°, with 19% saturation and 42% lightness. For print, the CMYK equivalent is 0% cyan, 10% magenta, 31% yellow and 50% black.

The closest named color is Chocolate Velvet (#7F7453), a difference of 2.6 ΔE, a small difference.

White text is the more readable choice on this background (contrast 4.72:1).

#7F7257 color codes

HEX	`#7F7257`
RGB	`rgb(127, 114, 87)`
RGB percent	`rgb(49.8%, 44.7%, 34.1%)`
HSL	`hsl(41, 19%, 42%)`
HSV / HSB	`hsv(41, 31%, 50%)`
CMYK	`cmyk(0%, 10%, 31%, 50%)`
CIE LAB	`lab(48.56, 0.61, 16.84)`
CIE LCH	`lch(48.56, 16.85, 87.91)`
CIE XYZ	`xyz(16.49, 17.235, 11.473)`
Decimal	`8352343`
Short hex	`None (no 3-digit form)`

Color harmonies

Colors that go with #7F7257, 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 #7F7257	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	4.45:1	Fail	Fail	Pass
Sample text	4.72:1	Pass	Fail	Pass

#7F7257 as text on	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	4.72:1	Pass	Fail	Pass
Sample text	4.45:1	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 #7F7257 looks to people with the most common types of color vision deficiency.

CSS examples

.background { background-color: #7f7257; }
.text { color: #7f7257; }
.border { border: 2px solid #7f7257; }
.transparent { background-color: rgb(127 114 87 / 50%); }
.gradient { background: linear-gradient(to right, #7f7257, #787f57); }

Background

Text color

Border

Similar colors

Closest common color name: Warm Gray.

Questions

What color is #7F7257?: #7F7257 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 #7F7257?: The RGB value is 127, 114, 87: 127 red, 114 green and 87 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.
What is the complementary color of #7F7257?: The complementary color is #57647F, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.
Is black or white text better on #7F7257?: White text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 4.45:1 and white text 4.72:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.