What color is #7F7459?

#7F7459 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 #7F7459?

The RGB value is 127, 116, 89: 127 red, 116 green and 89 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.

What is the complementary color of #7F7459?

The complementary color is #59647F, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.

Is black or white text better on #7F7459?

White text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 4.54:1 and white text 4.62:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.

#7F7459 color

#7F7459 rgb(127, 116, 89)

Shades of brown

The hex color #7F7459 is a grayish orange.

In the RGB color model it is made of 49.8% red, 45.5% green and 34.9% blue (127, 116, 89).

Its hue angle is 43°, with 18% saturation and 42% lightness. For print, the CMYK equivalent is 0% cyan, 9% magenta, 30% yellow and 50% black.

The closest named color is Chocolate Velvet (#7F7453), a difference of 2 ΔE, a small difference.

White text is the more readable choice on this background (contrast 4.62:1).

#7F7459 color codes

HEX	`#7F7459`
RGB	`rgb(127, 116, 89)`
RGB percent	`rgb(49.8%, 45.5%, 34.9%)`
HSL	`hsl(43, 18%, 42%)`
HSV / HSB	`hsv(43, 30%, 50%)`
CMYK	`cmyk(0%, 9%, 30%, 50%)`
CIE LAB	`lab(49.16, -0.25, 16.49)`
CIE LCH	`lch(49.16, 16.5, 90.88)`
CIE XYZ	`xyz(16.801, 17.725, 11.985)`
Decimal	`8352857`
Short hex	`None (no 3-digit form)`

Color harmonies

Colors that go with #7F7459, 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 #7F7459	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	4.54:1	Pass	Fail	Pass
Sample text	4.62:1	Pass	Fail	Pass

#7F7459 as text on	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	4.62:1	Pass	Fail	Pass
Sample text	4.54:1	Pass	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 #7F7459 looks to people with the most common types of color vision deficiency.

CSS examples

.background { background-color: #7f7459; }
.text { color: #7f7459; }
.border { border: 2px solid #7f7459; }
.transparent { background-color: rgb(127 116 89 / 50%); }
.gradient { background: linear-gradient(to right, #7f7459, #777f59); }

Background

Text color

Border

Similar colors

Closest common color name: Warm Gray.

Questions

What color is #7F7459?: #7F7459 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 #7F7459?: The RGB value is 127, 116, 89: 127 red, 116 green and 89 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.
What is the complementary color of #7F7459?: The complementary color is #59647F, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.
Is black or white text better on #7F7459?: White text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 4.54:1 and white text 4.62:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.