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#7B433D Color

#7B433D is rgb(123, 67, 61) in RGB, hsl(6, 34%, 36%) in HSL, and about cmyk(0%, 46%, 50%, 52%) in CMYK. It has no registered color name of its own — the closest is Bole (#79443B), below the threshold most people can see at ΔE 1.89. White text is the more readable choice on this background.

#7B433D
HEX#7B433D
RGBrgb(123, 67, 61)
HSLhsl(6, 34%, 36%)
HSVhsv(6, 50%, 48%)
CMYKcmyk(0%, 46%, 50%, 52%)
OKLCHoklch(45% 0.079 27.1)
LABlab(35.43% 24.21 14.82)
LCHlch(35.43% 28.38 31.48)

What #7B433D Is Called

Most hex codes have no name: there are 16.7 million of them and a few thousand registered names. These are the named colors nearest to #7B433D, ordered by CIE76 distance in CIELAB. Anything under about ΔE 2 is a difference most people cannot see.

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#7B433D Channel Values

How #7B433D breaks down in each color model. Hue is measured in degrees around the color wheel; saturation, lightness, and the CMYK inks are percentages.

ModelChannelsNotes
RGBR 123 · G 67 · B 618-bit channels as sent to the display
HSLH 6° · S 34% · L 36%Easiest model for building lighter and darker variants
HSVH 6° · S 50% · V 48%Matches the picker in most design tools
CMYKC 0% · M 46% · Y 50% · K 52%Approximate ink mix; confirm with an ICC profile before printing
Luminance7.74:1 vs white · 2.71:1 vs blackWCAG 2.2 relative-luminance contrast ratios

Text Contrast & Accessibility

WCAG 2.2 contrast ratios for text on a #7B433D background. AA requires 4.5:1 for normal text and 3:1 for large text; AAA requires 7:1. Contrast is one check, not a full accessibility review.

TextWhite text7.74:1AA normal AA large AAA normal
Fails AABlack text2.71:1AA normal AA large AAA normal

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Colors That Go With #7B433D

Pairings derived from color-wheel relationships. The complementary color sits opposite #7B433D; analogous colors sit beside it; triadic and split-complementary sets spread evenly around the wheel. Select any swatch for its own breakdown.

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Tints & Shades of #7B433D

Lighter tints and darker shades built by moving the lightness channel while holding hue and saturation, which is what you want for hover states, backgrounds, and text variants.

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How #7B433D Looks with Color Vision Deficiency

Simulated with the Viénot, Brettel & Mollon LMS projection model. Anomalous types are rendered as partial versions of the matching dichromacy, which is an approximation rather than a per-person clinical model.

Typical#7B433D
Protanopia#50503D
Protanomaly#644B3D
Deuteranopia#5A5A3A
Deuteranomaly#69523B
Tritanopia#7B4242
Tritanomaly#7B4340
Achromatopsia#535353

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Using #7B433D in Code

Copy-ready declarations for the places this color usually ends up.

CSS custom property--color-7b433d: #7B433D;
CSS backgroundbackground-color: #7B433D;
Tailwind configcolors: { 'color-7b433d': '#7B433D' }
SwiftUIColor(red: 0.482, green: 0.263, blue: 0.239)
Android XML<color name="color_7b433d">#7B433D</color>
SVG fillfill="#7B433D"

More Red Colors

#7B433D sits in the red family. These are its neighbours across that family's full range, each with its own breakdown.

#7B433D Frequently Asked Questions

What color is #7B433D?

#7B433D is a dark red — rgb(123, 67, 61) in RGB and hsl(6, 34%, 36%) in HSL. It carries no registered color name of its own; the closest named color is Bole (#79443B), which is below the threshold most people can see at a CIE76 distance of 1.89.

What is the RGB value of #7B433D?

#7B433D is rgb(123, 67, 61) — red 123, green 67, and blue 61 on the 0-255 scale.

What is the CMYK value of #7B433D?

#7B433D converts to approximately cmyk(0%, 46%, 50%, 52%). CMYK output is a mathematical approximation for planning; confirm production print colors with your printer and ICC profile.

Should text on #7B433D be black or white?

White text is the more readable choice. #7B433D scores 7.74:1 against white and 2.71:1 against black, and WCAG 2.2 asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal body text.

Can I write #7B433D as a CSS color keyword?

No. #7B433D is not one of the CSS color keywords, so it has to be written as a hex, rgb() or hsl() value. The closest keyword is sienna (#A0522D) at a CIE76 distance of 24.22, which is visibly different.

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