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#7B451E Color

#7B451E is rgb(123, 69, 30) in RGB, hsl(25, 61%, 30%) in HSL, and about cmyk(0%, 44%, 76%, 52%) in CMYK. It has no registered color name of its own — the closest is Russet (#80461B), very hard to tell apart at ΔE 3.35. White text is the more readable choice on this background.

#7B451E
HEX#7B451E
RGBrgb(123, 69, 30)
HSLhsl(25, 61%, 30%)
HSVhsv(25, 76%, 48%)
CMYKcmyk(0%, 44%, 76%, 52%)
OKLCHoklch(44.8% 0.091 53.6)
LABlab(35.50% 21.34 33.11)
LCHlch(35.50% 39.40 57.20)

What #7B451E 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 #7B451E, ordered by CIE76 distance in CIELAB. Anything under about ΔE 2 is a difference most people cannot see.

Browse the full index of named colors A-Z or every brown in the library.

#7B451E Channel Values

How #7B451E 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 69 · B 308-bit channels as sent to the display
HSLH 25° · S 61% · L 30%Easiest model for building lighter and darker variants
HSVH 25° · S 76% · V 48%Matches the picker in most design tools
CMYKC 0% · M 44% · Y 76% · 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 #7B451E 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 #7B451E

Pairings derived from color-wheel relationships. The complementary color sits opposite #7B451E; 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 #7B451E

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 #7B451E 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#7B451E
Protanopia#51511D
Protanomaly#654D1D
Deuteranopia#5B5B18
Deuteranomaly#69531B
Tritanopia#7D4141
Tritanomaly#7C4336
Achromatopsia#535353

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Using #7B451E in Code

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

CSS custom property--color-7b451e: #7B451E;
CSS backgroundbackground-color: #7B451E;
Tailwind configcolors: { 'color-7b451e': '#7B451E' }
SwiftUIColor(red: 0.482, green: 0.271, blue: 0.118)
Android XML<color name="color_7b451e">#7B451E</color>
SVG fillfill="#7B451E"

More Brown Colors

#7B451E sits in the brown family. These are its neighbours across that family's full range, each with its own breakdown.

#7B451E Frequently Asked Questions

What color is #7B451E?

#7B451E is a dark brown — rgb(123, 69, 30) in RGB and hsl(25, 61%, 30%) in HSL. It carries no registered color name of its own; the closest named color is Russet (#80461B), which is very hard to tell apart at a CIE76 distance of 3.35.

What is the RGB value of #7B451E?

#7B451E is rgb(123, 69, 30) — red 123, green 69, and blue 30 on the 0-255 scale.

What is the CMYK value of #7B451E?

#7B451E converts to approximately cmyk(0%, 44%, 76%, 52%). CMYK output is a mathematical approximation for planning; confirm production print colors with your printer and ICC profile.

Should text on #7B451E be black or white?

White text is the more readable choice. #7B451E 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 #7B451E as a CSS color keyword?

No. #7B451E 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 saddlebrown (#8B4513) at a CIE76 distance of 11.08, which is visibly different.

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