HEX Color #7C5F2C (Saddlebrown)

About #7C5F2C

When working with digital screens, the color #7C5F2C is rendered by mixing light. If you're using CSS, you might find it aligns closely with Saddlebrown. This translates to an RGB value of rgb(124, 95, 44).

If you are designing for print, the four-color process is what matters most. To reproduce this shade on paper, a printer utilizes 0% cyan and 23% magenta inks. Always request a physical proof before doing a large print run with this exact code.

Ensuring your text is legible against this background is a key part of web design. Mathematical luminance calculations suggest that #FFFFFF text provides the most optimal reading experience. You can view the detailed AAA and AA pass/fail metrics in the table below.

Color Space Conversions

HEX#7C5F2C

RGB124, 95, 44

HSL38.3°, 47.6%, 32.9%

CMYK0%, 23%, 65%, 51%

HSV38.3°, 64.5%, 48.6%

LAB42.2, 5.7, 33.1

XYZ12.9, 12.7, 4.1

Decimal8150828

Color Harmonies

Complementary

#7C5F2C #2C497B

Analogous

#7B372C #707B2C

Triadic

#2C7B5E #5E2C7B

Tetradic

#2C7B37 #2C497B #7B2C70

Tints, Shades & Tones

Tints (Adding White)

#7C5F2C

#8A7043

#99825A

#A79472

#B6A689

#C4B7A1

#D3C9B8

#E1DBD0

#F0EDE7

#FFFFFF

Shades (Adding Black)

#7C5F2C

#6E5427

#604922

#523F1D

#443418

#372A13

#291F0E

#1B1509

#0D0A04

#000000

WCAG Contrast Accessibility

5.95:1

Text on #FFFFFF

AA

3.53:1

Text on #000000

AA Large

5.69:1

Text on #F8FAFC

AA

3.00:1

Text on #0F172A

AA Large

CSS Implementation

.bg-color { background-color: #7C5F2C; }

.text-color { color: #7C5F2C; }

.border-color { border: 2px solid #7C5F2C; }

Similar Colors

Saddlebrown

#8B4513