Information about #7F551D color

#7F551D color image

Basic facts about this digital color

The digital color #7F551D is classified in the Register under the Orange Color Family, with High Saturation and Neutral brightness. Its exact recipe is rgb(127, 85, 29) — 49.8% red, 33.3% green, 11.4% blue — and for print it converts to CMYK 0 / 16 / 38 / 50. New to color codes? See our guide to RGB color codes.

#7F551D presents itself as a vivid, lively orange — one that occupies the middle of the lightness scale. In practice it works well for logos, highlights and anything that needs to be noticed first. In The Official Register of Color Names it is practically indistinguishable from Red Dirt (#7F5217). Slightly further away sit Grizzly (#885818) and Medium Brown (#7F5112).

Technically, the mix leans on its red channel (rgb(127, 85, 29)), which gives #7F551D its character. On this background, white text reaches a 6.5:1 contrast ratio (passing WCAG AA); black stays at 3.2:1. #7F551D has no official name yet. If this shade means something to you, you can be the one to name it.

#7F551D color variations

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#7F551D color harmonies

Color harmonies are pleasing color schemes created according to their position on a color wheel.

Complementary

Complementary color schemes are made by picking two opposite colors con the color wheel. They appear vibrant near to each other.

Complementary color schemes

Split complementary

Split complementary schemes are like complementary but they uses two adiacent colors of the complement. They are more flexible than complementary ones.

Split complementary color scheme

Analogous

Analogous color schemes are made by picking three colors that are next to each other on the color wheel. They are perceived as calm and serene.

Analogous color scheme

Triadic

Triadic color schemes are created by picking three colors equally spaced on the color wheel. They appear quite contrasted and multicolored.

Triadic color scheme

Tetradic

Tetradic color schemes are made form two couples of complementary colors in a rectangular shape on the color wheel.

Tetradic color scheme

Square

Square color schemes are like tetradic arranged in a square instead of rectangle. Colors appear even more contrasting.

Square color scheme

Nearest named colors to #7F551D

The closest officially registered color names in the Register, ordered by similarity — your shade’s neighborhood is already being claimed.

Red Dirt color link
Red Dirt

#7F5217

Grizzly color link
Grizzly

#885818

Medium Brown color link
Medium Brown

#7F5112

Hot Curry color link
Hot Curry

#815B28

Fiddlesticks color link
Fiddlesticks

#7D641D

Russet color link
Russet

#80461B

Charisma color link
Charisma

#854926

Kumera color link
Kumera

#886221

Korma color link
Korma

#804E2C

Rope color link
Rope

#8E4D1E

Oak Brown color link
Oak Brown

#806517

Conversions between color systems and etc.

  • HEX#7F551D
  • RGB127, 85, 29
  • CMYK0, 16, 38, 50
  • CSSrgb(127, 85, 29)
  • HSL34°, 63%, 31%
  • HSL Precise34.286°, 62.821%, 30.588%
  • HSV34°, 77%, 50%
  • HSB34°, 77%, 50%
  • Normalized R (0.0–1.0)0.498
  • Normalized G (0.0–1.0)0.333
  • Normalized B (0.0–1.0)0.114
  • GLSLvec3(0.498, 0.333, 0.114)
  • GLSL with alphavec4(0.498, 0.333, 0.114, 1.000)
  • HLSL / Metalfloat3(0.498, 0.333, 0.114)
  • Percentage of Red in RGB49.8%
  • Percentage of Green in RGB33.3%
  • Percentage of Blue in RGB11.4%
  • Color FamilyOrange
  • Saturation FamilyHigh Saturation
  • Lightness FamilyNeutral
  • HEX ID7F551D
  • DECIMAL ID8344861
  • Name LengthThis color has no name
  • Seen by search & AI crawlers9 times
  • Counting from2025-01-01