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#7B5026

#7B5026 is a dark, rich brown, close to the color Sepia. In RGB it’s made of 48.2% red, 31.4% green, and 14.9% blue. Its hue is 30°, with 53% saturation and 32% lightness, so it reads as a warm color. White text sits best on top of it.

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About 1 in 12 men and 1 in 200 women see color differently. Here’s #7B5026 as they’d see it.

Typical vision#7B5026
ProtanopiaNo red cones (about 1% of men)
DeuteranopiaNo green cones (the most common, about 1% of men)
TritanopiaNo blue cones (rare)
AchromatopsiaNo color vision (very rare)

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What color is #7B5026?

#7B5026 is a dark, rich brown, close to the color Sepia. In RGB it’s made of 48.2% red, 31.4% green, and 14.9% blue. Its hue is 30°, with 53% saturation and 32% lightness, so it reads as a warm color. White text sits best on top of it.

What is #7B5026 in RGB?

#7B5026 is rgb(123, 80, 38): 123 red, 80 green, and 38 blue on a 0–255 scale.

What is #7B5026 in CMYK?

Roughly cmyk(0, 35, 69, 52). Print results depend on paper and press, so proof it before a big print run.

What Pantone is closest to #7B5026?

PANTONE 7575 C is the closest match in our list. Screen colors and ink never match perfectly; check a physical Pantone guide.

What color goes with #7B5026?

Its complement #1F5D91 gives the strongest contrast. For something calmer, try its analogous neighbors, or its own tints and shades above.

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