Chocolate (traditional) (#7B3F00)

HEX, RGB, HSL, CMYK values + mood/style/use-case color tags. Use this page to keep your colors consistent across web and print.

Preview

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Best text color: #FFFFFF
Contrast vs white: 8.22:1 — vs black: 2.55:1

Color values

  • HEX #7B3F00
  • RGB rgb(123, 63, 0)
  • HSL hsl(30, 100%, 48%)
  • CMYK cmyk( 0, 48.78, 100, 51.76 )
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Tags

Mood

Energetic (215) Bold (205)

Style

Vivid (210) Warm (180)

Use case

Text (210) Button (200) Accent (185)

Tip: tags are heuristic suggestions (helpful for browsing and inspiration).

Color Harmonies

Colors that pair well with #7B3F00 based on color theory relationships.

Complementary

The color directly opposite on the color wheel — creates maximum contrast and vibrance.

Chocolate (traditional)
#7B3F00 Base
#003C7B
Analogous

Colors adjacent on the wheel — naturally harmonious and pleasing to the eye.

Chocolate (traditional)
#7B3F00 Base
#7B0100
#797B00
Triadic

Three colors equally spaced 120° apart — bold, balanced, and visually rich.

Chocolate (traditional)
#7B3F00 Base
#007B3F
#3F007B
Split-Complementary

Two colors flanking the complement — high contrast with less tension than full complementary.

Chocolate (traditional)
#7B3F00 Base
#00797B
#01007B
Tetradic (Square)

Four colors at 90° intervals — rich variety, best when one color dominates.

Chocolate (traditional)
#7B3F00 Base
#007B01
#003C7B
#7B0079
Monochromatic

Shades and tints of the same hue — cohesive, elegant, and easy to work with.

Chocolate (traditional)
#7B3F00 Base
#1A0D00
#2E1800
#522A00
#A45400
#C76600
#FF8D15
Shades & Tints

Darker shades and lighter tints of Chocolate (traditional), generated by adjusting lightness while keeping the same hue and saturation.

Shades (darker)

— #1A0D00
— #2D1700
— #412100
— #542B00
— #673500
Chocolate (traditional) #7B3F00 Base
— #C36400
— #FF890D
— #FFAC55
— #FFCF9D
— #FFF3E6
CSS & SCSS Snippets

Ready-to-use code snippets for #7B3F00. Click the copy button to copy any snippet to your clipboard.

CSS Properties 
/* Background */
.element {
    background-color: #7B3F00;
}

/* Text */
.element {
    color: #7B3F00;
}

/* Border */
.element {
    border: 1px solid #7B3F00;
}
CSS Gradient 
/* Linear gradient to complementary */
.element {
    background: linear-gradient(
        to right,
        #7B3F00,
        #0078F6
    );
}

/* Radial gradient */
.element {
    background: radial-gradient(
        circle,
        #7B3F00,
        #0078F6
    );
}
SCSS Variable 
// SCSS variable
$chocolate-(traditional): #7B3F00;

// With RGB channels (useful for rgba() usage)
$chocolate-(traditional)-r: 123;
$chocolate-(traditional)-g: 63;
$chocolate-(traditional)-b: 0;

// Usage
.element {
    background-color: $chocolate-(traditional);
    color: rgba($chocolate-(traditional)-r, $chocolate-(traditional)-g, $chocolate-(traditional)-b, 0.8);
}
Color Blindness Simulation

How Chocolate (traditional) appears to people with different types of color vision deficiency.

Normal Vision #7B3F00 How the color appears with full color vision.
Deuteranopia #565600 Deuteranopia affects ~8% of males. Green cones are absent, making it difficult to distinguish red from green. The most common form of color blindness.
Protanopia #494902 Protanopia affects ~1% of males. Red cones are absent, causing reds to appear dark and indistinguishable from greens and browns.
Tritanopia #7D3B3B Tritanopia is rare (~0.003%). Blue cones are absent, making blue and yellow difficult to distinguish. Blues may appear green, yellows appear pink.
Achromatopsia #4F4F4F Achromatopsia is complete color blindness. The world is seen entirely in shades of grey. Affects ~1 in 30,000 people.
Similar Named Colors

The closest named colors to Chocolate (traditional) ranked by perceptual difference (Delta-E 2000 — lower = more similar).

Chocolate (traditional) #7B3F00 Base
Sepia #704214 ΔE 3.95
Russet #80461B ΔE 4.03
Saddle Brown #8B4513 ΔE 4.77
Brown (traditional) #964B00 ΔE 6.42

How to use this color

  1. Copy HEX for CSS and design tools, or RGB/HSL for UI adjustments.
  2. Use CMYK when preparing print assets (posters, packaging, brochures).
  3. Check contrast before using it for text or important UI elements.