What color is #7C754C?

#7C754C is a grayish yellow known as Greek Oregano. It belongs to the yellow family of colors.

What is the RGB value of Greek Oregano?

The RGB value is 124, 117, 76: 124 red, 117 green and 76 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.

What is the complementary color of Greek Oregano?

The complementary color is #4C537C, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.

Is black or white text better on #7C754C?

White text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 4.51:1 and white text 4.66:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.

Greek Oregano color: hex code #7C754C

#7C754C rgb(124, 117, 76)

Shades of yellow

Greek Oregano has the hex code #7C754C. It is a grayish yellow.

In the RGB color model it is made of 48.6% red, 45.9% green and 29.8% blue (124, 117, 76).

Its hue angle is 51°, with 24% saturation and 39% lightness. For print, the CMYK equivalent is 0% cyan, 6% magenta, 39% yellow and 51% black.

White text is the more readable choice on this background (contrast 4.66:1).

Greek Oregano (#7C754C) color codes

HEX	`#7C754C`
RGB	`rgb(124, 117, 76)`
RGB percent	`rgb(48.6%, 45.9%, 29.8%)`
HSL	`hsl(51, 24%, 39%)`
HSV / HSB	`hsv(51, 39%, 49%)`
CMYK	`cmyk(0%, 6%, 39%, 51%)`
CIE LAB	`lab(48.92, -3.88, 23.61)`
CIE LCH	`lch(48.92, 23.92, 99.33)`
CIE XYZ	`xyz(15.978, 17.53, 9.378)`
Decimal	`8156492`
Short hex	`None (no 3-digit form)`

Color harmonies

Colors that go with Greek Oregano, based on their position on the color wheel.

Complementary

The color opposite on the color wheel (180°). Strongest contrast.

Analogous

Neighbors 30° either side. Calm, natural combinations.

Split complementary

The two colors next to the complement (150° and 210°).

Triadic

Three colors evenly spaced, 120° apart.

Tetradic (square)

Four colors 90° apart.

Shades, tints and tones

Shades (darker, mixed with black)

Tints (lighter, mixed with white)

Tones (mixed with gray)

Contrast and accessibility

Text on #7C754C	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	4.51:1	Pass	Fail	Pass
Sample text	4.66:1	Pass	Fail	Pass

#7C754C as text on	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	4.66:1	Pass	Fail	Pass
Sample text	4.51:1	Pass	Fail	Pass

WCAG 2 asks for 4.5:1 for normal text (AA), 7:1 for AAA, and 3:1 for large text. Check other pairs.

Color blindness simulation

How #7C754C looks to people with the most common types of color vision deficiency.

CSS examples

.background { background-color: #7c754c; }
.text { color: #7c754c; }
.border { border: 2px solid #7c754c; }
.transparent { background-color: rgb(124 117 76 / 50%); }
.gradient { background: linear-gradient(to right, #7c754c, #6b7c4c); }

Background

Text color

Border

Similar colors

Closest common color name: Warm Gray.

See #7C754C on its hex code page

Questions

What color is #7C754C?: #7C754C is a grayish yellow known as Greek Oregano. It belongs to the yellow family of colors.
What is the RGB value of Greek Oregano?: The RGB value is 124, 117, 76: 124 red, 117 green and 76 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.
What is the complementary color of Greek Oregano?: The complementary color is #4C537C, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.
Is black or white text better on #7C754C?: White text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 4.51:1 and white text 4.66:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.