What color is #7A6D23?

#7A6D23 is a dark, moderate yellow, closest to the named color Garden Weed. It belongs to the yellow family of colors.

What is the RGB value of #7A6D23?

The RGB value is 122, 109, 35: 122 red, 109 green and 35 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.

What is the complementary color of #7A6D23?

The complementary color is #23307A, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.

Is black or white text better on #7A6D23?

White text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 4.04:1 and white text 5.2:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.

#7A6D23 color

#7A6D23 rgb(122, 109, 35)

Shades of yellow

The hex color #7A6D23 is a dark, moderate yellow.

In the RGB color model it is made of 47.8% red, 42.7% green and 13.7% blue (122, 109, 35).

Its hue angle is 51°, with 55% saturation and 31% lightness. For print, the CMYK equivalent is 0% cyan, 11% magenta, 71% yellow and 52% black.

The closest named color is Garden Weed (#786E38), a difference of 3.9 ΔE, a small difference.

White text is the more readable choice on this background (contrast 5.2:1).

#7A6D23 color codes

HEX	`#7A6D23`
RGB	`rgb(122, 109, 35)`
RGB percent	`rgb(47.8%, 42.7%, 13.7%)`
HSL	`hsl(51, 55%, 31%)`
HSV / HSB	`hsv(51, 71%, 48%)`
CMYK	`cmyk(0%, 11%, 71%, 52%)`
CIE LAB	`lab(45.9, -4.04, 41.39)`
CIE LCH	`lch(45.9, 41.59, 95.57)`
CIE XYZ	`xyz(13.799, 15.197, 3.796)`
Decimal	`8023331`
Short hex	`None (no 3-digit form)`

Color harmonies

Colors that go with #7A6D23, 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 #7A6D23	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	4.04:1	Fail	Fail	Pass
Sample text	5.2:1	Pass	Fail	Pass

#7A6D23 as text on	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	5.2:1	Pass	Fail	Pass
Sample text	4.04:1	Fail	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 #7A6D23 looks to people with the most common types of color vision deficiency.

CSS examples

.background { background-color: #7a6d23; }
.text { color: #7a6d23; }
.border { border: 2px solid #7a6d23; }
.transparent { background-color: rgb(122 109 35 / 50%); }
.gradient { background: linear-gradient(to right, #7a6d23, #5c7a23); }

Background

Text color

Border

Similar colors

Closest common color name: Olive Green.

Questions

What color is #7A6D23?: #7A6D23 is a dark, moderate yellow, closest to the named color Garden Weed. It belongs to the yellow family of colors.
What is the RGB value of #7A6D23?: The RGB value is 122, 109, 35: 122 red, 109 green and 35 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.
What is the complementary color of #7A6D23?: The complementary color is #23307A, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.
Is black or white text better on #7A6D23?: White text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 4.04:1 and white text 5.2:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.