What color is #7A6F31?

#7A6F31 is a dark, desaturated yellow, closest to the named color Garden Weed. It belongs to the yellow family of colors.

What is the RGB value of #7A6F31?

The RGB value is 122, 111, 49: 122 red, 111 green and 49 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.

What is the complementary color of #7A6F31?

The complementary color is #313C7A, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.

Is black or white text better on #7A6F31?

White text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 4.15:1 and white text 5.07:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.

#7A6F31 color

#7A6F31 rgb(122, 111, 49)

Shades of yellow

The hex color #7A6F31 is a dark, desaturated yellow.

In the RGB color model it is made of 47.8% red, 43.5% green and 19.2% blue (122, 111, 49).

Its hue angle is 51°, with 43% saturation and 34% lightness. For print, the CMYK equivalent is 0% cyan, 9% magenta, 60% yellow and 52% black.

The closest named color is Garden Weed (#786E38), a difference of 1.7 ΔE, which is barely visible.

White text is the more readable choice on this background (contrast 5.07:1).

#7A6F31 color codes

HEX	`#7A6F31`
RGB	`rgb(122, 111, 49)`
RGB percent	`rgb(47.8%, 43.5%, 19.2%)`
HSL	`hsl(51, 43%, 34%)`
HSV / HSB	`hsv(51, 60%, 48%)`
CMYK	`cmyk(0%, 9%, 60%, 52%)`
CIE LAB	`lab(46.62, -4.18, 35.45)`
CIE LCH	`lch(46.62, 35.69, 96.73)`
CIE XYZ	`xyz(14.265, 15.729, 5.19)`
Decimal	`8023857`
Short hex	`None (no 3-digit form)`

Color harmonies

Colors that go with #7A6F31, 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 #7A6F31	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	4.15:1	Fail	Fail	Pass
Sample text	5.07:1	Pass	Fail	Pass

#7A6F31 as text on	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	5.07:1	Pass	Fail	Pass
Sample text	4.15:1	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 #7A6F31 looks to people with the most common types of color vision deficiency.

CSS examples

.background { background-color: #7a6f31; }
.text { color: #7a6f31; }
.border { border: 2px solid #7a6f31; }
.transparent { background-color: rgb(122 111 49 / 50%); }
.gradient { background: linear-gradient(to right, #7a6f31, #607a31); }

Background

Text color

Border

Similar colors

Closest common color name: Olive Green.

Questions

What color is #7A6F31?: #7A6F31 is a dark, desaturated yellow, closest to the named color Garden Weed. It belongs to the yellow family of colors.
What is the RGB value of #7A6F31?: The RGB value is 122, 111, 49: 122 red, 111 green and 49 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.
What is the complementary color of #7A6F31?: The complementary color is #313C7A, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.
Is black or white text better on #7A6F31?: White text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 4.15:1 and white text 5.07:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.