What color is #7A7044?

#7A7044 is a dark, desaturated yellow, closest to the named color Greek Oregano. It belongs to the brown family of colors.

What is the RGB value of #7A7044?

The RGB value is 122, 112, 68: 122 red, 112 green and 68 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.

What is the complementary color of #7A7044?

The complementary color is #444E7A, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.

Is black or white text better on #7A7044?

White text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 4.23:1 and white text 4.97:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.

#7A7044 color

#7A7044 rgb(122, 112, 68)

Shades of brown

The hex color #7A7044 is a dark, desaturated yellow.

In the RGB color model it is made of 47.8% red, 43.9% green and 26.7% blue (122, 112, 68).

Its hue angle is 49°, with 28% saturation and 37% lightness. For print, the CMYK equivalent is 0% cyan, 8% magenta, 44% yellow and 52% black.

The closest named color is Greek Oregano (#7C754C), a difference of 2.3 ΔE, a small difference.

White text is the more readable choice on this background (contrast 4.97:1).

#7A7044 color codes

HEX	`#7A7044`
RGB	`rgb(122, 112, 68)`
RGB percent	`rgb(47.8%, 43.9%, 26.7%)`
HSL	`hsl(49, 28%, 37%)`
HSV / HSB	`hsv(49, 44%, 48%)`
CMYK	`cmyk(0%, 8%, 44%, 52%)`
CIE LAB	`lab(47.16, -2.87, 25.83)`
CIE LCH	`lch(47.16, 25.99, 96.34)`
CIE XYZ	`xyz(14.864, 16.144, 7.801)`
Decimal	`8024132`
Short hex	`None (no 3-digit form)`

Color harmonies

Colors that go with #7A7044, 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 #7A7044	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	4.23:1	Fail	Fail	Pass
Sample text	4.97:1	Pass	Fail	Pass

#7A7044 as text on	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	4.97:1	Pass	Fail	Pass
Sample text	4.23:1	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 #7A7044 looks to people with the most common types of color vision deficiency.

CSS examples

.background { background-color: #7a7044; }
.text { color: #7a7044; }
.border { border: 2px solid #7a7044; }
.transparent { background-color: rgb(122 112 68 / 50%); }
.gradient { background: linear-gradient(to right, #7a7044, #697a44); }

Background

Text color

Border

Similar colors

Closest common color name: Warm Gray.

Questions

What color is #7A7044?: #7A7044 is a dark, desaturated yellow, closest to the named color Greek Oregano. It belongs to the brown family of colors.
What is the RGB value of #7A7044?: The RGB value is 122, 112, 68: 122 red, 112 green and 68 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.
What is the complementary color of #7A7044?: The complementary color is #444E7A, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.
Is black or white text better on #7A7044?: White text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 4.23:1 and white text 4.97:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.