What color is #7A745A?

#7A745A is a grayish yellow, closest to the named color Secret Path. It belongs to the brown family of colors.

What is the RGB value of #7A745A?

The RGB value is 122, 116, 90: 122 red, 116 green and 90 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.

What is the complementary color of #7A745A?

The complementary color is #5A607A, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.

Is black or white text better on #7A745A?

White text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 4.47:1 and white text 4.69:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.

#7A745A color

#7A745A rgb(122, 116, 90)

Shades of brown

The hex color #7A745A is a grayish yellow.

In the RGB color model it is made of 47.8% red, 45.5% green and 35.3% blue (122, 116, 90).

Its hue angle is 49°, with 15% saturation and 42% lightness. For print, the CMYK equivalent is 0% cyan, 5% magenta, 26% yellow and 52% black.

The closest named color is Secret Path (#737054), a difference of 2.6 ΔE, a small difference.

White text is the more readable choice on this background (contrast 4.69:1).

#7A745A color codes

HEX	`#7A745A`
RGB	`rgb(122, 116, 90)`
RGB percent	`rgb(47.8%, 45.5%, 35.3%)`
HSL	`hsl(49, 15%, 42%)`
HSV / HSB	`hsv(49, 26%, 48%)`
CMYK	`cmyk(0%, 5%, 26%, 52%)`
CIE LAB	`lab(48.72, -2.21, 15.23)`
CIE LCH	`lch(48.72, 15.39, 98.27)`
CIE XYZ	`xyz(16.117, 17.367, 12.174)`
Decimal	`8025178`
Short hex	`None (no 3-digit form)`

Color harmonies

Colors that go with #7A745A, 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 #7A745A	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	4.47:1	Fail	Fail	Pass
Sample text	4.69:1	Pass	Fail	Pass

#7A745A as text on	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	4.69:1	Pass	Fail	Pass
Sample text	4.47:1	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 #7A745A looks to people with the most common types of color vision deficiency.

CSS examples

.background { background-color: #7a745a; }
.text { color: #7a745a; }
.border { border: 2px solid #7a745a; }
.transparent { background-color: rgb(122 116 90 / 50%); }
.gradient { background: linear-gradient(to right, #7a745a, #707a5a); }

Background

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Questions

What color is #7A745A?: #7A745A is a grayish yellow, closest to the named color Secret Path. It belongs to the brown family of colors.
What is the RGB value of #7A745A?: The RGB value is 122, 116, 90: 122 red, 116 green and 90 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.
What is the complementary color of #7A745A?: The complementary color is #5A607A, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.
Is black or white text better on #7A745A?: White text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 4.47:1 and white text 4.69:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.