What color is #7A7556?

#7A7556 is a grayish yellow, closest to the named color Boa. It belongs to the yellow family of colors.

What is the RGB value of #7A7556?

The RGB value is 122, 117, 86: 122 red, 117 green and 86 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.

What is the complementary color of #7A7556?

The complementary color is #565B7A, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.

Is black or white text better on #7A7556?

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.

#7A7556 color

#7A7556 rgb(122, 117, 86)

Shades of yellow

The hex color #7A7556 is a grayish yellow.

In the RGB color model it is made of 47.8% red, 45.9% green and 33.7% blue (122, 117, 86).

Its hue angle is 52°, with 17% saturation and 41% lightness. For print, the CMYK equivalent is 0% cyan, 4% magenta, 30% yellow and 52% black.

The closest named color is Boa (#7F7755), a difference of 1.8 ΔE, which is barely visible.

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

#7A7556 color codes

HEX	`#7A7556`
RGB	`rgb(122, 117, 86)`
RGB percent	`rgb(47.8%, 45.9%, 33.7%)`
HSL	`hsl(52, 17%, 41%)`
HSV / HSB	`hsv(52, 30%, 48%)`
CMYK	`cmyk(0%, 4%, 30%, 52%)`
CIE LAB	`lab(48.92, -3.38, 17.84)`
CIE LCH	`lch(48.92, 18.16, 100.73)`
CIE XYZ	`xyz(16.067, 17.532, 11.34)`
Decimal	`8025430`
Short hex	`None (no 3-digit form)`

Color harmonies

Colors that go with #7A7556, 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 #7A7556	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	4.51:1	Pass	Fail	Pass
Sample text	4.66:1	Pass	Fail	Pass

#7A7556 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 #7A7556 looks to people with the most common types of color vision deficiency.

CSS examples

.background { background-color: #7a7556; }
.text { color: #7a7556; }
.border { border: 2px solid #7a7556; }
.transparent { background-color: rgb(122 117 86 / 50%); }
.gradient { background: linear-gradient(to right, #7a7556, #6d7a56); }

Background

Text color

Border

Similar colors

Closest common color name: Warm Gray.

Questions

What color is #7A7556?: #7A7556 is a grayish yellow, closest to the named color Boa. It belongs to the yellow family of colors.
What is the RGB value of #7A7556?: The RGB value is 122, 117, 86: 122 red, 117 green and 86 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.
What is the complementary color of #7A7556?: The complementary color is #565B7A, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.
Is black or white text better on #7A7556?: 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.