What color is #7A7559?

#7A7559 is a grayish yellow, closest to the named color Secret Path. It belongs to the yellow family of colors.

What is the RGB value of #7A7559?

The RGB value is 122, 117, 89: 122 red, 117 green and 89 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.

What is the complementary color of #7A7559?

The complementary color is #595E7A, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.

Is black or white text better on #7A7559?

White text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 4.52:1 and white text 4.65:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.

#7A7559 color

#7A7559 rgb(122, 117, 89)

Shades of yellow

The hex color #7A7559 is a grayish yellow.

In the RGB color model it is made of 47.8% red, 45.9% green and 34.9% blue (122, 117, 89).

Its hue angle is 51°, with 16% saturation and 41% lightness. For print, the CMYK equivalent is 0% cyan, 4% magenta, 27% yellow and 52% black.

The closest named color is Secret Path (#737054), a difference of 2.4 ΔE, a small difference.

White text is the more readable choice on this background (contrast 4.65:1).

#7A7559 color codes

HEX	`#7A7559`
RGB	`rgb(122, 117, 89)`
RGB percent	`rgb(47.8%, 45.9%, 34.9%)`
HSL	`hsl(51, 16%, 41%)`
HSV / HSB	`hsv(51, 27%, 48%)`
CMYK	`cmyk(0%, 4%, 27%, 52%)`
CIE LAB	`lab(48.98, -2.94, 16.18)`
CIE LCH	`lch(48.98, 16.44, 100.29)`
CIE XYZ	`xyz(16.191, 17.582, 11.99)`
Decimal	`8025433`
Short hex	`None (no 3-digit form)`

Color harmonies

Colors that go with #7A7559, 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 #7A7559	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	4.52:1	Pass	Fail	Pass
Sample text	4.65:1	Pass	Fail	Pass

#7A7559 as text on	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	4.65:1	Pass	Fail	Pass
Sample text	4.52:1	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 #7A7559 looks to people with the most common types of color vision deficiency.

CSS examples

.background { background-color: #7a7559; }
.text { color: #7a7559; }
.border { border: 2px solid #7a7559; }
.transparent { background-color: rgb(122 117 89 / 50%); }
.gradient { background: linear-gradient(to right, #7a7559, #6f7a59); }

Background

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Questions

What color is #7A7559?: #7A7559 is a grayish yellow, closest to the named color Secret Path. It belongs to the yellow family of colors.
What is the RGB value of #7A7559?: The RGB value is 122, 117, 89: 122 red, 117 green and 89 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.
What is the complementary color of #7A7559?: The complementary color is #595E7A, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.
Is black or white text better on #7A7559?: White text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 4.52:1 and white text 4.65:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.