What color is #7A765D?

#7A765D is a grayish yellow, closest to the named color Mangrove. It belongs to the yellow family of colors.

What is the RGB value of #7A765D?

The RGB value is 122, 118, 93: 122 red, 118 green and 93 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.

What is the complementary color of #7A765D?

The complementary color is #5D617A, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.

Is black or white text better on #7A765D?

White text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 4.58:1 and white text 4.59:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.

#7A765D color

#7A765D rgb(122, 118, 93)

Shades of yellow

The hex color #7A765D is a grayish yellow.

In the RGB color model it is made of 47.8% red, 46.3% green and 36.5% blue (122, 118, 93).

Its hue angle is 52°, with 13% saturation and 42% lightness. For print, the CMYK equivalent is 0% cyan, 3% magenta, 24% yellow and 52% black.

The closest named color is Mangrove (#757461), a difference of 2.7 ΔE, a small difference.

White text is the more readable choice on this background (contrast 4.59:1).

#7A765D color codes

HEX	`#7A765D`
RGB	`rgb(122, 118, 93)`
RGB percent	`rgb(47.8%, 46.3%, 36.5%)`
HSL	`hsl(52, 13%, 42%)`
HSV / HSB	`hsv(52, 24%, 48%)`
CMYK	`cmyk(0%, 3%, 24%, 52%)`
CIE LAB	`lab(49.36, -2.9, 14.36)`
CIE LCH	`lch(49.36, 14.65, 101.4)`
CIE XYZ	`xyz(16.48, 17.885, 12.938)`
Decimal	`8025693`
Short hex	`None (no 3-digit form)`

Color harmonies

Colors that go with #7A765D, 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 #7A765D	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	4.58:1	Pass	Fail	Pass
Sample text	4.59:1	Pass	Fail	Pass

#7A765D as text on	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	4.59:1	Pass	Fail	Pass
Sample text	4.58:1	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 #7A765D looks to people with the most common types of color vision deficiency.

CSS examples

.background { background-color: #7a765d; }
.text { color: #7a765d; }
.border { border: 2px solid #7a765d; }
.transparent { background-color: rgb(122 118 93 / 50%); }
.gradient { background: linear-gradient(to right, #7a765d, #707a5d); }

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Questions

What color is #7A765D?: #7A765D is a grayish yellow, closest to the named color Mangrove. It belongs to the yellow family of colors.
What is the RGB value of #7A765D?: The RGB value is 122, 118, 93: 122 red, 118 green and 93 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.
What is the complementary color of #7A765D?: The complementary color is #5D617A, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.
Is black or white text better on #7A765D?: White text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 4.58:1 and white text 4.59:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.