What color is #7A773B?

#7A773B is a dark, desaturated yellow, closest to the named color Crocodile Style. It belongs to the yellow family of colors.

What is the RGB value of #7A773B?

The RGB value is 122, 119, 59: 122 red, 119 green and 59 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.

What is the complementary color of #7A773B?

The complementary color is #3B3E7A, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.

Is black or white text better on #7A773B?

White text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 4.53:1 and white text 4.64:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.

#7A773B color

#7A773B rgb(122, 119, 59)

Shades of yellow

The hex color #7A773B is a dark, desaturated yellow.

In the RGB color model it is made of 47.8% red, 46.7% green and 23.1% blue (122, 119, 59).

Its hue angle is 57°, with 35% saturation and 35% lightness. For print, the CMYK equivalent is 0% cyan, 2% magenta, 52% yellow and 52% black.

The closest named color is Crocodile Style (#767437), a difference of 1.3 ΔE, which is barely visible.

White text is the more readable choice on this background (contrast 4.64:1).

#7A773B color codes

HEX	`#7A773B`
RGB	`rgb(122, 119, 59)`
RGB percent	`rgb(47.8%, 46.7%, 23.1%)`
HSL	`hsl(57, 35%, 35%)`
HSV / HSB	`hsv(57, 52%, 48%)`
CMYK	`cmyk(0%, 2%, 52%, 52%)`
CIE LAB	`lab(49.07, -7.8, 33.1)`
CIE LCH	`lch(49.07, 34.01, 103.26)`
CIE XYZ	`xyz(15.413, 17.647, 6.731)`
Decimal	`8025915`
Short hex	`None (no 3-digit form)`

Color harmonies

Colors that go with #7A773B, 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 #7A773B	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	4.53:1	Pass	Fail	Pass
Sample text	4.64:1	Pass	Fail	Pass

#7A773B as text on	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	4.64:1	Pass	Fail	Pass
Sample text	4.53:1	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 #7A773B looks to people with the most common types of color vision deficiency.

CSS examples

.background { background-color: #7a773b; }
.text { color: #7a773b; }
.border { border: 2px solid #7a773b; }
.transparent { background-color: rgb(122 119 59 / 50%); }
.gradient { background: linear-gradient(to right, #7a773b, #5e7a3b); }

Background

Text color

Border

Similar colors

Closest common color name: Olive Green.

Questions

What color is #7A773B?: #7A773B is a dark, desaturated yellow, closest to the named color Crocodile Style. It belongs to the yellow family of colors.
What is the RGB value of #7A773B?: The RGB value is 122, 119, 59: 122 red, 119 green and 59 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.
What is the complementary color of #7A773B?: The complementary color is #3B3E7A, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.
Is black or white text better on #7A773B?: White text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 4.53:1 and white text 4.64:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.