What color is #7A7863?

#7A7863 is a grayish yellow, closest to the named color Mangrove. It belongs to the gray family of colors.

What is the RGB value of #7A7863?

The RGB value is 122, 120, 99: 122 red, 120 green and 99 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.

What is the complementary color of #7A7863?

The complementary color is #63657A, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.

Is black or white text better on #7A7863?

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

#7A7863 color

#7A7863 rgb(122, 120, 99)

Shades of gray

The hex color #7A7863 is a grayish yellow.

In the RGB color model it is made of 47.8% red, 47.1% green and 38.8% blue (122, 120, 99).

Its hue angle is 55°, with 10% saturation and 43% lightness. For print, the CMYK equivalent is 0% cyan, 2% magenta, 19% yellow and 52% black.

The closest named color is Mangrove (#757461), a difference of 1.8 ΔE, which is barely visible.

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

#7A7863 color codes

HEX	`#7A7863`
RGB	`rgb(122, 120, 99)`
RGB percent	`rgb(47.8%, 47.1%, 38.8%)`
HSL	`hsl(55, 10%, 43%)`
HSV / HSB	`hsv(55, 19%, 48%)`
CMYK	`cmyk(0%, 2%, 19%, 52%)`
CIE LAB	`lab(50.06, -3.07, 11.83)`
CIE LCH	`lch(50.06, 12.23, 104.55)`
CIE XYZ	`xyz(16.995, 18.472, 14.472)`
Decimal	`8026211`
Short hex	`None (no 3-digit form)`

Color harmonies

Colors that go with #7A7863, 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 #7A7863	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	4.69:1	Pass	Fail	Pass
Sample text	4.47:1	Fail	Fail	Pass

#7A7863 as text on	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	4.47:1	Fail	Fail	Pass
Sample text	4.69:1	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 #7A7863 looks to people with the most common types of color vision deficiency.

CSS examples

.background { background-color: #7a7863; }
.text { color: #7a7863; }
.border { border: 2px solid #7a7863; }
.transparent { background-color: rgb(122 120 99 / 50%); }
.gradient { background: linear-gradient(to right, #7a7863, #717a63); }

Background

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Questions

What color is #7A7863?: #7A7863 is a grayish yellow, closest to the named color Mangrove. It belongs to the gray family of colors.
What is the RGB value of #7A7863?: The RGB value is 122, 120, 99: 122 red, 120 green and 99 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.
What is the complementary color of #7A7863?: The complementary color is #63657A, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.
Is black or white text better on #7A7863?: Black text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 4.69:1 and white text 4.47:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.