What color is #7A7A43?

#7A7A43 is a dark, desaturated yellow, closest to the named color Verdant Leaf. It belongs to the yellow family of colors.

What is the RGB value of #7A7A43?

The RGB value is 122, 122, 67: 122 red, 122 green and 67 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.

What is the complementary color of #7A7A43?

The complementary color is #43437A, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.

Is black or white text better on #7A7A43?

Black text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 4.69:1 and white text 4.48:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.

#7A7A43 color

#7A7A43 rgb(122, 122, 67)

Shades of yellow

The hex color #7A7A43 is a dark, desaturated yellow.

In the RGB color model it is made of 47.8% red, 47.8% green and 26.3% blue (122, 122, 67).

Its hue angle is 60°, with 29% saturation and 37% lightness. For print, the CMYK equivalent is 0% cyan, 0% magenta, 45% yellow and 52% black.

The closest named color is Verdant Leaf (#817C4A), a difference of 2.4 ΔE, a small difference.

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

#7A7A43 color codes

HEX	`#7A7A43`
RGB	`rgb(122, 122, 67)`
RGB percent	`rgb(47.8%, 47.8%, 26.3%)`
HSL	`hsl(60, 29%, 37%)`
HSV / HSB	`hsv(60, 45%, 48%)`
CMYK	`cmyk(0%, 0%, 45%, 52%)`
CIE LAB	`lab(50.05, -8.64, 30.01)`
CIE LCH	`lch(50.05, 31.23, 106.05)`
CIE XYZ	`xyz(15.999, 18.462, 8.03)`
Decimal	`8026691`
Short hex	`None (no 3-digit form)`

Color harmonies

Colors that go with #7A7A43, 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 #7A7A43	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	4.69:1	Pass	Fail	Pass
Sample text	4.48:1	Fail	Fail	Pass

#7A7A43 as text on	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	4.48:1	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 #7A7A43 looks to people with the most common types of color vision deficiency.

CSS examples

.background { background-color: #7a7a43; }
.text { color: #7a7a43; }
.border { border: 2px solid #7a7a43; }
.transparent { background-color: rgb(122 122 67 / 50%); }
.gradient { background: linear-gradient(to right, #7a7a43, #5f7a43); }

Background

Text color

Border

Similar colors

Closest common color name: Olive Green.

Questions

What color is #7A7A43?: #7A7A43 is a dark, desaturated yellow, closest to the named color Verdant Leaf. It belongs to the yellow family of colors.
What is the RGB value of #7A7A43?: The RGB value is 122, 122, 67: 122 red, 122 green and 67 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.
What is the complementary color of #7A7A43?: The complementary color is #43437A, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.
Is black or white text better on #7A7A43?: Black text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 4.69:1 and white text 4.48:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.