What color is #7A7B4B?

#7A7B4B is a grayish yellow, closest to the named color Tree Hugger. It belongs to the yellow family of colors.

What is the RGB value of #7A7B4B?

The RGB value is 122, 123, 75: 122 red, 123 green and 75 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.

What is the complementary color of #7A7B4B?

The complementary color is #4C4B7B, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.

Is black or white text better on #7A7B4B?

Black text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 4.76:1 and white text 4.41:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.

#7A7B4B color

#7A7B4B rgb(122, 123, 75)

Shades of yellow

The hex color #7A7B4B is a grayish yellow.

In the RGB color model it is made of 47.8% red, 48.2% green and 29.4% blue (122, 123, 75).

Its hue angle is 61°, with 24% saturation and 39% lightness. For print, the CMYK equivalent is 1% cyan, 0% magenta, 39% yellow and 52% black.

The closest named color is Tree Hugger (#79774A), a difference of 1.8 ΔE, which is barely visible.

Black text is the more readable choice on this background (contrast 4.76:1).

#7A7B4B color codes

HEX	`#7A7B4B`
RGB	`rgb(122, 123, 75)`
RGB percent	`rgb(47.8%, 48.2%, 29.4%)`
HSL	`hsl(61, 24%, 39%)`
HSV / HSB	`hsv(61, 39%, 48%)`
CMYK	`cmyk(1%, 0%, 39%, 52%)`
CIE LAB	`lab(50.47, -8.25, 26.13)`
CIE LCH	`lch(50.47, 27.4, 107.53)`
CIE XYZ	`xyz(16.379, 18.812, 9.423)`
Decimal	`8026955`
Short hex	`None (no 3-digit form)`

Color harmonies

Colors that go with #7A7B4B, 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 #7A7B4B	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	4.76:1	Pass	Fail	Pass
Sample text	4.41:1	Fail	Fail	Pass

#7A7B4B as text on	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	4.41:1	Fail	Fail	Pass
Sample text	4.76:1	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 #7A7B4B looks to people with the most common types of color vision deficiency.

CSS examples

.background { background-color: #7a7b4b; }
.text { color: #7a7b4b; }
.border { border: 2px solid #7a7b4b; }
.transparent { background-color: rgb(122 123 75 / 50%); }
.gradient { background: linear-gradient(to right, #7a7b4b, #627b4b); }

Background

Text color

Border

Similar colors

Closest common color name: Warm Gray.

Questions

What color is #7A7B4B?: #7A7B4B is a grayish yellow, closest to the named color Tree Hugger. It belongs to the yellow family of colors.
What is the RGB value of #7A7B4B?: The RGB value is 122, 123, 75: 122 red, 123 green and 75 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.
What is the complementary color of #7A7B4B?: The complementary color is #4C4B7B, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.
Is black or white text better on #7A7B4B?: Black text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 4.76:1 and white text 4.41:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.