What color is #7A7B64?

#7A7B64 is a grayish yellow, closest to the named color Warm Gray. It belongs to the yellow family of colors.

What is the RGB value of #7A7B64?

The RGB value is 122, 123, 100: 122 red, 123 green and 100 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.

What is the complementary color of #7A7B64?

The complementary color is #65647B, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.

Is black or white text better on #7A7B64?

Black text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 4.84:1 and white text 4.33:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.

#7A7B64 color

#7A7B64 rgb(122, 123, 100)

Shades of yellow

The hex color #7A7B64 is a grayish yellow.

In the RGB color model it is made of 47.8% red, 48.2% green and 39.2% blue (122, 123, 100).

Its hue angle is 63°, with 10% saturation and 44% lightness. For print, the CMYK equivalent is 1% cyan, 0% magenta, 19% yellow and 52% black.

The closest named color is Warm Gray (#808069), a difference of 2.1 ΔE, a small difference.

Black text is the more readable choice on this background (contrast 4.84:1).

#7A7B64 color codes

HEX	`#7A7B64`
RGB	`rgb(122, 123, 100)`
RGB percent	`rgb(47.8%, 48.2%, 39.2%)`
HSL	`hsl(63, 10%, 44%)`
HSV / HSB	`hsv(63, 19%, 48%)`
CMYK	`cmyk(1%, 0%, 19%, 52%)`
CIE LAB	`lab(50.95, -4.61, 12.48)`
CIE LCH	`lch(50.95, 13.31, 110.28)`
CIE XYZ	`xyz(17.409, 19.224, 14.848)`
Decimal	`8026980`
Short hex	`None (no 3-digit form)`

Color harmonies

Colors that go with #7A7B64, 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 #7A7B64	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	4.84:1	Pass	Fail	Pass
Sample text	4.33:1	Fail	Fail	Pass

#7A7B64 as text on	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	4.33:1	Fail	Fail	Pass
Sample text	4.84:1	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 #7A7B64 looks to people with the most common types of color vision deficiency.

CSS examples

.background { background-color: #7a7b64; }
.text { color: #7a7b64; }
.border { border: 2px solid #7a7b64; }
.transparent { background-color: rgb(122 123 100 / 50%); }
.gradient { background: linear-gradient(to right, #7a7b64, #6f7b64); }

Background

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Questions

What color is #7A7B64?: #7A7B64 is a grayish yellow, closest to the named color Warm Gray. It belongs to the yellow family of colors.
What is the RGB value of #7A7B64?: The RGB value is 122, 123, 100: 122 red, 123 green and 100 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.
What is the complementary color of #7A7B64?: The complementary color is #65647B, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.
Is black or white text better on #7A7B64?: Black text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 4.84:1 and white text 4.33:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.