What color is #7A7D63?

#7A7D63 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 #7A7D63?

The RGB value is 122, 125, 99: 122 red, 125 green and 99 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.

What is the complementary color of #7A7D63?

The complementary color is #66637D, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.

Is black or white text better on #7A7D63?

Black text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 4.94:1 and white text 4.25:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.

#7A7D63 color

#7A7D63 rgb(122, 125, 99)

Shades of yellow

The hex color #7A7D63 is a grayish yellow.

In the RGB color model it is made of 47.8% red, 49% green and 38.8% blue (122, 125, 99).

Its hue angle is 67°, with 12% saturation and 44% lightness. For print, the CMYK equivalent is 2% cyan, 0% magenta, 21% yellow and 51% black.

The closest named color is Warm Gray (#808069), a difference of 2.4 ΔE, a small difference.

Black text is the more readable choice on this background (contrast 4.94:1).

#7A7D63 color codes

HEX	`#7A7D63`
RGB	`rgb(122, 125, 99)`
RGB percent	`rgb(47.8%, 49%, 38.8%)`
HSL	`hsl(67, 12%, 44%)`
HSV / HSB	`hsv(67, 21%, 49%)`
CMYK	`cmyk(2%, 0%, 21%, 51%)`
CIE LAB	`lab(51.5, -5.91, 13.84)`
CIE LCH	`lch(51.5, 15.04, 113.13)`
CIE XYZ	`xyz(17.612, 19.706, 14.678)`
Decimal	`8027491`
Short hex	`None (no 3-digit form)`

Color harmonies

Colors that go with #7A7D63, 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 #7A7D63	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	4.94:1	Pass	Fail	Pass
Sample text	4.25:1	Fail	Fail	Pass

#7A7D63 as text on	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	4.25:1	Fail	Fail	Pass
Sample text	4.94:1	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 #7A7D63 looks to people with the most common types of color vision deficiency.

CSS examples

.background { background-color: #7a7d63; }
.text { color: #7a7d63; }
.border { border: 2px solid #7a7d63; }
.transparent { background-color: rgb(122 125 99 / 50%); }
.gradient { background: linear-gradient(to right, #7a7d63, #6d7d63); }

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Questions

What color is #7A7D63?: #7A7D63 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 #7A7D63?: The RGB value is 122, 125, 99: 122 red, 125 green and 99 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.
What is the complementary color of #7A7D63?: The complementary color is #66637D, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.
Is black or white text better on #7A7D63?: Black text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 4.94:1 and white text 4.25:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.