What color is #7A7F64?

#7A7F64 is a grayish yellow-green, closest to the named color Warm Gray. It belongs to the green family of colors.

What is the RGB value of #7A7F64?

The RGB value is 122, 127, 100: 122 red, 127 green and 100 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.

What is the complementary color of #7A7F64?

The complementary color is #69647F, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.

Is black or white text better on #7A7F64?

Black text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 5.05:1 and white text 4.16:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.

#7A7F64 color

#7A7F64 rgb(122, 127, 100)

Shades of green

The hex color #7A7F64 is a grayish yellow-green.

In the RGB color model it is made of 47.8% red, 49.8% green and 39.2% blue (122, 127, 100).

Its hue angle is 71°, with 12% saturation and 45% lightness. For print, the CMYK equivalent is 4% cyan, 0% magenta, 21% yellow and 50% black.

The closest named color is Warm Gray (#808069), a difference of 2.9 ΔE, a small difference.

Black text is the more readable choice on this background (contrast 5.05:1).

#7A7F64 color codes

HEX	`#7A7F64`
RGB	`rgb(122, 127, 100)`
RGB percent	`rgb(47.8%, 49.8%, 39.2%)`
HSL	`hsl(71, 12%, 45%)`
HSV / HSB	`hsv(71, 21%, 50%)`
CMYK	`cmyk(4%, 0%, 21%, 50%)`
CIE LAB	`lab(52.1, -6.87, 14.09)`
CIE LCH	`lch(52.1, 15.67, 115.99)`
CIE XYZ	`xyz(17.915, 20.237, 15.016)`
Decimal	`8028004`
Short hex	`None (no 3-digit form)`

Color harmonies

Colors that go with #7A7F64, 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 #7A7F64	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	5.05:1	Pass	Fail	Pass
Sample text	4.16:1	Fail	Fail	Pass

#7A7F64 as text on	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	4.16:1	Fail	Fail	Pass
Sample text	5.05:1	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 #7A7F64 looks to people with the most common types of color vision deficiency.

CSS examples

.background { background-color: #7a7f64; }
.text { color: #7a7f64; }
.border { border: 2px solid #7a7f64; }
.transparent { background-color: rgb(122 127 100 / 50%); }
.gradient { background: linear-gradient(to right, #7a7f64, #6d7f64); }

Background

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Questions

What color is #7A7F64?: #7A7F64 is a grayish yellow-green, closest to the named color Warm Gray. It belongs to the green family of colors.
What is the RGB value of #7A7F64?: The RGB value is 122, 127, 100: 122 red, 127 green and 100 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.
What is the complementary color of #7A7F64?: The complementary color is #69647F, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.
Is black or white text better on #7A7F64?: Black text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 5.05:1 and white text 4.16:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.