What color is #7A8329?

#7A8329 is a dark, moderate yellow, closest to the named color Witch Brew. It belongs to the yellow family of colors.

What is the RGB value of #7A8329?

The RGB value is 122, 131, 41: 122 red, 131 green and 41 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.

What is the complementary color of #7A8329?

The complementary color is #322983, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.

Is black or white text better on #7A8329?

Black text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 5.11:1 and white text 4.11:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.

#7A8329 color

#7A8329 rgb(122, 131, 41)

Shades of yellow

The hex color #7A8329 is a dark, moderate yellow.

In the RGB color model it is made of 47.8% red, 51.4% green and 16.1% blue (122, 131, 41).

Its hue angle is 66°, with 52% saturation and 34% lightness. For print, the CMYK equivalent is 7% cyan, 0% magenta, 69% yellow and 49% black.

The closest named color is Witch Brew (#888738), a difference of 3.8 ΔE, a small difference.

Black text is the more readable choice on this background (contrast 5.11:1).

#7A8329 color codes

HEX	`#7A8329`
RGB	`rgb(122, 131, 41)`
RGB percent	`rgb(47.8%, 51.4%, 16.1%)`
HSL	`hsl(66, 52%, 34%)`
HSV / HSB	`hsv(66, 69%, 51%)`
CMYK	`cmyk(7%, 0%, 69%, 49%)`
CIE LAB	`lab(52.43, -15.8, 45.48)`
CIE LCH	`lch(52.43, 48.14, 109.16)`
CIE XYZ	`xyz(16.543, 20.531, 5.189)`
Decimal	`8028969`
Short hex	`None (no 3-digit form)`

Color harmonies

Colors that go with #7A8329, 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 #7A8329	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	5.11:1	Pass	Fail	Pass
Sample text	4.11:1	Fail	Fail	Pass

#7A8329 as text on	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	4.11:1	Fail	Fail	Pass
Sample text	5.11:1	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 #7A8329 looks to people with the most common types of color vision deficiency.

CSS examples

.background { background-color: #7a8329; }
.text { color: #7a8329; }
.border { border: 2px solid #7a8329; }
.transparent { background-color: rgb(122 131 41 / 50%); }
.gradient { background: linear-gradient(to right, #7a8329, #4d8329); }

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Questions

What color is #7A8329?: #7A8329 is a dark, moderate yellow, closest to the named color Witch Brew. It belongs to the yellow family of colors.
What is the RGB value of #7A8329?: The RGB value is 122, 131, 41: 122 red, 131 green and 41 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.
What is the complementary color of #7A8329?: The complementary color is #322983, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.
Is black or white text better on #7A8329?: Black text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 5.11:1 and white text 4.11:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.