What color is #7B6F38?

#7B6F38 is a dark, desaturated yellow, closest to the named color Garden Weed. It belongs to the brown family of colors.

What is the RGB value of #7B6F38?

The RGB value is 123, 111, 56: 123 red, 111 green and 56 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.

What is the complementary color of #7B6F38?

The complementary color is #38447B, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.

Is black or white text better on #7B6F38?

White text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 4.17:1 and white text 5.03:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.

#7B6F38 color

#7B6F38 rgb(123, 111, 56)

Shades of brown

The hex color #7B6F38 is a dark, desaturated yellow.

In the RGB color model it is made of 48.2% red, 43.5% green and 22% blue (123, 111, 56).

Its hue angle is 49°, with 37% saturation and 35% lightness. For print, the CMYK equivalent is 0% cyan, 10% magenta, 54% yellow and 52% black.

The closest named color is Garden Weed (#786E38), a difference of 0.9 ΔE, which is barely visible.

White text is the more readable choice on this background (contrast 5.03:1).

#7B6F38 color codes

HEX	`#7B6F38`
RGB	`rgb(123, 111, 56)`
RGB percent	`rgb(48.2%, 43.5%, 22%)`
HSL	`hsl(49, 37%, 35%)`
HSV / HSB	`hsv(49, 54%, 48%)`
CMYK	`cmyk(0%, 10%, 54%, 52%)`
CIE LAB	`lab(46.8, -3.1, 32.01)`
CIE LCH	`lch(46.8, 32.16, 95.54)`
CIE XYZ	`xyz(14.567, 15.866, 6.036)`
Decimal	`8089400`
Short hex	`None (no 3-digit form)`

Color harmonies

Colors that go with #7B6F38, 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 #7B6F38	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	4.17:1	Fail	Fail	Pass
Sample text	5.03:1	Pass	Fail	Pass

#7B6F38 as text on	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	5.03:1	Pass	Fail	Pass
Sample text	4.17:1	Fail	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 #7B6F38 looks to people with the most common types of color vision deficiency.

CSS examples

.background { background-color: #7b6f38; }
.text { color: #7b6f38; }
.border { border: 2px solid #7b6f38; }
.transparent { background-color: rgb(123 111 56 / 50%); }
.gradient { background: linear-gradient(to right, #7b6f38, #667b38); }

Background

Text color

Border

Similar colors

Closest common color name: Olive Green.

Questions

What color is #7B6F38?: #7B6F38 is a dark, desaturated yellow, closest to the named color Garden Weed. It belongs to the brown family of colors.
What is the RGB value of #7B6F38?: The RGB value is 123, 111, 56: 123 red, 111 green and 56 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.
What is the complementary color of #7B6F38?: The complementary color is #38447B, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.
Is black or white text better on #7B6F38?: White text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 4.17:1 and white text 5.03:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.