What color is #7B703B?

#7B703B 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 #7B703B?

The RGB value is 123, 112, 59: 123 red, 112 green and 59 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.

What is the complementary color of #7B703B?

The complementary color is #3B467B, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.

Is black or white text better on #7B703B?

White text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 4.22:1 and white text 4.97:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.

#7B703B color

#7B703B rgb(123, 112, 59)

Shades of brown

The hex color #7B703B is a dark, desaturated yellow.

In the RGB color model it is made of 48.2% red, 43.9% green and 23.1% blue (123, 112, 59).

Its hue angle is 50°, with 35% saturation and 36% lightness. For print, the CMYK equivalent is 0% cyan, 9% magenta, 52% yellow and 52% black.

The closest named color is Garden Weed (#786E38), a difference of 1 ΔE, which is barely visible.

White text is the more readable choice on this background (contrast 4.97:1).

#7B703B color codes

HEX	`#7B703B`
RGB	`rgb(123, 112, 59)`
RGB percent	`rgb(48.2%, 43.9%, 23.1%)`
HSL	`hsl(50, 35%, 36%)`
HSV / HSB	`hsv(50, 52%, 48%)`
CMYK	`cmyk(0%, 9%, 52%, 52%)`
CIE LAB	`lab(47.13, -3.39, 30.79)`
CIE LCH	`lch(47.13, 30.98, 96.28)`
CIE XYZ	`xyz(14.752, 16.116, 6.47)`
Decimal	`8089659`
Short hex	`None (no 3-digit form)`

Color harmonies

Colors that go with #7B703B, 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 #7B703B	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	4.22:1	Fail	Fail	Pass
Sample text	4.97:1	Pass	Fail	Pass

#7B703B as text on	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	4.97:1	Pass	Fail	Pass
Sample text	4.22:1	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 #7B703B looks to people with the most common types of color vision deficiency.

CSS examples

.background { background-color: #7b703b; }
.text { color: #7b703b; }
.border { border: 2px solid #7b703b; }
.transparent { background-color: rgb(123 112 59 / 50%); }
.gradient { background: linear-gradient(to right, #7b703b, #667b3b); }

Background

Text color

Border

Similar colors

Closest common color name: Olive Green.

Questions

What color is #7B703B?: #7B703B 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 #7B703B?: The RGB value is 123, 112, 59: 123 red, 112 green and 59 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.
What is the complementary color of #7B703B?: The complementary color is #3B467B, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.
Is black or white text better on #7B703B?: White text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 4.22:1 and white text 4.97:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.