What color is #7B7040?

#7B7040 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 #7B7040?

The RGB value is 123, 112, 64: 123 red, 112 green and 64 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.

What is the complementary color of #7B7040?

The complementary color is #404B7B, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.

Is black or white text better on #7B7040?

White text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 4.23:1 and white text 4.96:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.

#7B7040 color

#7B7040 rgb(123, 112, 64)

Shades of brown

The hex color #7B7040 is a dark, desaturated yellow.

In the RGB color model it is made of 48.2% red, 43.9% green and 25.1% blue (123, 112, 64).

Its hue angle is 49°, with 32% saturation and 37% lightness. For print, the CMYK equivalent is 0% cyan, 9% magenta, 48% yellow and 52% black.

The closest named color is Garden Weed (#786E38), a difference of 1.8 ΔE, which is barely visible.

White text is the more readable choice on this background (contrast 4.96:1).

#7B7040 color codes

HEX	`#7B7040`
RGB	`rgb(123, 112, 64)`
RGB percent	`rgb(48.2%, 43.9%, 25.1%)`
HSL	`hsl(49, 32%, 37%)`
HSV / HSB	`hsv(49, 48%, 48%)`
CMYK	`cmyk(0%, 9%, 48%, 52%)`
CIE LAB	`lab(47.2, -2.87, 28.13)`
CIE LCH	`lch(47.2, 28.28, 95.83)`
CIE XYZ	`xyz(14.888, 16.17, 7.186)`
Decimal	`8089664`
Short hex	`None (no 3-digit form)`

Color harmonies

Colors that go with #7B7040, 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 #7B7040	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	4.23:1	Fail	Fail	Pass
Sample text	4.96:1	Pass	Fail	Pass

#7B7040 as text on	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	4.96:1	Pass	Fail	Pass
Sample text	4.23:1	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 #7B7040 looks to people with the most common types of color vision deficiency.

CSS examples

.background { background-color: #7b7040; }
.text { color: #7b7040; }
.border { border: 2px solid #7b7040; }
.transparent { background-color: rgb(123 112 64 / 50%); }
.gradient { background: linear-gradient(to right, #7b7040, #697b40); }

Background

Text color

Border

Similar colors

Closest common color name: Warm Gray.

Questions

What color is #7B7040?: #7B7040 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 #7B7040?: The RGB value is 123, 112, 64: 123 red, 112 green and 64 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.
What is the complementary color of #7B7040?: The complementary color is #404B7B, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.
Is black or white text better on #7B7040?: White text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 4.23:1 and white text 4.96:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.