What color is #7B7556?

#7B7556 is a grayish yellow, closest to the named color Boa. It belongs to the yellow family of colors.

What is the RGB value of #7B7556?

The RGB value is 123, 117, 86: 123 red, 117 green and 86 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.

What is the complementary color of #7B7556?

The complementary color is #565C7B, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.

Is black or white text better on #7B7556?

White text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 4.52:1 and white text 4.64:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.

#7B7556 color

#7B7556 rgb(123, 117, 86)

Shades of yellow

The hex color #7B7556 is a grayish yellow.

In the RGB color model it is made of 48.2% red, 45.9% green and 33.7% blue (123, 117, 86).

Its hue angle is 50°, with 18% saturation and 41% lightness. For print, the CMYK equivalent is 0% cyan, 5% magenta, 30% yellow and 52% black.

The closest named color is Boa (#7F7755), a difference of 1.5 ΔE, which is barely visible.

White text is the more readable choice on this background (contrast 4.64:1).

#7B7556 color codes

HEX	`#7B7556`
RGB	`rgb(123, 117, 86)`
RGB percent	`rgb(48.2%, 45.9%, 33.7%)`
HSL	`hsl(50, 18%, 41%)`
HSV / HSB	`hsv(50, 30%, 48%)`
CMYK	`cmyk(0%, 5%, 30%, 52%)`
CIE LAB	`lab(49.01, -2.96, 17.98)`
CIE LCH	`lch(49.01, 18.22, 99.34)`
CIE XYZ	`xyz(16.209, 17.606, 11.347)`
Decimal	`8090966`
Short hex	`None (no 3-digit form)`

Color harmonies

Colors that go with #7B7556, 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 #7B7556	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	4.52:1	Pass	Fail	Pass
Sample text	4.64:1	Pass	Fail	Pass

#7B7556 as text on	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	4.64:1	Pass	Fail	Pass
Sample text	4.52:1	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 #7B7556 looks to people with the most common types of color vision deficiency.

CSS examples

.background { background-color: #7b7556; }
.text { color: #7b7556; }
.border { border: 2px solid #7b7556; }
.transparent { background-color: rgb(123 117 86 / 50%); }
.gradient { background: linear-gradient(to right, #7b7556, #6f7b56); }

Background

Text color

Border

Similar colors

Closest common color name: Warm Gray.

Questions

What color is #7B7556?: #7B7556 is a grayish yellow, closest to the named color Boa. It belongs to the yellow family of colors.
What is the RGB value of #7B7556?: The RGB value is 123, 117, 86: 123 red, 117 green and 86 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.
What is the complementary color of #7B7556?: The complementary color is #565C7B, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.
Is black or white text better on #7B7556?: White text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 4.52:1 and white text 4.64:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.