What color is #7B7658?

#7B7658 is a grayish yellow, closest to the named color Boa. It belongs to the yellow family of colors.

What is the RGB value of #7B7658?

The RGB value is 123, 118, 88: 123 red, 118 green and 88 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.

What is the complementary color of #7B7658?

The complementary color is #585D7B, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.

Is black or white text better on #7B7658?

White text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 4.57:1 and white text 4.59:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.

#7B7658 color

#7B7658 rgb(123, 118, 88)

Shades of yellow

The hex color #7B7658 is a grayish yellow.

In the RGB color model it is made of 48.2% red, 46.3% green and 34.5% blue (123, 118, 88).

Its hue angle is 51°, with 17% saturation and 41% lightness. For print, the CMYK equivalent is 0% cyan, 4% magenta, 28% yellow and 52% black.

The closest named color is Boa (#7F7755), a difference of 1.8 ΔE, which is barely visible.

White text is the more readable choice on this background (contrast 4.59:1).

#7B7658 color codes

HEX	`#7B7658`
RGB	`rgb(123, 118, 88)`
RGB percent	`rgb(48.2%, 46.3%, 34.5%)`
HSL	`hsl(51, 17%, 41%)`
HSV / HSB	`hsv(51, 28%, 48%)`
CMYK	`cmyk(0%, 4%, 28%, 52%)`
CIE LAB	`lab(49.34, -3.24, 17.26)`
CIE LCH	`lch(49.34, 17.56, 100.62)`
CIE XYZ	`xyz(16.408, 17.873, 11.816)`
Decimal	`8091224`
Short hex	`None (no 3-digit form)`

Color harmonies

Colors that go with #7B7658, 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 #7B7658	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	4.57:1	Pass	Fail	Pass
Sample text	4.59:1	Pass	Fail	Pass

#7B7658 as text on	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	4.59:1	Pass	Fail	Pass
Sample text	4.57:1	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 #7B7658 looks to people with the most common types of color vision deficiency.

CSS examples

.background { background-color: #7b7658; }
.text { color: #7b7658; }
.border { border: 2px solid #7b7658; }
.transparent { background-color: rgb(123 118 88 / 50%); }
.gradient { background: linear-gradient(to right, #7b7658, #6e7b58); }

Background

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Questions

What color is #7B7658?: #7B7658 is a grayish yellow, closest to the named color Boa. It belongs to the yellow family of colors.
What is the RGB value of #7B7658?: The RGB value is 123, 118, 88: 123 red, 118 green and 88 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.
What is the complementary color of #7B7658?: The complementary color is #585D7B, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.
Is black or white text better on #7B7658?: White text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 4.57:1 and white text 4.59:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.