What color is #7B765E?

#7B765E is a grayish yellow, closest to the named color Mangrove. It belongs to the brown family of colors.

What is the RGB value of #7B765E?

The RGB value is 123, 118, 94: 123 red, 118 green and 94 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.

What is the complementary color of #7B765E?

The complementary color is #5E637B, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.

Is black or white text better on #7B765E?

Black text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 4.6:1 and white text 4.57:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.

#7B765E color

#7B765E rgb(123, 118, 94)

Shades of brown

The hex color #7B765E is a grayish yellow.

In the RGB color model it is made of 48.2% red, 46.3% green and 36.9% blue (123, 118, 94).

Its hue angle is 50°, with 13% saturation and 43% lightness. For print, the CMYK equivalent is 0% cyan, 4% magenta, 24% yellow and 52% black.

The closest named color is Mangrove (#757461), a difference of 2.7 ΔE, a small difference.

Black text is the more readable choice on this background (contrast 4.6:1).

#7B765E color codes

HEX	`#7B765E`
RGB	`rgb(123, 118, 94)`
RGB percent	`rgb(48.2%, 46.3%, 36.9%)`
HSL	`hsl(50, 13%, 43%)`
HSV / HSB	`hsv(50, 24%, 48%)`
CMYK	`cmyk(0%, 4%, 24%, 52%)`
CIE LAB	`lab(49.47, -2.32, 13.94)`
CIE LCH	`lch(49.47, 14.13, 99.46)`
CIE XYZ	`xyz(16.667, 17.976, 13.179)`
Decimal	`8091230`
Short hex	`None (no 3-digit form)`

Color harmonies

Colors that go with #7B765E, 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 #7B765E	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	4.6:1	Pass	Fail	Pass
Sample text	4.57:1	Pass	Fail	Pass

#7B765E as text on	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	4.57:1	Pass	Fail	Pass
Sample text	4.6:1	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 #7B765E looks to people with the most common types of color vision deficiency.

CSS examples

.background { background-color: #7b765e; }
.text { color: #7b765e; }
.border { border: 2px solid #7b765e; }
.transparent { background-color: rgb(123 118 94 / 50%); }
.gradient { background: linear-gradient(to right, #7b765e, #727b5e); }

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Questions

What color is #7B765E?: #7B765E is a grayish yellow, closest to the named color Mangrove. It belongs to the brown family of colors.
What is the RGB value of #7B765E?: The RGB value is 123, 118, 94: 123 red, 118 green and 94 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.
What is the complementary color of #7B765E?: The complementary color is #5E637B, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.
Is black or white text better on #7B765E?: Black text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 4.6:1 and white text 4.57:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.