What color is #7B7862?

#7B7862 is a grayish yellow, closest to the named color Mangrove. It belongs to the gray family of colors.

What is the RGB value of #7B7862?

The RGB value is 123, 120, 98: 123 red, 120 green and 98 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.

What is the complementary color of #7B7862?

The complementary color is #62657B, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.

Is black or white text better on #7B7862?

Black text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 4.71:1 and white text 4.46:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.

#7B7862 color

#7B7862 rgb(123, 120, 98)

Shades of gray

The hex color #7B7862 is a grayish yellow.

In the RGB color model it is made of 48.2% red, 47.1% green and 38.4% blue (123, 120, 98).

Its hue angle is 53°, with 11% saturation and 43% lightness. For print, the CMYK equivalent is 0% cyan, 2% magenta, 20% yellow and 52% black.

The closest named color is Mangrove (#757461), a difference of 2.2 ΔE, a small difference.

Black text is the more readable choice on this background (contrast 4.71:1).

#7B7862 color codes

HEX	`#7B7862`
RGB	`rgb(123, 120, 98)`
RGB percent	`rgb(48.2%, 47.1%, 38.4%)`
HSL	`hsl(53, 11%, 43%)`
HSV / HSB	`hsv(53, 20%, 48%)`
CMYK	`cmyk(0%, 2%, 20%, 52%)`
CIE LAB	`lab(50.13, -2.83, 12.52)`
CIE LCH	`lch(50.13, 12.84, 102.73)`
CIE XYZ	`xyz(17.089, 18.526, 14.229)`
Decimal	`8091746`
Short hex	`None (no 3-digit form)`

Color harmonies

Colors that go with #7B7862, 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 #7B7862	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	4.71:1	Pass	Fail	Pass
Sample text	4.46:1	Fail	Fail	Pass

#7B7862 as text on	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	4.46:1	Fail	Fail	Pass
Sample text	4.71:1	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 #7B7862 looks to people with the most common types of color vision deficiency.

CSS examples

.background { background-color: #7b7862; }
.text { color: #7b7862; }
.border { border: 2px solid #7b7862; }
.transparent { background-color: rgb(123 120 98 / 50%); }
.gradient { background: linear-gradient(to right, #7b7862, #727b62); }

Background

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Questions

What color is #7B7862?: #7B7862 is a grayish yellow, closest to the named color Mangrove. It belongs to the gray family of colors.
What is the RGB value of #7B7862?: The RGB value is 123, 120, 98: 123 red, 120 green and 98 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.
What is the complementary color of #7B7862?: The complementary color is #62657B, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.
Is black or white text better on #7B7862?: Black text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 4.71:1 and white text 4.46:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.