What color is #7B7965?

#7B7965 is a grayish yellow, closest to the named color Mangrove. It belongs to the gray family of colors.

What is the RGB value of #7B7965?

The RGB value is 123, 121, 101: 123 red, 121 green and 101 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.

What is the complementary color of #7B7965?

The complementary color is #65677B, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.

Is black or white text better on #7B7965?

Black text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 4.77:1 and white text 4.41:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.

#7B7965 color

#7B7965 rgb(123, 121, 101)

Shades of gray

The hex color #7B7965 is a grayish yellow.

In the RGB color model it is made of 48.2% red, 47.5% green and 39.6% blue (123, 121, 101).

Its hue angle is 55°, with 10% saturation and 44% lightness. For print, the CMYK equivalent is 0% cyan, 2% magenta, 18% yellow and 52% black.

The closest named color is Mangrove (#757461), a difference of 2.1 ΔE, a small difference.

Black text is the more readable choice on this background (contrast 4.77:1).

#7B7965 color codes

HEX	`#7B7965`
RGB	`rgb(123, 121, 101)`
RGB percent	`rgb(48.2%, 47.5%, 39.6%)`
HSL	`hsl(55, 10%, 44%)`
HSV / HSB	`hsv(55, 18%, 48%)`
CMYK	`cmyk(0%, 2%, 18%, 52%)`
CIE LAB	`lab(50.48, -2.9, 11.27)`
CIE LCH	`lch(50.48, 11.63, 104.46)`
CIE XYZ	`xyz(17.355, 18.825, 15.029)`
Decimal	`8092005`
Short hex	`None (no 3-digit form)`

Color harmonies

Colors that go with #7B7965, 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 #7B7965	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	4.77:1	Pass	Fail	Pass
Sample text	4.41:1	Fail	Fail	Pass

#7B7965 as text on	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	4.41:1	Fail	Fail	Pass
Sample text	4.77:1	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 #7B7965 looks to people with the most common types of color vision deficiency.

CSS examples

.background { background-color: #7b7965; }
.text { color: #7b7965; }
.border { border: 2px solid #7b7965; }
.transparent { background-color: rgb(123 121 101 / 50%); }
.gradient { background: linear-gradient(to right, #7b7965, #727b65); }

Background

Text color

Border

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Questions

What color is #7B7965?: #7B7965 is a grayish yellow, closest to the named color Mangrove. It belongs to the gray family of colors.
What is the RGB value of #7B7965?: The RGB value is 123, 121, 101: 123 red, 121 green and 101 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.
What is the complementary color of #7B7965?: The complementary color is #65677B, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.
Is black or white text better on #7B7965?: Black text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 4.77:1 and white text 4.41:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.