What color is #7B7A57?

#7B7A57 is a grayish yellow, closest to the named color Bonsai. It belongs to the yellow family of colors.

What is the RGB value of #7B7A57?

The RGB value is 123, 122, 87: 123 red, 122 green and 87 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.

What is the complementary color of #7B7A57?

The complementary color is #57587B, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.

Is black or white text better on #7B7A57?

Black text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 4.76:1 and white text 4.41:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.

#7B7A57 color

#7B7A57 rgb(123, 122, 87)

Shades of yellow

The hex color #7B7A57 is a grayish yellow.

In the RGB color model it is made of 48.2% red, 47.8% green and 34.1% blue (123, 122, 87).

Its hue angle is 58°, with 17% saturation and 41% lightness. For print, the CMYK equivalent is 0% cyan, 1% magenta, 29% yellow and 52% black.

The closest named color is Bonsai (#787B54), a difference of 2 ΔE, which is barely visible.

Black text is the more readable choice on this background (contrast 4.76:1).

#7B7A57 color codes

HEX	`#7B7A57`
RGB	`rgb(123, 122, 87)`
RGB percent	`rgb(48.2%, 47.8%, 34.1%)`
HSL	`hsl(58, 17%, 41%)`
HSV / HSB	`hsv(58, 29%, 48%)`
CMYK	`cmyk(0%, 1%, 29%, 52%)`
CIE LAB	`lab(50.47, -5.65, 19.37)`
CIE LCH	`lch(50.47, 20.17, 106.28)`
CIE XYZ	`xyz(16.848, 18.818, 11.76)`
Decimal	`8092247`
Short hex	`None (no 3-digit form)`

Color harmonies

Colors that go with #7B7A57, 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 #7B7A57	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	4.76:1	Pass	Fail	Pass
Sample text	4.41:1	Fail	Fail	Pass

#7B7A57 as text on	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	4.41:1	Fail	Fail	Pass
Sample text	4.76:1	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 #7B7A57 looks to people with the most common types of color vision deficiency.

CSS examples

.background { background-color: #7b7a57; }
.text { color: #7b7a57; }
.border { border: 2px solid #7b7a57; }
.transparent { background-color: rgb(123 122 87 / 50%); }
.gradient { background: linear-gradient(to right, #7b7a57, #6a7b57); }

Background

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Questions

What color is #7B7A57?: #7B7A57 is a grayish yellow, closest to the named color Bonsai. It belongs to the yellow family of colors.
What is the RGB value of #7B7A57?: The RGB value is 123, 122, 87: 123 red, 122 green and 87 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.
What is the complementary color of #7B7A57?: The complementary color is #57587B, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.
Is black or white text better on #7B7A57?: Black text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 4.76:1 and white text 4.41:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.