What color is #7B7B47?

#7B7B47 is a desaturated yellow, closest to the named color Verdant Leaf. It belongs to the yellow family of colors.

What is the RGB value of #7B7B47?

The RGB value is 123, 123, 71: 123 red, 123 green and 71 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.

What is the complementary color of #7B7B47?

The complementary color is #47477B, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.

Is black or white text better on #7B7B47?

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.

#7B7B47 color

#7B7B47 rgb(123, 123, 71)

Shades of yellow

The hex color #7B7B47 is a desaturated yellow.

In the RGB color model it is made of 48.2% red, 48.2% green and 27.8% blue (123, 123, 71).

Its hue angle is 60°, with 27% saturation and 38% lightness. For print, the CMYK equivalent is 0% cyan, 0% magenta, 42% yellow and 52% black.

The closest named color is Verdant Leaf (#817C4A), a difference of 2 ΔE, a small difference.

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

#7B7B47 color codes

HEX	`#7B7B47`
RGB	`rgb(123, 123, 71)`
RGB percent	`rgb(48.2%, 48.2%, 27.8%)`
HSL	`hsl(60, 27%, 38%)`
HSV / HSB	`hsv(60, 42%, 48%)`
CMYK	`cmyk(0%, 0%, 42%, 52%)`
CIE LAB	`lab(50.49, -8.3, 28.39)`
CIE LCH	`lch(50.49, 29.58, 106.3)`
CIE XYZ	`xyz(16.389, 18.832, 8.732)`
Decimal	`8092487`
Short hex	`None (no 3-digit form)`

Color harmonies

Colors that go with #7B7B47, 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 #7B7B47	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	4.77:1	Pass	Fail	Pass
Sample text	4.41:1	Fail	Fail	Pass

#7B7B47 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 #7B7B47 looks to people with the most common types of color vision deficiency.

CSS examples

.background { background-color: #7b7b47; }
.text { color: #7b7b47; }
.border { border: 2px solid #7b7b47; }
.transparent { background-color: rgb(123 123 71 / 50%); }
.gradient { background: linear-gradient(to right, #7b7b47, #617b47); }

Background

Text color

Border

Similar colors

Closest common color name: Warm Gray.

Questions

What color is #7B7B47?: #7B7B47 is a desaturated yellow, closest to the named color Verdant Leaf. It belongs to the yellow family of colors.
What is the RGB value of #7B7B47?: The RGB value is 123, 123, 71: 123 red, 123 green and 71 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.
What is the complementary color of #7B7B47?: The complementary color is #47477B, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.
Is black or white text better on #7B7B47?: 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.