What color is #7B7E64?

#7B7E64 is a grayish yellow, closest to the named color Warm Gray. It belongs to the yellow family of colors.

What is the RGB value of #7B7E64?

The RGB value is 123, 126, 100: 123 red, 126 green and 100 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.

What is the complementary color of #7B7E64?

The complementary color is #67647E, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.

Is black or white text better on #7B7E64?

Black text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 5.01:1 and white text 4.19:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.

#7B7E64 color

#7B7E64 rgb(123, 126, 100)

Shades of yellow

The hex color #7B7E64 is a grayish yellow.

In the RGB color model it is made of 48.2% red, 49.4% green and 39.2% blue (123, 126, 100).

Its hue angle is 67°, with 12% saturation and 44% lightness. For print, the CMYK equivalent is 2% cyan, 0% magenta, 21% yellow and 51% black.

The closest named color is Warm Gray (#808069), a difference of 2.1 ΔE, a small difference.

Black text is the more readable choice on this background (contrast 5.01:1).

#7B7E64 color codes

HEX	`#7B7E64`
RGB	`rgb(123, 126, 100)`
RGB percent	`rgb(48.2%, 49.4%, 39.2%)`
HSL	`hsl(67, 12%, 44%)`
HSV / HSB	`hsv(67, 21%, 49%)`
CMYK	`cmyk(2%, 0%, 21%, 51%)`
CIE LAB	`lab(51.9, -5.9, 13.82)`
CIE LCH	`lch(51.9, 15.02, 113.14)`
CIE XYZ	`xyz(17.929, 20.053, 14.98)`
Decimal	`8093284`
Short hex	`None (no 3-digit form)`

Color harmonies

Colors that go with #7B7E64, 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 #7B7E64	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	5.01:1	Pass	Fail	Pass
Sample text	4.19:1	Fail	Fail	Pass

#7B7E64 as text on	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	4.19:1	Fail	Fail	Pass
Sample text	5.01:1	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 #7B7E64 looks to people with the most common types of color vision deficiency.

CSS examples

.background { background-color: #7b7e64; }
.text { color: #7b7e64; }
.border { border: 2px solid #7b7e64; }
.transparent { background-color: rgb(123 126 100 / 50%); }
.gradient { background: linear-gradient(to right, #7b7e64, #6e7e64); }

Background

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Questions

What color is #7B7E64?: #7B7E64 is a grayish yellow, closest to the named color Warm Gray. It belongs to the yellow family of colors.
What is the RGB value of #7B7E64?: The RGB value is 123, 126, 100: 123 red, 126 green and 100 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.
What is the complementary color of #7B7E64?: The complementary color is #67647E, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.
Is black or white text better on #7B7E64?: Black text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 5.01:1 and white text 4.19:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.