What color is #7B8249?

#7B8249 is a desaturated yellow, closest to the named color Grasshopper. It belongs to the yellow family of colors.

What is the RGB value of #7B8249?

The RGB value is 123, 130, 73: 123 red, 130 green and 73 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.

What is the complementary color of #7B8249?

The complementary color is #504982, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.

Is black or white text better on #7B8249?

Black text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 5.13:1 and white text 4.09:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.

#7B8249 color

#7B8249 rgb(123, 130, 73)

Shades of yellow

The hex color #7B8249 is a desaturated yellow.

In the RGB color model it is made of 48.2% red, 51% green and 28.6% blue (123, 130, 73).

Its hue angle is 67°, with 28% saturation and 40% lightness. For print, the CMYK equivalent is 5% cyan, 0% magenta, 44% yellow and 49% black.

The closest named color is Grasshopper (#77824A), a difference of 1.3 ΔE, which is barely visible.

Black text is the more readable choice on this background (contrast 5.13:1).

#7B8249 color codes

HEX	`#7B8249`
RGB	`rgb(123, 130, 73)`
RGB percent	`rgb(48.2%, 51%, 28.6%)`
HSL	`hsl(67, 28%, 40%)`
HSV / HSB	`hsv(67, 44%, 51%)`
CMYK	`cmyk(5%, 0%, 44%, 49%)`
CIE LAB	`lab(52.57, -11.92, 29.91)`
CIE LCH	`lch(52.57, 32.2, 111.72)`
CIE XYZ	`xyz(17.354, 20.657, 9.375)`
Decimal	`8094281`
Short hex	`None (no 3-digit form)`

Color harmonies

Colors that go with #7B8249, 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 #7B8249	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	5.13:1	Pass	Fail	Pass
Sample text	4.09:1	Fail	Fail	Pass

#7B8249 as text on	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	4.09:1	Fail	Fail	Pass
Sample text	5.13:1	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 #7B8249 looks to people with the most common types of color vision deficiency.

CSS examples

.background { background-color: #7b8249; }
.text { color: #7b8249; }
.border { border: 2px solid #7b8249; }
.transparent { background-color: rgb(123 130 73 / 50%); }
.gradient { background: linear-gradient(to right, #7b8249, #5f8249); }

Background

Text color

Border

Similar colors

Closest common color name: Moss Green.

Questions

What color is #7B8249?: #7B8249 is a desaturated yellow, closest to the named color Grasshopper. It belongs to the yellow family of colors.
What is the RGB value of #7B8249?: The RGB value is 123, 130, 73: 123 red, 130 green and 73 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.
What is the complementary color of #7B8249?: The complementary color is #504982, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.
Is black or white text better on #7B8249?: Black text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 5.13:1 and white text 4.09:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.