What color is #7C5F05?

#7C5F05 is a dark, vivid yellow, closest to the named color Alligator. It belongs to the brown family of colors.

What is the RGB value of #7C5F05?

The RGB value is 124, 95, 5: 124 red, 95 green and 5 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.

What is the complementary color of #7C5F05?

The complementary color is #05227C, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.

Is black or white text better on #7C5F05?

White text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 3.5:1 and white text 6.01:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.

#7C5F05 color

#7C5F05 rgb(124, 95, 5)

Shades of brown

The hex color #7C5F05 is a dark, vivid yellow.

In the RGB color model it is made of 48.6% red, 37.3% green and 2% blue (124, 95, 5).

Its hue angle is 45°, with 92% saturation and 25% lightness. For print, the CMYK equivalent is 0% cyan, 23% magenta, 96% yellow and 51% black.

The closest named color is Alligator (#886600), a difference of 3.4 ΔE, a small difference.

White text is the more readable choice on this background (contrast 6.01:1).

#7C5F05 color codes

HEX	`#7C5F05`
RGB	`rgb(124, 95, 5)`
RGB percent	`rgb(48.6%, 37.3%, 2%)`
HSL	`hsl(45, 92%, 25%)`
HSV / HSB	`hsv(45, 96%, 49%)`
CMYK	`cmyk(0%, 23%, 96%, 51%)`
CIE LAB	`lab(41.97, 3.94, 48.09)`
CIE LCH	`lch(41.97, 48.25, 85.32)`
CIE XYZ	`xyz(12.433, 12.481, 1.898)`
Decimal	`8150789`
Short hex	`None (no 3-digit form)`

Color harmonies

Colors that go with #7C5F05, 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 #7C5F05	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	3.5:1	Fail	Fail	Pass
Sample text	6.01:1	Pass	Fail	Pass

#7C5F05 as text on	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	6.01:1	Pass	Fail	Pass
Sample text	3.5:1	Fail	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 #7C5F05 looks to people with the most common types of color vision deficiency.

CSS examples

.background { background-color: #7c5f05; }
.text { color: #7c5f05; }
.border { border: 2px solid #7c5f05; }
.transparent { background-color: rgb(124 95 5 / 50%); }
.gradient { background: linear-gradient(to right, #7c5f05, #5e7c05); }

Background

Text color

Border

Similar colors

Closest common color name: Olive Green.

Questions

What color is #7C5F05?: #7C5F05 is a dark, vivid yellow, closest to the named color Alligator. It belongs to the brown family of colors.
What is the RGB value of #7C5F05?: The RGB value is 124, 95, 5: 124 red, 95 green and 5 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.
What is the complementary color of #7C5F05?: The complementary color is #05227C, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.
Is black or white text better on #7C5F05?: White text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 3.5:1 and white text 6.01:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.