What color is #7C6E23?

#7C6E23 is a dark, moderate yellow, closest to the named color Garden Weed. It belongs to the yellow family of colors.

What is the RGB value of #7C6E23?

The RGB value is 124, 110, 35: 124 red, 110 green and 35 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.

What is the complementary color of #7C6E23?

The complementary color is #23317C, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.

Is black or white text better on #7C6E23?

White text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 4.11:1 and white text 5.11:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.

#7C6E23 color

#7C6E23 rgb(124, 110, 35)

Shades of yellow

The hex color #7C6E23 is a dark, moderate yellow.

In the RGB color model it is made of 48.6% red, 43.1% green and 13.7% blue (124, 110, 35).

Its hue angle is 51°, with 56% saturation and 31% lightness. For print, the CMYK equivalent is 0% cyan, 11% magenta, 72% yellow and 51% black.

The closest named color is Garden Weed (#786E38), a difference of 4.1 ΔE, a small difference.

White text is the more readable choice on this background (contrast 5.11:1).

#7C6E23 color codes

HEX	`#7C6E23`
RGB	`rgb(124, 110, 35)`
RGB percent	`rgb(48.6%, 43.1%, 13.7%)`
HSL	`hsl(51, 56%, 31%)`
HSV / HSB	`hsv(51, 72%, 49%)`
CMYK	`cmyk(0%, 11%, 72%, 51%)`
CIE LAB	`lab(46.39, -3.66, 41.95)`
CIE LCH	`lch(46.39, 42.11, 94.99)`
CIE XYZ	`xyz(14.192, 15.559, 3.845)`
Decimal	`8154659`
Short hex	`None (no 3-digit form)`

Color harmonies

Colors that go with #7C6E23, 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 #7C6E23	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	4.11:1	Fail	Fail	Pass
Sample text	5.11:1	Pass	Fail	Pass

#7C6E23 as text on	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	5.11:1	Pass	Fail	Pass
Sample text	4.11:1	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 #7C6E23 looks to people with the most common types of color vision deficiency.

CSS examples

.background { background-color: #7c6e23; }
.text { color: #7c6e23; }
.border { border: 2px solid #7c6e23; }
.transparent { background-color: rgb(124 110 35 / 50%); }
.gradient { background: linear-gradient(to right, #7c6e23, #5e7c23); }

Background

Text color

Border

Similar colors

Closest common color name: Olive Green.

Questions

What color is #7C6E23?: #7C6E23 is a dark, moderate yellow, closest to the named color Garden Weed. It belongs to the yellow family of colors.
What is the RGB value of #7C6E23?: The RGB value is 124, 110, 35: 124 red, 110 green and 35 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.
What is the complementary color of #7C6E23?: The complementary color is #23317C, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.
Is black or white text better on #7C6E23?: White text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 4.11:1 and white text 5.11:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.