What color is #7C6F24?

#7C6F24 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 #7C6F24?

The RGB value is 124, 111, 36: 124 red, 111 green and 36 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.

What is the complementary color of #7C6F24?

The complementary color is #24317C, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.

Is black or white text better on #7C6F24?

White text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 4.16:1 and white text 5.05:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.

#7C6F24 color

#7C6F24 rgb(124, 111, 36)

Shades of yellow

The hex color #7C6F24 is a dark, moderate yellow.

In the RGB color model it is made of 48.6% red, 43.5% green and 14.1% blue (124, 111, 36).

Its hue angle is 51°, with 55% saturation and 31% lightness. For print, the CMYK equivalent is 0% cyan, 10% magenta, 71% yellow and 51% black.

The closest named color is Garden Weed (#786E38), a difference of 4 ΔE, a small difference.

White text is the more readable choice on this background (contrast 5.05:1).

#7C6F24 color codes

HEX	`#7C6F24`
RGB	`rgb(124, 111, 36)`
RGB percent	`rgb(48.6%, 43.5%, 14.1%)`
HSL	`hsl(51, 55%, 31%)`
HSV / HSB	`hsv(51, 71%, 49%)`
CMYK	`cmyk(0%, 10%, 71%, 51%)`
CIE LAB	`lab(46.69, -4.17, 41.81)`
CIE LCH	`lch(46.69, 42.02, 95.7)`
CIE XYZ	`xyz(14.316, 15.782, 3.961)`
Decimal	`8154916`
Short hex	`None (no 3-digit form)`

Color harmonies

Colors that go with #7C6F24, 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 #7C6F24	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	4.16:1	Fail	Fail	Pass
Sample text	5.05:1	Pass	Fail	Pass

#7C6F24 as text on	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	5.05:1	Pass	Fail	Pass
Sample text	4.16:1	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 #7C6F24 looks to people with the most common types of color vision deficiency.

CSS examples

.background { background-color: #7c6f24; }
.text { color: #7c6f24; }
.border { border: 2px solid #7c6f24; }
.transparent { background-color: rgb(124 111 36 / 50%); }
.gradient { background: linear-gradient(to right, #7c6f24, #5d7c24); }

Background

Text color

Border

Similar colors

Closest common color name: Olive Green.

Questions

What color is #7C6F24?: #7C6F24 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 #7C6F24?: The RGB value is 124, 111, 36: 124 red, 111 green and 36 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.
What is the complementary color of #7C6F24?: The complementary color is #24317C, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.
Is black or white text better on #7C6F24?: White text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 4.16:1 and white text 5.05:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.