What color is #7C703A?

#7C703A is a dark, desaturated yellow, closest to the named color Garden Weed. It belongs to the brown family of colors.

What is the RGB value of #7C703A?

The RGB value is 124, 112, 58: 124 red, 112 green and 58 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.

What is the complementary color of #7C703A?

The complementary color is #3A467C, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.

Is black or white text better on #7C703A?

White text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 4.24:1 and white text 4.96:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.

#7C703A color

#7C703A rgb(124, 112, 58)

Shades of brown

The hex color #7C703A is a dark, desaturated yellow.

In the RGB color model it is made of 48.6% red, 43.9% green and 22.7% blue (124, 112, 58).

Its hue angle is 49°, with 36% saturation and 36% lightness. For print, the CMYK equivalent is 0% cyan, 10% magenta, 53% yellow and 51% black.

The closest named color is Garden Weed (#786E38), a difference of 1.2 ΔE, which is barely visible.

White text is the more readable choice on this background (contrast 4.96:1).

#7C703A color codes

HEX	`#7C703A`
RGB	`rgb(124, 112, 58)`
RGB percent	`rgb(48.6%, 43.9%, 22.7%)`
HSL	`hsl(49, 36%, 36%)`
HSV / HSB	`hsv(49, 53%, 49%)`
CMYK	`cmyk(0%, 10%, 53%, 51%)`
CIE LAB	`lab(47.21, -3.03, 31.46)`
CIE LCH	`lch(47.21, 31.6, 95.5)`
CIE XYZ	`xyz(14.871, 16.18, 6.342)`
Decimal	`8155194`
Short hex	`None (no 3-digit form)`

Color harmonies

Colors that go with #7C703A, 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 #7C703A	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	4.24:1	Fail	Fail	Pass
Sample text	4.96:1	Pass	Fail	Pass

#7C703A as text on	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	4.96:1	Pass	Fail	Pass
Sample text	4.24:1	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 #7C703A looks to people with the most common types of color vision deficiency.

CSS examples

.background { background-color: #7c703a; }
.text { color: #7c703a; }
.border { border: 2px solid #7c703a; }
.transparent { background-color: rgb(124 112 58 / 50%); }
.gradient { background: linear-gradient(to right, #7c703a, #677c3a); }

Background

Text color

Border

Similar colors

Closest common color name: Olive Green.

Questions

What color is #7C703A?: #7C703A is a dark, desaturated yellow, closest to the named color Garden Weed. It belongs to the brown family of colors.
What is the RGB value of #7C703A?: The RGB value is 124, 112, 58: 124 red, 112 green and 58 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.
What is the complementary color of #7C703A?: The complementary color is #3A467C, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.
Is black or white text better on #7C703A?: White text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 4.24:1 and white text 4.96:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.