What color is #7C7243?

#7C7243 is a dark, desaturated yellow, closest to the named color Greek Oregano. It belongs to the brown family of colors.

What is the RGB value of #7C7243?

The RGB value is 124, 114, 67: 124 red, 114 green and 67 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.

What is the complementary color of #7C7243?

The complementary color is #434D7C, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.

Is black or white text better on #7C7243?

White text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 4.34:1 and white text 4.83:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.

#7C7243 color

#7C7243 rgb(124, 114, 67)

Shades of brown

The hex color #7C7243 is a dark, desaturated yellow.

In the RGB color model it is made of 48.6% red, 44.7% green and 26.3% blue (124, 114, 67).

Its hue angle is 49°, with 30% saturation and 37% lightness. For print, the CMYK equivalent is 0% cyan, 8% magenta, 46% yellow and 51% black.

The closest named color is Greek Oregano (#7C754C), a difference of 2.2 ΔE, a small difference.

White text is the more readable choice on this background (contrast 4.83:1).

#7C7243 color codes

HEX	`#7C7243`
RGB	`rgb(124, 114, 67)`
RGB percent	`rgb(48.6%, 44.7%, 26.3%)`
HSL	`hsl(49, 30%, 37%)`
HSV / HSB	`hsv(49, 46%, 49%)`
CMYK	`cmyk(0%, 8%, 46%, 51%)`
CIE LAB	`lab(47.91, -3.24, 27.38)`
CIE LCH	`lch(47.91, 27.57, 96.74)`
CIE XYZ	`xyz(15.343, 16.725, 7.729)`
Decimal	`8155715`
Short hex	`None (no 3-digit form)`

Color harmonies

Colors that go with #7C7243, 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 #7C7243	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	4.34:1	Fail	Fail	Pass
Sample text	4.83:1	Pass	Fail	Pass

#7C7243 as text on	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	4.83:1	Pass	Fail	Pass
Sample text	4.34:1	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 #7C7243 looks to people with the most common types of color vision deficiency.

CSS examples

.background { background-color: #7c7243; }
.text { color: #7c7243; }
.border { border: 2px solid #7c7243; }
.transparent { background-color: rgb(124 114 67 / 50%); }
.gradient { background: linear-gradient(to right, #7c7243, #697c43); }

Background

Text color

Border

Similar colors

Closest common color name: Warm Gray.

Questions

What color is #7C7243?: #7C7243 is a dark, desaturated yellow, closest to the named color Greek Oregano. It belongs to the brown family of colors.
What is the RGB value of #7C7243?: The RGB value is 124, 114, 67: 124 red, 114 green and 67 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.
What is the complementary color of #7C7243?: The complementary color is #434D7C, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.
Is black or white text better on #7C7243?: White text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 4.34:1 and white text 4.83:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.