What color is #7C765E?

#7C765E is a grayish yellow, closest to the named color Mangrove. It belongs to the brown family of colors.

What is the RGB value of #7C765E?

The RGB value is 124, 118, 94: 124 red, 118 green and 94 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.

What is the complementary color of #7C765E?

The complementary color is #5E647C, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.

Is black or white text better on #7C765E?

Black text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 4.61:1 and white text 4.56:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.

#7C765E color

#7C765E rgb(124, 118, 94)

Shades of brown

The hex color #7C765E is a grayish yellow.

In the RGB color model it is made of 48.6% red, 46.3% green and 36.9% blue (124, 118, 94).

Its hue angle is 48°, with 14% saturation and 43% lightness. For print, the CMYK equivalent is 0% cyan, 5% magenta, 24% yellow and 51% black.

The closest named color is Mangrove (#757461), a difference of 3.1 ΔE, a small difference.

Black text is the more readable choice on this background (contrast 4.61:1).

#7C765E color codes

HEX	`#7C765E`
RGB	`rgb(124, 118, 94)`
RGB percent	`rgb(48.6%, 46.3%, 36.9%)`
HSL	`hsl(48, 14%, 43%)`
HSV / HSB	`hsv(48, 24%, 49%)`
CMYK	`cmyk(0%, 5%, 24%, 51%)`
CIE LAB	`lab(49.56, -1.91, 14.08)`
CIE LCH	`lch(49.56, 14.21, 97.72)`
CIE XYZ	`xyz(16.811, 18.05, 13.186)`
Decimal	`8156766`
Short hex	`None (no 3-digit form)`

Color harmonies

Colors that go with #7C765E, 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 #7C765E	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	4.61:1	Pass	Fail	Pass
Sample text	4.56:1	Pass	Fail	Pass

#7C765E as text on	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	4.56:1	Pass	Fail	Pass
Sample text	4.61:1	Pass	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 #7C765E looks to people with the most common types of color vision deficiency.

CSS examples

.background { background-color: #7c765e; }
.text { color: #7c765e; }
.border { border: 2px solid #7c765e; }
.transparent { background-color: rgb(124 118 94 / 50%); }
.gradient { background: linear-gradient(to right, #7c765e, #737c5e); }

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Questions

What color is #7C765E?: #7C765E is a grayish yellow, closest to the named color Mangrove. It belongs to the brown family of colors.
What is the RGB value of #7C765E?: The RGB value is 124, 118, 94: 124 red, 118 green and 94 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.
What is the complementary color of #7C765E?: The complementary color is #5E647C, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.
Is black or white text better on #7C765E?: Black text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 4.61:1 and white text 4.56:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.