What color is #7C794E?

#7C794E is a grayish yellow, closest to the named color Tree Hugger. It belongs to the yellow family of colors.

What is the RGB value of #7C794E?

The RGB value is 124, 121, 78: 124 red, 121 green and 78 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.

What is the complementary color of #7C794E?

The complementary color is #4E517C, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.

Is black or white text better on #7C794E?

Black text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 4.7:1 and white text 4.47:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.

#7C794E color

#7C794E rgb(124, 121, 78)

Shades of yellow

The hex color #7C794E is a grayish yellow.

In the RGB color model it is made of 48.6% red, 47.5% green and 30.6% blue (124, 121, 78).

Its hue angle is 56°, with 23% saturation and 40% lightness. For print, the CMYK equivalent is 0% cyan, 2% magenta, 37% yellow and 51% black.

The closest named color is Tree Hugger (#79774A), a difference of 1.1 ΔE, which is barely visible.

Black text is the more readable choice on this background (contrast 4.7:1).

#7C794E color codes

HEX	`#7C794E`
RGB	`rgb(124, 121, 78)`
RGB percent	`rgb(48.6%, 47.5%, 30.6%)`
HSL	`hsl(56, 23%, 40%)`
HSV / HSB	`hsv(56, 37%, 49%)`
CMYK	`cmyk(0%, 2%, 37%, 51%)`
CIE LAB	`lab(50.11, -5.89, 24.02)`
CIE LCH	`lch(50.11, 24.73, 103.78)`
CIE XYZ	`xyz(16.525, 18.51, 9.909)`
Decimal	`8157518`
Short hex	`None (no 3-digit form)`

Color harmonies

Colors that go with #7C794E, 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 #7C794E	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	4.7:1	Pass	Fail	Pass
Sample text	4.47:1	Fail	Fail	Pass

#7C794E as text on	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	4.47:1	Fail	Fail	Pass
Sample text	4.7:1	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 #7C794E looks to people with the most common types of color vision deficiency.

CSS examples

.background { background-color: #7c794e; }
.text { color: #7c794e; }
.border { border: 2px solid #7c794e; }
.transparent { background-color: rgb(124 121 78 / 50%); }
.gradient { background: linear-gradient(to right, #7c794e, #687c4e); }

Background

Text color

Border

Similar colors

Closest common color name: Warm Gray.

Questions

What color is #7C794E?: #7C794E is a grayish yellow, closest to the named color Tree Hugger. It belongs to the yellow family of colors.
What is the RGB value of #7C794E?: The RGB value is 124, 121, 78: 124 red, 121 green and 78 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.
What is the complementary color of #7C794E?: The complementary color is #4E517C, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.
Is black or white text better on #7C794E?: Black text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 4.7:1 and white text 4.47:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.