What color is #7C7955?

#7C7955 is a grayish yellow, closest to the named color Boa. It belongs to the yellow family of colors.

What is the RGB value of #7C7955?

The RGB value is 124, 121, 85: 124 red, 121 green and 85 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.

What is the complementary color of #7C7955?

The complementary color is #55587C, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.

Is black or white text better on #7C7955?

Black text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 4.72:1 and white text 4.45:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.

#7C7955 color

#7C7955 rgb(124, 121, 85)

Shades of yellow

The hex color #7C7955 is a grayish yellow.

In the RGB color model it is made of 48.6% red, 47.5% green and 33.3% blue (124, 121, 85).

Its hue angle is 55°, with 19% saturation and 41% lightness. For print, the CMYK equivalent is 0% cyan, 2% magenta, 31% yellow and 51% black.

The closest named color is Boa (#7F7755), a difference of 2.4 ΔE, a small difference.

Black text is the more readable choice on this background (contrast 4.72:1).

#7C7955 color codes

HEX	`#7C7955`
RGB	`rgb(124, 121, 85)`
RGB percent	`rgb(48.6%, 47.5%, 33.3%)`
HSL	`hsl(55, 19%, 41%)`
HSV / HSB	`hsv(55, 31%, 49%)`
CMYK	`cmyk(0%, 2%, 31%, 51%)`
CIE LAB	`lab(50.23, -4.95, 20.21)`
CIE LCH	`lch(50.23, 20.8, 103.77)`
CIE XYZ	`xyz(16.789, 18.616, 11.301)`
Decimal	`8157525`
Short hex	`None (no 3-digit form)`

Color harmonies

Colors that go with #7C7955, 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 #7C7955	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	4.72:1	Pass	Fail	Pass
Sample text	4.45:1	Fail	Fail	Pass

#7C7955 as text on	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	4.45:1	Fail	Fail	Pass
Sample text	4.72:1	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 #7C7955 looks to people with the most common types of color vision deficiency.

CSS examples

.background { background-color: #7c7955; }
.text { color: #7c7955; }
.border { border: 2px solid #7c7955; }
.transparent { background-color: rgb(124 121 85 / 50%); }
.gradient { background: linear-gradient(to right, #7c7955, #6c7c55); }

Background

Text color

Border

Similar colors

Closest common color name: Warm Gray.

Questions

What color is #7C7955?: #7C7955 is a grayish yellow, closest to the named color Boa. It belongs to the yellow family of colors.
What is the RGB value of #7C7955?: The RGB value is 124, 121, 85: 124 red, 121 green and 85 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.
What is the complementary color of #7C7955?: The complementary color is #55587C, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.
Is black or white text better on #7C7955?: Black text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 4.72:1 and white text 4.45:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.