What color is #7C7E5F?

#7C7E5F is a grayish yellow, closest to the named color Bonsai. It belongs to the yellow family of colors.

What is the RGB value of #7C7E5F?

The RGB value is 124, 126, 95: 124 red, 126 green and 95 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.

What is the complementary color of #7C7E5F?

The complementary color is #615F7E, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.

Is black or white text better on #7C7E5F?

Black text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 5.01:1 and white text 4.19:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.

#7C7E5F color

#7C7E5F rgb(124, 126, 95)

Shades of yellow

The hex color #7C7E5F is a grayish yellow.

In the RGB color model it is made of 48.6% red, 49.4% green and 37.3% blue (124, 126, 95).

Its hue angle is 64°, with 14% saturation and 43% lightness. For print, the CMYK equivalent is 2% cyan, 0% magenta, 25% yellow and 51% black.

The closest named color is Bonsai (#787B54), a difference of 2.8 ΔE, a small difference.

Black text is the more readable choice on this background (contrast 5.01:1).

#7C7E5F color codes

HEX	`#7C7E5F`
RGB	`rgb(124, 126, 95)`
RGB percent	`rgb(48.6%, 49.4%, 37.3%)`
HSL	`hsl(64, 14%, 43%)`
HSV / HSB	`hsv(64, 25%, 49%)`
CMYK	`cmyk(2%, 0%, 25%, 51%)`
CIE LAB	`lab(51.87, -6.29, 16.68)`
CIE LCH	`lch(51.87, 17.83, 110.67)`
CIE XYZ	`xyz(17.839, 20.033, 13.751)`
Decimal	`8158815`
Short hex	`None (no 3-digit form)`

Color harmonies

Colors that go with #7C7E5F, 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 #7C7E5F	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	5.01:1	Pass	Fail	Pass
Sample text	4.19:1	Fail	Fail	Pass

#7C7E5F as text on	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	4.19:1	Fail	Fail	Pass
Sample text	5.01:1	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 #7C7E5F looks to people with the most common types of color vision deficiency.

CSS examples

.background { background-color: #7c7e5f; }
.text { color: #7c7e5f; }
.border { border: 2px solid #7c7e5f; }
.transparent { background-color: rgb(124 126 95 / 50%); }
.gradient { background: linear-gradient(to right, #7c7e5f, #6d7e5f); }

Background

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Questions

What color is #7C7E5F?: #7C7E5F is a grayish yellow, closest to the named color Bonsai. It belongs to the yellow family of colors.
What is the RGB value of #7C7E5F?: The RGB value is 124, 126, 95: 124 red, 126 green and 95 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.
What is the complementary color of #7C7E5F?: The complementary color is #615F7E, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.
Is black or white text better on #7C7E5F?: Black text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 5.01:1 and white text 4.19:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.