What color is #7C7F57?

#7C7F57 is a grayish yellow, closest to the named color Bonsai. It belongs to the yellow family of colors.

What is the RGB value of #7C7F57?

The RGB value is 124, 127, 87: 124 red, 127 green and 87 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.

What is the complementary color of #7C7F57?

The complementary color is #5A577F, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.

Is black or white text better on #7C7F57?

Black text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 5.03:1 and white text 4.17:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.

#7C7F57 color

#7C7F57 rgb(124, 127, 87)

Shades of yellow

The hex color #7C7F57 is a grayish yellow.

In the RGB color model it is made of 48.6% red, 49.8% green and 34.1% blue (124, 127, 87).

Its hue angle is 65°, with 19% saturation and 42% lightness. For print, the CMYK equivalent is 2% cyan, 0% magenta, 31% yellow and 50% black.

The closest named color is Bonsai (#787B54), a difference of 1.6 ΔE, which is barely visible.

Black text is the more readable choice on this background (contrast 5.03:1).

#7C7F57 color codes

HEX	`#7C7F57`
RGB	`rgb(124, 127, 87)`
RGB percent	`rgb(48.6%, 49.8%, 34.1%)`
HSL	`hsl(65, 19%, 42%)`
HSV / HSB	`hsv(65, 31%, 50%)`
CMYK	`cmyk(2%, 0%, 31%, 50%)`
CIE LAB	`lab(52.01, -8.03, 21.43)`
CIE LCH	`lch(52.01, 22.89, 110.55)`
CIE XYZ	`xyz(17.622, 20.152, 11.976)`
Decimal	`8159063`
Short hex	`None (no 3-digit form)`

Color harmonies

Colors that go with #7C7F57, 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 #7C7F57	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	5.03:1	Pass	Fail	Pass
Sample text	4.17:1	Fail	Fail	Pass

#7C7F57 as text on	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	4.17:1	Fail	Fail	Pass
Sample text	5.03:1	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 #7C7F57 looks to people with the most common types of color vision deficiency.

CSS examples

.background { background-color: #7c7f57; }
.text { color: #7c7f57; }
.border { border: 2px solid #7c7f57; }
.transparent { background-color: rgb(124 127 87 / 50%); }
.gradient { background: linear-gradient(to right, #7c7f57, #687f57); }

Background

Text color

Border

Similar colors

Closest common color name: Warm Gray.

Questions

What color is #7C7F57?: #7C7F57 is a grayish yellow, closest to the named color Bonsai. It belongs to the yellow family of colors.
What is the RGB value of #7C7F57?: The RGB value is 124, 127, 87: 124 red, 127 green and 87 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.
What is the complementary color of #7C7F57?: The complementary color is #5A577F, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.
Is black or white text better on #7C7F57?: Black text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 5.03:1 and white text 4.17:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.