What color is #7D702B?

#7D702B is a dark, desaturated yellow, closest to the named color Garden Weed. It belongs to the yellow family of colors.

What is the RGB value of #7D702B?

The RGB value is 125, 112, 43: 125 red, 112 green and 43 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.

What is the complementary color of #7D702B?

The complementary color is #2B387D, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.

Is black or white text better on #7D702B?

White text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 4.22:1 and white text 4.97:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.

#7D702B color

#7D702B rgb(125, 112, 43)

Shades of yellow

The hex color #7D702B is a dark, desaturated yellow.

In the RGB color model it is made of 49% red, 43.9% green and 16.9% blue (125, 112, 43).

Its hue angle is 50°, with 49% saturation and 33% lightness. For print, the CMYK equivalent is 0% cyan, 10% magenta, 66% yellow and 51% black.

The closest named color is Garden Weed (#786E38), a difference of 3.2 ΔE, a small difference.

White text is the more readable choice on this background (contrast 4.97:1).

#7D702B color codes

HEX	`#7D702B`
RGB	`rgb(125, 112, 43)`
RGB percent	`rgb(49%, 43.9%, 16.9%)`
HSL	`hsl(50, 49%, 33%)`
HSV / HSB	`hsv(50, 66%, 49%)`
CMYK	`cmyk(0%, 10%, 66%, 51%)`
CIE LAB	`lab(47.14, -3.82, 39.08)`
CIE LCH	`lch(47.14, 39.27, 95.58)`
CIE XYZ	`xyz(14.688, 16.123, 4.623)`
Decimal	`8220715`
Short hex	`None (no 3-digit form)`

Color harmonies

Colors that go with #7D702B, 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 #7D702B	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	4.22:1	Fail	Fail	Pass
Sample text	4.97:1	Pass	Fail	Pass

#7D702B as text on	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	4.97:1	Pass	Fail	Pass
Sample text	4.22:1	Fail	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 #7D702B looks to people with the most common types of color vision deficiency.

CSS examples

.background { background-color: #7d702b; }
.text { color: #7d702b; }
.border { border: 2px solid #7d702b; }
.transparent { background-color: rgb(125 112 43 / 50%); }
.gradient { background: linear-gradient(to right, #7d702b, #617d2b); }

Background

Text color

Border

Similar colors

Closest common color name: Olive Green.

Questions

What color is #7D702B?: #7D702B is a dark, desaturated yellow, closest to the named color Garden Weed. It belongs to the yellow family of colors.
What is the RGB value of #7D702B?: The RGB value is 125, 112, 43: 125 red, 112 green and 43 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.
What is the complementary color of #7D702B?: The complementary color is #2B387D, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.
Is black or white text better on #7D702B?: White text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 4.22:1 and white text 4.97:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.