What color is #7D702E?

#7D702E 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 #7D702E?

The RGB value is 125, 112, 46: 125 red, 112 green and 46 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.

What is the complementary color of #7D702E?

The complementary color is #2E3B7D, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.

Is black or white text better on #7D702E?

White text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 4.23:1 and white text 4.97:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.

#7D702E color

#7D702E rgb(125, 112, 46)

Shades of yellow

The hex color #7D702E is a dark, desaturated yellow.

In the RGB color model it is made of 49% red, 43.9% green and 18% blue (125, 112, 46).

Its hue angle is 50°, with 46% saturation and 34% lightness. For print, the CMYK equivalent is 0% cyan, 10% magenta, 63% yellow and 51% black.

The closest named color is Garden Weed (#786E38), a difference of 2.7 ΔE, a small difference.

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

#7D702E color codes

HEX	`#7D702E`
RGB	`rgb(125, 112, 46)`
RGB percent	`rgb(49%, 43.9%, 18%)`
HSL	`hsl(50, 46%, 34%)`
HSV / HSB	`hsv(50, 63%, 49%)`
CMYK	`cmyk(0%, 10%, 63%, 51%)`
CIE LAB	`lab(47.17, -3.6, 37.65)`
CIE LCH	`lch(47.17, 37.82, 95.47)`
CIE XYZ	`xyz(14.745, 16.146, 4.924)`
Decimal	`8220718`
Short hex	`None (no 3-digit form)`

Color harmonies

Colors that go with #7D702E, 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 #7D702E	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	4.23:1	Fail	Fail	Pass
Sample text	4.97:1	Pass	Fail	Pass

#7D702E as text on	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	4.97:1	Pass	Fail	Pass
Sample text	4.23:1	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 #7D702E looks to people with the most common types of color vision deficiency.

CSS examples

.background { background-color: #7d702e; }
.text { color: #7d702e; }
.border { border: 2px solid #7d702e; }
.transparent { background-color: rgb(125 112 46 / 50%); }
.gradient { background: linear-gradient(to right, #7d702e, #627d2e); }

Background

Text color

Border

Similar colors

Closest common color name: Olive Green.

Questions

What color is #7D702E?: #7D702E 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 #7D702E?: The RGB value is 125, 112, 46: 125 red, 112 green and 46 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.
What is the complementary color of #7D702E?: The complementary color is #2E3B7D, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.
Is black or white text better on #7D702E?: White text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 4.23:1 and white text 4.97:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.