What color is #7D7228?

#7D7228 is a dark, moderate yellow, closest to the named color Garden Weed. It belongs to the yellow family of colors.

What is the RGB value of #7D7228?

The RGB value is 125, 114, 40: 125 red, 114 green and 40 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.

What is the complementary color of #7D7228?

The complementary color is #28337D, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.

Is black or white text better on #7D7228?

White text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 4.31:1 and white text 4.87:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.

#7D7228 color

#7D7228 rgb(125, 114, 40)

Shades of yellow

The hex color #7D7228 is a dark, moderate yellow.

In the RGB color model it is made of 49% red, 44.7% green and 15.7% blue (125, 114, 40).

Its hue angle is 52°, with 52% saturation and 32% lightness. For print, the CMYK equivalent is 0% cyan, 9% magenta, 68% yellow and 51% black.

The closest named color is Garden Weed (#786E38), a difference of 4 ΔE, a small difference.

White text is the more readable choice on this background (contrast 4.87:1).

#7D7228 color codes

HEX	`#7D7228`
RGB	`rgb(125, 114, 40)`
RGB percent	`rgb(49%, 44.7%, 15.7%)`
HSL	`hsl(52, 52%, 32%)`
HSV / HSB	`hsv(52, 68%, 49%)`
CMYK	`cmyk(0%, 9%, 68%, 51%)`
CIE LAB	`lab(47.69, -5.16, 41.07)`
CIE LCH	`lch(47.69, 41.4, 97.16)`
CIE XYZ	`xyz(14.858, 16.548, 4.419)`
Decimal	`8221224`
Short hex	`None (no 3-digit form)`

Color harmonies

Colors that go with #7D7228, 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 #7D7228	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	4.31:1	Fail	Fail	Pass
Sample text	4.87:1	Pass	Fail	Pass

#7D7228 as text on	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	4.87:1	Pass	Fail	Pass
Sample text	4.31:1	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 #7D7228 looks to people with the most common types of color vision deficiency.

CSS examples

.background { background-color: #7d7228; }
.text { color: #7d7228; }
.border { border: 2px solid #7d7228; }
.transparent { background-color: rgb(125 114 40 / 50%); }
.gradient { background: linear-gradient(to right, #7d7228, #5d7d28); }

Background

Text color

Border

Similar colors

Closest common color name: Olive Green.

Questions

What color is #7D7228?: #7D7228 is a dark, moderate yellow, closest to the named color Garden Weed. It belongs to the yellow family of colors.
What is the RGB value of #7D7228?: The RGB value is 125, 114, 40: 125 red, 114 green and 40 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.
What is the complementary color of #7D7228?: The complementary color is #28337D, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.
Is black or white text better on #7D7228?: White text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 4.31:1 and white text 4.87:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.