What color is #7D7408?

#7D7408 is a dark, vivid yellow, closest to the named color Olive Green. It belongs to the yellow family of colors.

What is the RGB value of #7D7408?

The RGB value is 125, 116, 8: 125 red, 116 green and 8 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.

What is the complementary color of #7D7408?

The complementary color is #08117D, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.

Is black or white text better on #7D7408?

White text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 4.37:1 and white text 4.8:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.

#7D7408 color

#7D7408 rgb(125, 116, 8)

Shades of yellow

The hex color #7D7408 is a dark, vivid yellow.

In the RGB color model it is made of 49% red, 45.5% green and 3.1% blue (125, 116, 8).

Its hue angle is 55°, with 88% saturation and 26% lightness. For print, the CMYK equivalent is 0% cyan, 7% magenta, 94% yellow and 51% black.

The closest named color is Olive Green (#808000), a difference of 4.9 ΔE, a small difference.

White text is the more readable choice on this background (contrast 4.8:1).

#7D7408 color codes

HEX	`#7D7408`
RGB	`rgb(125, 116, 8)`
RGB percent	`rgb(49%, 45.5%, 3.1%)`
HSL	`hsl(55, 88%, 26%)`
HSV / HSB	`hsv(55, 94%, 49%)`
CMYK	`cmyk(0%, 7%, 94%, 51%)`
CIE LAB	`lab(48.09, -7.59, 52.12)`
CIE LCH	`lch(48.09, 52.67, 98.29)`
CIE XYZ	`xyz(14.747, 16.869, 2.709)`
Decimal	`8221704`
Short hex	`None (no 3-digit form)`

Color harmonies

Colors that go with #7D7408, 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 #7D7408	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	4.37:1	Fail	Fail	Pass
Sample text	4.8:1	Pass	Fail	Pass

#7D7408 as text on	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	4.8:1	Pass	Fail	Pass
Sample text	4.37:1	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 #7D7408 looks to people with the most common types of color vision deficiency.

CSS examples

.background { background-color: #7d7408; }
.text { color: #7d7408; }
.border { border: 2px solid #7d7408; }
.transparent { background-color: rgb(125 116 8 / 50%); }
.gradient { background: linear-gradient(to right, #7d7408, #4c7d08); }

Background

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Questions

What color is #7D7408?: #7D7408 is a dark, vivid yellow, closest to the named color Olive Green. It belongs to the yellow family of colors.
What is the RGB value of #7D7408?: The RGB value is 125, 116, 8: 125 red, 116 green and 8 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.
What is the complementary color of #7D7408?: The complementary color is #08117D, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.
Is black or white text better on #7D7408?: White text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 4.37:1 and white text 4.8:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.