What color is #7D743B?

#7D743B 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 #7D743B?

The RGB value is 125, 116, 59: 125 red, 116 green and 59 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.

What is the complementary color of #7D743B?

The complementary color is #3B447D, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.

Is black or white text better on #7D743B?

White text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 4.43:1 and white text 4.74:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.

#7D743B color

#7D743B rgb(125, 116, 59)

Shades of yellow

The hex color #7D743B is a dark, desaturated yellow.

In the RGB color model it is made of 49% red, 45.5% green and 23.1% blue (125, 116, 59).

Its hue angle is 52°, with 36% saturation and 36% lightness. For print, the CMYK equivalent is 0% cyan, 7% magenta, 53% yellow and 51% black.

The closest named color is Garden Weed (#786E38), a difference of 2.3 ΔE, a small difference.

White text is the more readable choice on this background (contrast 4.74:1).

#7D743B color codes

HEX	`#7D743B`
RGB	`rgb(125, 116, 59)`
RGB percent	`rgb(49%, 45.5%, 23.1%)`
HSL	`hsl(52, 36%, 36%)`
HSV / HSB	`hsv(52, 53%, 49%)`
CMYK	`cmyk(0%, 7%, 53%, 51%)`
CIE LAB	`lab(48.47, -4.76, 32.45)`
CIE LCH	`lch(48.47, 32.8, 98.34)`
CIE XYZ	`xyz(15.493, 17.167, 6.634)`
Decimal	`8221755`
Short hex	`None (no 3-digit form)`

Color harmonies

Colors that go with #7D743B, 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 #7D743B	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	4.43:1	Fail	Fail	Pass
Sample text	4.74:1	Pass	Fail	Pass

#7D743B as text on	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	4.74:1	Pass	Fail	Pass
Sample text	4.43:1	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 #7D743B looks to people with the most common types of color vision deficiency.

CSS examples

.background { background-color: #7d743b; }
.text { color: #7d743b; }
.border { border: 2px solid #7d743b; }
.transparent { background-color: rgb(125 116 59 / 50%); }
.gradient { background: linear-gradient(to right, #7d743b, #657d3b); }

Background

Text color

Border

Similar colors

Closest common color name: Olive Green.

Questions

What color is #7D743B?: #7D743B 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 #7D743B?: The RGB value is 125, 116, 59: 125 red, 116 green and 59 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.
What is the complementary color of #7D743B?: The complementary color is #3B447D, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.
Is black or white text better on #7D743B?: White text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 4.43:1 and white text 4.74:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.