What color is #7D754E?

#7D754E is a grayish yellow, closest to the named color Greek Oregano. It belongs to the brown family of colors.

What is the RGB value of #7D754E?

The RGB value is 125, 117, 78: 125 red, 117 green and 78 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.

What is the complementary color of #7D754E?

The complementary color is #4E567D, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.

Is black or white text better on #7D754E?

White text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 4.53:1 and white text 4.64:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.

#7D754E color

#7D754E rgb(125, 117, 78)

Shades of brown

The hex color #7D754E is a grayish yellow.

In the RGB color model it is made of 49% red, 45.9% green and 30.6% blue (125, 117, 78).

Its hue angle is 50°, with 23% saturation and 40% lightness. For print, the CMYK equivalent is 0% cyan, 6% magenta, 38% yellow and 51% black.

The closest named color is Greek Oregano (#7C754C), a difference of 0.7 ΔE, which is barely visible.

White text is the more readable choice on this background (contrast 4.64:1).

#7D754E color codes

HEX	`#7D754E`
RGB	`rgb(125, 117, 78)`
RGB percent	`rgb(49%, 45.9%, 30.6%)`
HSL	`hsl(50, 23%, 40%)`
HSV / HSB	`hsv(50, 38%, 49%)`
CMYK	`cmyk(0%, 6%, 38%, 51%)`
CIE LAB	`lab(49.05, -3.19, 22.65)`
CIE LCH	`lch(49.05, 22.88, 98.02)`
CIE XYZ	`xyz(16.194, 17.633, 9.757)`
Decimal	`8222030`
Short hex	`None (no 3-digit form)`

Color harmonies

Colors that go with #7D754E, 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 #7D754E	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	4.53:1	Pass	Fail	Pass
Sample text	4.64:1	Pass	Fail	Pass

#7D754E as text on	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	4.64:1	Pass	Fail	Pass
Sample text	4.53:1	Pass	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 #7D754E looks to people with the most common types of color vision deficiency.

CSS examples

.background { background-color: #7d754e; }
.text { color: #7d754e; }
.border { border: 2px solid #7d754e; }
.transparent { background-color: rgb(125 117 78 / 50%); }
.gradient { background: linear-gradient(to right, #7d754e, #6d7d4e); }

Background

Text color

Border

Similar colors

Closest common color name: Warm Gray.

Questions

What color is #7D754E?: #7D754E is a grayish yellow, closest to the named color Greek Oregano. It belongs to the brown family of colors.
What is the RGB value of #7D754E?: The RGB value is 125, 117, 78: 125 red, 117 green and 78 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.
What is the complementary color of #7D754E?: The complementary color is #4E567D, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.
Is black or white text better on #7D754E?: White text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 4.53:1 and white text 4.64:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.