What color is #7D765B?

#7D765B is a grayish yellow, closest to the named color Boa. It belongs to the brown family of colors.

What is the RGB value of #7D765B?

The RGB value is 125, 118, 91: 125 red, 118 green and 91 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.

What is the complementary color of #7D765B?

The complementary color is #5B627D, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.

Is black or white text better on #7D765B?

Black text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 4.61:1 and white text 4.55:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.

#7D765B color

#7D765B rgb(125, 118, 91)

Shades of brown

The hex color #7D765B is a grayish yellow.

In the RGB color model it is made of 49% red, 46.3% green and 35.7% blue (125, 118, 91).

Its hue angle is 48°, with 16% saturation and 42% lightness. For print, the CMYK equivalent is 0% cyan, 6% magenta, 27% yellow and 51% black.

The closest named color is Boa (#7F7755), a difference of 2.3 ΔE, a small difference.

Black text is the more readable choice on this background (contrast 4.61:1).

#7D765B color codes

HEX	`#7D765B`
RGB	`rgb(125, 118, 91)`
RGB percent	`rgb(49%, 46.3%, 35.7%)`
HSL	`hsl(48, 16%, 42%)`
HSV / HSB	`hsv(48, 27%, 49%)`
CMYK	`cmyk(0%, 6%, 27%, 51%)`
CIE LAB	`lab(49.58, -1.95, 15.88)`
CIE LCH	`lch(49.58, 16, 97)`
CIE XYZ	`xyz(16.824, 18.073, 12.498)`
Decimal	`8222299`
Short hex	`None (no 3-digit form)`

Color harmonies

Colors that go with #7D765B, 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 #7D765B	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	4.61:1	Pass	Fail	Pass
Sample text	4.55:1	Pass	Fail	Pass

#7D765B as text on	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	4.55:1	Pass	Fail	Pass
Sample text	4.61:1	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 #7D765B looks to people with the most common types of color vision deficiency.

CSS examples

.background { background-color: #7d765b; }
.text { color: #7d765b; }
.border { border: 2px solid #7d765b; }
.transparent { background-color: rgb(125 118 91 / 50%); }
.gradient { background: linear-gradient(to right, #7d765b, #737d5b); }

Background

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Questions

What color is #7D765B?: #7D765B is a grayish yellow, closest to the named color Boa. It belongs to the brown family of colors.
What is the RGB value of #7D765B?: The RGB value is 125, 118, 91: 125 red, 118 green and 91 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.
What is the complementary color of #7D765B?: The complementary color is #5B627D, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.
Is black or white text better on #7D765B?: Black text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 4.61:1 and white text 4.55:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.