What color is #7D7764?

#7D7764 is a grayish yellow, closest to the named color Organic. It belongs to the gray family of colors.

What is the RGB value of #7D7764?

The RGB value is 125, 119, 100: 125 red, 119 green and 100 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.

What is the complementary color of #7D7764?

The complementary color is #646A7D, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.

Is black or white text better on #7D7764?

Black text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 4.69:1 and white text 4.47:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.

#7D7764 color

#7D7764 rgb(125, 119, 100)

Shades of gray

The hex color #7D7764 is a grayish yellow.

In the RGB color model it is made of 49% red, 46.7% green and 39.2% blue (125, 119, 100).

Its hue angle is 46°, with 11% saturation and 44% lightness. For print, the CMYK equivalent is 0% cyan, 5% magenta, 20% yellow and 51% black.

The closest named color is Organic (#747261), a difference of 3.1 ΔE, a small difference.

Black text is the more readable choice on this background (contrast 4.69:1).

#7D7764 color codes

HEX	`#7D7764`
RGB	`rgb(125, 119, 100)`
RGB percent	`rgb(49%, 46.7%, 39.2%)`
HSL	`hsl(46, 11%, 44%)`
HSV / HSB	`hsv(46, 20%, 49%)`
CMYK	`cmyk(0%, 5%, 20%, 51%)`
CIE LAB	`lab(50.07, -1.11, 11.29)`
CIE LCH	`lch(50.07, 11.35, 95.61)`
CIE XYZ	`xyz(17.354, 18.474, 14.706)`
Decimal	`8222564`
Short hex	`None (no 3-digit form)`

Color harmonies

Colors that go with #7D7764, 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 #7D7764	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	4.69:1	Pass	Fail	Pass
Sample text	4.47:1	Fail	Fail	Pass

#7D7764 as text on	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	4.47:1	Fail	Fail	Pass
Sample text	4.69:1	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 #7D7764 looks to people with the most common types of color vision deficiency.

CSS examples

.background { background-color: #7d7764; }
.text { color: #7d7764; }
.border { border: 2px solid #7d7764; }
.transparent { background-color: rgb(125 119 100 / 50%); }
.gradient { background: linear-gradient(to right, #7d7764, #767d64); }

Background

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Questions

What color is #7D7764?: #7D7764 is a grayish yellow, closest to the named color Organic. It belongs to the gray family of colors.
What is the RGB value of #7D7764?: The RGB value is 125, 119, 100: 125 red, 119 green and 100 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.
What is the complementary color of #7D7764?: The complementary color is #646A7D, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.
Is black or white text better on #7D7764?: Black text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 4.69:1 and white text 4.47:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.