What color is #7D784C?

#7D784C is a grayish yellow, closest to the named color Tree Hugger. It belongs to the yellow family of colors.

What is the RGB value of #7D784C?

The RGB value is 125, 120, 76: 125 red, 120 green and 76 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.

What is the complementary color of #7D784C?

The complementary color is #4C517D, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.

Is black or white text better on #7D784C?

Black text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 4.66:1 and white text 4.5:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.

#7D784C color

#7D784C rgb(125, 120, 76)

Shades of yellow

The hex color #7D784C is a grayish yellow.

In the RGB color model it is made of 49% red, 47.1% green and 29.8% blue (125, 120, 76).

Its hue angle is 54°, with 24% saturation and 39% lightness. For print, the CMYK equivalent is 0% cyan, 4% magenta, 39% yellow and 51% black.

The closest named color is Tree Hugger (#79774A), a difference of 1.4 ΔE, which is barely visible.

Black text is the more readable choice on this background (contrast 4.66:1).

#7D784C color codes

HEX	`#7D784C`
RGB	`rgb(125, 120, 76)`
RGB percent	`rgb(49%, 47.1%, 29.8%)`
HSL	`hsl(54, 24%, 39%)`
HSV / HSB	`hsv(54, 39%, 49%)`
CMYK	`cmyk(0%, 4%, 39%, 51%)`
CIE LAB	`lab(49.88, -5.15, 24.86)`
CIE LCH	`lch(49.88, 25.39, 101.69)`
CIE XYZ	`xyz(16.479, 18.315, 9.503)`
Decimal	`8222796`
Short hex	`None (no 3-digit form)`

Color harmonies

Colors that go with #7D784C, 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 #7D784C	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	4.66:1	Pass	Fail	Pass
Sample text	4.5:1	Pass	Fail	Pass

#7D784C as text on	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	4.5:1	Pass	Fail	Pass
Sample text	4.66:1	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 #7D784C looks to people with the most common types of color vision deficiency.

CSS examples

.background { background-color: #7d784c; }
.text { color: #7d784c; }
.border { border: 2px solid #7d784c; }
.transparent { background-color: rgb(125 120 76 / 50%); }
.gradient { background: linear-gradient(to right, #7d784c, #6a7d4c); }

Background

Text color

Border

Similar colors

Closest common color name: Warm Gray.

Questions

What color is #7D784C?: #7D784C is a grayish yellow, closest to the named color Tree Hugger. It belongs to the yellow family of colors.
What is the RGB value of #7D784C?: The RGB value is 125, 120, 76: 125 red, 120 green and 76 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.
What is the complementary color of #7D784C?: The complementary color is #4C517D, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.
Is black or white text better on #7D784C?: Black text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 4.66:1 and white text 4.5:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.