What color is #7D785D?

#7D785D is a grayish yellow, closest to the named color Boa. It belongs to the yellow family of colors.

What is the RGB value of #7D785D?

The RGB value is 125, 120, 93: 125 red, 120 green and 93 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.

What is the complementary color of #7D785D?

The complementary color is #5D627D, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.

Is black or white text better on #7D785D?

Black text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 4.72:1 and white text 4.45:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.

#7D785D color

#7D785D rgb(125, 120, 93)

Shades of yellow

The hex color #7D785D is a grayish yellow.

In the RGB color model it is made of 49% red, 47.1% green and 36.5% blue (125, 120, 93).

Its hue angle is 51°, with 15% saturation and 43% lightness. For print, the CMYK equivalent is 0% cyan, 4% magenta, 26% yellow and 51% black.

The closest named color is Boa (#7F7755), a difference of 2.5 ΔE, a small difference.

Black text is the more readable choice on this background (contrast 4.72:1).

#7D785D color codes

HEX	`#7D785D`
RGB	`rgb(125, 120, 93)`
RGB percent	`rgb(49%, 47.1%, 36.5%)`
HSL	`hsl(51, 15%, 43%)`
HSV / HSB	`hsv(51, 26%, 49%)`
CMYK	`cmyk(0%, 4%, 26%, 51%)`
CIE LAB	`lab(50.2, -2.79, 15.56)`
CIE LCH	`lch(50.2, 15.8, 100.17)`
CIE XYZ	`xyz(17.15, 18.584, 13.037)`
Decimal	`8222813`
Short hex	`None (no 3-digit form)`

Color harmonies

Colors that go with #7D785D, 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 #7D785D	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	4.72:1	Pass	Fail	Pass
Sample text	4.45:1	Fail	Fail	Pass

#7D785D as text on	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	4.45:1	Fail	Fail	Pass
Sample text	4.72:1	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 #7D785D looks to people with the most common types of color vision deficiency.

CSS examples

.background { background-color: #7d785d; }
.text { color: #7d785d; }
.border { border: 2px solid #7d785d; }
.transparent { background-color: rgb(125 120 93 / 50%); }
.gradient { background: linear-gradient(to right, #7d785d, #727d5d); }

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Questions

What color is #7D785D?: #7D785D is a grayish yellow, closest to the named color Boa. It belongs to the yellow family of colors.
What is the RGB value of #7D785D?: The RGB value is 125, 120, 93: 125 red, 120 green and 93 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.
What is the complementary color of #7D785D?: The complementary color is #5D627D, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.
Is black or white text better on #7D785D?: Black text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 4.72:1 and white text 4.45:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.