What color is #7D7860?

#7D7860 is a grayish yellow, closest to the named color Mangrove. It belongs to the brown family of colors.

What is the RGB value of #7D7860?

The RGB value is 125, 120, 96: 125 red, 120 green and 96 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.

What is the complementary color of #7D7860?

The complementary color is #60657D, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.

Is black or white text better on #7D7860?

Black text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 4.73:1 and white text 4.44:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.

#7D7860 color

#7D7860 rgb(125, 120, 96)

Shades of brown

The hex color #7D7860 is a grayish yellow.

In the RGB color model it is made of 49% red, 47.1% green and 37.6% blue (125, 120, 96).

Its hue angle is 50°, with 13% saturation and 43% lightness. For print, the CMYK equivalent is 0% cyan, 4% magenta, 23% yellow and 51% black.

The closest named color is Mangrove (#757461), a difference of 3.1 ΔE, a small difference.

Black text is the more readable choice on this background (contrast 4.73:1).

#7D7860 color codes

HEX	`#7D7860`
RGB	`rgb(125, 120, 96)`
RGB percent	`rgb(49%, 47.1%, 37.6%)`
HSL	`hsl(50, 13%, 43%)`
HSV / HSB	`hsv(50, 23%, 49%)`
CMYK	`cmyk(0%, 4%, 23%, 51%)`
CIE LAB	`lab(50.26, -2.33, 13.9)`
CIE LCH	`lch(50.26, 14.09, 99.5)`
CIE XYZ	`xyz(17.285, 18.638, 13.751)`
Decimal	`8222816`
Short hex	`None (no 3-digit form)`

Color harmonies

Colors that go with #7D7860, 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 #7D7860	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	4.73:1	Pass	Fail	Pass
Sample text	4.44:1	Fail	Fail	Pass

#7D7860 as text on	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	4.44:1	Fail	Fail	Pass
Sample text	4.73:1	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 #7D7860 looks to people with the most common types of color vision deficiency.

CSS examples

.background { background-color: #7d7860; }
.text { color: #7d7860; }
.border { border: 2px solid #7d7860; }
.transparent { background-color: rgb(125 120 96 / 50%); }
.gradient { background: linear-gradient(to right, #7d7860, #737d60); }

Background

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Questions

What color is #7D7860?: #7D7860 is a grayish yellow, closest to the named color Mangrove. It belongs to the brown family of colors.
What is the RGB value of #7D7860?: The RGB value is 125, 120, 96: 125 red, 120 green and 96 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.
What is the complementary color of #7D7860?: The complementary color is #60657D, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.
Is black or white text better on #7D7860?: Black text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 4.73:1 and white text 4.44:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.