What color is #7D7A54?

#7D7A54 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 #7D7A54?

The RGB value is 125, 122, 84: 125 red, 122 green and 84 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.

What is the complementary color of #7D7A54?

The complementary color is #54577D, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.

Is black or white text better on #7D7A54?

Black text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 4.78:1 and white text 4.39:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.

#7D7A54 color

#7D7A54 rgb(125, 122, 84)

Shades of yellow

The hex color #7D7A54 is a grayish yellow.

In the RGB color model it is made of 49% red, 47.8% green and 32.9% blue (125, 122, 84).

Its hue angle is 56°, with 20% saturation and 41% lightness. For print, the CMYK equivalent is 0% cyan, 2% magenta, 33% yellow and 51% black.

The closest named color is Tree Hugger (#79774A), a difference of 2.4 ΔE, a small difference.

Black text is the more readable choice on this background (contrast 4.78:1).

#7D7A54 color codes

HEX	`#7D7A54`
RGB	`rgb(125, 122, 84)`
RGB percent	`rgb(49%, 47.8%, 32.9%)`
HSL	`hsl(56, 20%, 41%)`
HSV / HSB	`hsv(56, 33%, 49%)`
CMYK	`cmyk(0%, 2%, 33%, 51%)`
CIE LAB	`lab(50.59, -5.23, 21.27)`
CIE LCH	`lch(50.59, 21.9, 103.81)`
CIE XYZ	`xyz(17.017, 18.919, 11.141)`
Decimal	`8223316`
Short hex	`None (no 3-digit form)`

Color harmonies

Colors that go with #7D7A54, 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 #7D7A54	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	4.78:1	Pass	Fail	Pass
Sample text	4.39:1	Fail	Fail	Pass

#7D7A54 as text on	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	4.39:1	Fail	Fail	Pass
Sample text	4.78:1	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 #7D7A54 looks to people with the most common types of color vision deficiency.

CSS examples

.background { background-color: #7d7a54; }
.text { color: #7d7a54; }
.border { border: 2px solid #7d7a54; }
.transparent { background-color: rgb(125 122 84 / 50%); }
.gradient { background: linear-gradient(to right, #7d7a54, #6b7d54); }

Background

Text color

Border

Similar colors

Closest common color name: Warm Gray.

Questions

What color is #7D7A54?: #7D7A54 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 #7D7A54?: The RGB value is 125, 122, 84: 125 red, 122 green and 84 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.
What is the complementary color of #7D7A54?: The complementary color is #54577D, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.
Is black or white text better on #7D7A54?: Black text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 4.78:1 and white text 4.39:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.