What color is #7D7B69?

#7D7B69 is a grayish yellow, closest to the named color Warm Gray. It belongs to the gray family of colors.

What is the RGB value of #7D7B69?

The RGB value is 125, 123, 105: 125 red, 123 green and 105 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.

What is the complementary color of #7D7B69?

The complementary color is #696B7D, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.

Is black or white text better on #7D7B69?

Black text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 4.91:1 and white text 4.28:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.

#7D7B69 color

#7D7B69 rgb(125, 123, 105)

Shades of gray

The hex color #7D7B69 is a grayish yellow.

In the RGB color model it is made of 49% red, 48.2% green and 41.2% blue (125, 123, 105).

Its hue angle is 54°, with 9% saturation and 45% lightness. For print, the CMYK equivalent is 0% cyan, 2% magenta, 16% yellow and 51% black.

The closest named color is Warm Gray (#808069), a difference of 2.8 ΔE, a small difference.

Black text is the more readable choice on this background (contrast 4.91:1).

#7D7B69 color codes

HEX	`#7D7B69`
RGB	`rgb(125, 123, 105)`
RGB percent	`rgb(49%, 48.2%, 41.2%)`
HSL	`hsl(54, 9%, 45%)`
HSV / HSB	`hsv(54, 16%, 49%)`
CMYK	`cmyk(0%, 2%, 16%, 51%)`
CIE LAB	`lab(51.32, -2.56, 10.13)`
CIE LCH	`lch(51.32, 10.45, 104.2)`
CIE XYZ	`xyz(18.09, 19.546, 16.182)`
Decimal	`8223593`
Short hex	`None (no 3-digit form)`

Color harmonies

Colors that go with #7D7B69, 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 #7D7B69	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	4.91:1	Pass	Fail	Pass
Sample text	4.28:1	Fail	Fail	Pass

#7D7B69 as text on	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	4.28:1	Fail	Fail	Pass
Sample text	4.91:1	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 #7D7B69 looks to people with the most common types of color vision deficiency.

CSS examples

.background { background-color: #7d7b69; }
.text { color: #7d7b69; }
.border { border: 2px solid #7d7b69; }
.transparent { background-color: rgb(125 123 105 / 50%); }
.gradient { background: linear-gradient(to right, #7d7b69, #757d69); }

Background

Text color

Border

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Questions

What color is #7D7B69?: #7D7B69 is a grayish yellow, closest to the named color Warm Gray. It belongs to the gray family of colors.
What is the RGB value of #7D7B69?: The RGB value is 125, 123, 105: 125 red, 123 green and 105 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.
What is the complementary color of #7D7B69?: The complementary color is #696B7D, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.
Is black or white text better on #7D7B69?: Black text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 4.91:1 and white text 4.28:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.