What color is #7D7D62?

#7D7D62 is a grayish yellow, closest to the named color Warm Gray. It belongs to the yellow family of colors.

What is the RGB value of #7D7D62?

The RGB value is 125, 125, 98: 125 red, 125 green and 98 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.

What is the complementary color of #7D7D62?

The complementary color is #62627D, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.

Is black or white text better on #7D7D62?

Black text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 4.98:1 and white text 4.22:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.

#7D7D62 color

#7D7D62 rgb(125, 125, 98)

Shades of yellow

The hex color #7D7D62 is a grayish yellow.

In the RGB color model it is made of 49% red, 49% green and 38.4% blue (125, 125, 98).

Its hue angle is 60°, with 12% saturation and 44% lightness. For print, the CMYK equivalent is 0% cyan, 0% magenta, 22% yellow and 51% black.

The closest named color is Warm Gray (#808069), a difference of 1.9 ΔE, which is barely visible.

Black text is the more readable choice on this background (contrast 4.98:1).

#7D7D62 color codes

HEX	`#7D7D62`
RGB	`rgb(125, 125, 98)`
RGB percent	`rgb(49%, 49%, 38.4%)`
HSL	`hsl(60, 12%, 44%)`
HSV / HSB	`hsv(60, 22%, 49%)`
CMYK	`cmyk(0%, 0%, 22%, 51%)`
CIE LAB	`lab(51.73, -4.85, 14.77)`
CIE LCH	`lch(51.73, 15.55, 108.18)`
CIE XYZ	`xyz(17.996, 19.909, 14.448)`
Decimal	`8224098`
Short hex	`None (no 3-digit form)`

Color harmonies

Colors that go with #7D7D62, 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 #7D7D62	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	4.98:1	Pass	Fail	Pass
Sample text	4.22:1	Fail	Fail	Pass

#7D7D62 as text on	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	4.22:1	Fail	Fail	Pass
Sample text	4.98:1	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 #7D7D62 looks to people with the most common types of color vision deficiency.

CSS examples

.background { background-color: #7d7d62; }
.text { color: #7d7d62; }
.border { border: 2px solid #7d7d62; }
.transparent { background-color: rgb(125 125 98 / 50%); }
.gradient { background: linear-gradient(to right, #7d7d62, #707d62); }

Background

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Questions

What color is #7D7D62?: #7D7D62 is a grayish yellow, closest to the named color Warm Gray. It belongs to the yellow family of colors.
What is the RGB value of #7D7D62?: The RGB value is 125, 125, 98: 125 red, 125 green and 98 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.
What is the complementary color of #7D7D62?: The complementary color is #62627D, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.
Is black or white text better on #7D7D62?: Black text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 4.98:1 and white text 4.22:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.