What color is #7D7E45?

#7D7E45 is a desaturated yellow, closest to the named color Verdant Leaf. It belongs to the yellow family of colors.

What is the RGB value of #7D7E45?

The RGB value is 125, 126, 69: 125 red, 126 green and 69 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.

What is the complementary color of #7D7E45?

The complementary color is #46457E, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.

Is black or white text better on #7D7E45?

Black text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 4.94:1 and white text 4.25:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.

#7D7E45 color

#7D7E45 rgb(125, 126, 69)

Shades of yellow

The hex color #7D7E45 is a desaturated yellow.

In the RGB color model it is made of 49% red, 49.4% green and 27.1% blue (125, 126, 69).

Its hue angle is 61°, with 29% saturation and 38% lightness. For print, the CMYK equivalent is 1% cyan, 0% magenta, 45% yellow and 51% black.

The closest named color is Verdant Leaf (#817C4A), a difference of 2.5 ΔE, a small difference.

Black text is the more readable choice on this background (contrast 4.94:1).

#7D7E45 color codes

HEX	`#7D7E45`
RGB	`rgb(125, 126, 69)`
RGB percent	`rgb(49%, 49.4%, 27.1%)`
HSL	`hsl(61, 29%, 38%)`
HSV / HSB	`hsv(61, 45%, 49%)`
CMYK	`cmyk(1%, 0%, 45%, 51%)`
CIE LAB	`lab(51.51, -9.32, 30.79)`
CIE LCH	`lch(51.51, 32.17, 106.84)`
CIE XYZ	`xyz(16.993, 19.712, 8.539)`
Decimal	`8224325`
Short hex	`None (no 3-digit form)`

Color harmonies

Colors that go with #7D7E45, 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 #7D7E45	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	4.94:1	Pass	Fail	Pass
Sample text	4.25:1	Fail	Fail	Pass

#7D7E45 as text on	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	4.25:1	Fail	Fail	Pass
Sample text	4.94:1	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 #7D7E45 looks to people with the most common types of color vision deficiency.

CSS examples

.background { background-color: #7d7e45; }
.text { color: #7d7e45; }
.border { border: 2px solid #7d7e45; }
.transparent { background-color: rgb(125 126 69 / 50%); }
.gradient { background: linear-gradient(to right, #7d7e45, #607e45); }

Background

Text color

Border

Similar colors

Closest common color name: Olive Green.

Questions

What color is #7D7E45?: #7D7E45 is a desaturated yellow, closest to the named color Verdant Leaf. It belongs to the yellow family of colors.
What is the RGB value of #7D7E45?: The RGB value is 125, 126, 69: 125 red, 126 green and 69 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.
What is the complementary color of #7D7E45?: The complementary color is #46457E, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.
Is black or white text better on #7D7E45?: Black text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 4.94:1 and white text 4.25:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.