What color is #7D8352?

#7D8352 is a grayish yellow, closest to the named color Grasshopper. It belongs to the yellow family of colors.

What is the RGB value of #7D8352?

The RGB value is 125, 131, 82: 125 red, 131 green and 82 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.

What is the complementary color of #7D8352?

The complementary color is #585283, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.

Is black or white text better on #7D8352?

Black text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 5.24:1 and white text 4.01:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.

#7D8352 color

#7D8352 rgb(125, 131, 82)

Shades of yellow

The hex color #7D8352 is a grayish yellow.

In the RGB color model it is made of 49% red, 51.4% green and 32.2% blue (125, 131, 82).

Its hue angle is 67°, with 23% saturation and 42% lightness. For print, the CMYK equivalent is 5% cyan, 0% magenta, 37% yellow and 49% black.

The closest named color is Grasshopper (#77824A), a difference of 2.3 ΔE, a small difference.

Black text is the more readable choice on this background (contrast 5.24:1).

#7D8352 color codes

HEX	`#7D8352`
RGB	`rgb(125, 131, 82)`
RGB percent	`rgb(49%, 51.4%, 32.2%)`
HSL	`hsl(67, 23%, 42%)`
HSV / HSB	`hsv(67, 37%, 51%)`
CMYK	`cmyk(5%, 0%, 37%, 49%)`
CIE LAB	`lab(53.17, -10.5, 25.77)`
CIE LCH	`lch(53.17, 27.83, 112.17)`
CIE XYZ	`xyz(18.097, 21.202, 11.12)`
Decimal	`8225618`
Short hex	`None (no 3-digit form)`

Color harmonies

Colors that go with #7D8352, 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 #7D8352	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	5.24:1	Pass	Fail	Pass
Sample text	4.01:1	Fail	Fail	Pass

#7D8352 as text on	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	4.01:1	Fail	Fail	Pass
Sample text	5.24:1	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 #7D8352 looks to people with the most common types of color vision deficiency.

CSS examples

.background { background-color: #7d8352; }
.text { color: #7d8352; }
.border { border: 2px solid #7d8352; }
.transparent { background-color: rgb(125 131 82 / 50%); }
.gradient { background: linear-gradient(to right, #7d8352, #658352); }

Background

Text color

Border

Similar colors

Closest common color name: Warm Gray.

Questions

What color is #7D8352?: #7D8352 is a grayish yellow, closest to the named color Grasshopper. It belongs to the yellow family of colors.
What is the RGB value of #7D8352?: The RGB value is 125, 131, 82: 125 red, 131 green and 82 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.
What is the complementary color of #7D8352?: The complementary color is #585283, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.
Is black or white text better on #7D8352?: Black text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 5.24:1 and white text 4.01:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.