What color is #7E7131?

#7E7131 is a dark, desaturated yellow, closest to the named color Garden Weed. It belongs to the brown family of colors.

What is the RGB value of #7E7131?

The RGB value is 126, 113, 49: 126 red, 113 green and 49 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.

What is the complementary color of #7E7131?

The complementary color is #313E7E, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.

Is black or white text better on #7E7131?

White text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 4.29:1 and white text 4.89:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.

#7E7131 color

#7E7131 rgb(126, 113, 49)

Shades of brown

The hex color #7E7131 is a dark, desaturated yellow.

In the RGB color model it is made of 49.4% red, 44.3% green and 19.2% blue (126, 113, 49).

Its hue angle is 50°, with 44% saturation and 34% lightness. For print, the CMYK equivalent is 0% cyan, 10% magenta, 61% yellow and 51% black.

The closest named color is Garden Weed (#786E38), a difference of 2.6 ΔE, a small difference.

White text is the more readable choice on this background (contrast 4.89:1).

#7E7131 color codes

HEX	`#7E7131`
RGB	`rgb(126, 113, 49)`
RGB percent	`rgb(49.4%, 44.3%, 19.2%)`
HSL	`hsl(50, 44%, 34%)`
HSV / HSB	`hsv(50, 61%, 49%)`
CMYK	`cmyk(0%, 10%, 61%, 51%)`
CIE LAB	`lab(47.58, -3.48, 36.65)`
CIE LCH	`lch(47.58, 36.81, 95.42)`
CIE XYZ	`xyz(15.064, 16.468, 5.29)`
Decimal	`8286513`
Short hex	`None (no 3-digit form)`

Color harmonies

Colors that go with #7E7131, 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 #7E7131	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	4.29:1	Fail	Fail	Pass
Sample text	4.89:1	Pass	Fail	Pass

#7E7131 as text on	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	4.89:1	Pass	Fail	Pass
Sample text	4.29:1	Fail	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 #7E7131 looks to people with the most common types of color vision deficiency.

CSS examples

.background { background-color: #7e7131; }
.text { color: #7e7131; }
.border { border: 2px solid #7e7131; }
.transparent { background-color: rgb(126 113 49 / 50%); }
.gradient { background: linear-gradient(to right, #7e7131, #657e31); }

Background

Text color

Border

Similar colors

Closest common color name: Olive Green.

Questions

What color is #7E7131?: #7E7131 is a dark, desaturated yellow, closest to the named color Garden Weed. It belongs to the brown family of colors.
What is the RGB value of #7E7131?: The RGB value is 126, 113, 49: 126 red, 113 green and 49 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.
What is the complementary color of #7E7131?: The complementary color is #313E7E, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.
Is black or white text better on #7E7131?: White text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 4.29:1 and white text 4.89:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.