What color is #7E754D?

#7E754D is a grayish yellow, closest to the named color Greek Oregano. It belongs to the brown family of colors.

What is the RGB value of #7E754D?

The RGB value is 126, 117, 77: 126 red, 117 green and 77 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.

What is the complementary color of #7E754D?

The complementary color is #4D567E, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.

Is black or white text better on #7E754D?

White text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 4.54:1 and white text 4.63:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.

#7E754D color

#7E754D rgb(126, 117, 77)

Shades of brown

The hex color #7E754D is a grayish yellow.

In the RGB color model it is made of 49.4% red, 45.9% green and 30.2% blue (126, 117, 77).

Its hue angle is 49°, with 24% saturation and 40% lightness. For print, the CMYK equivalent is 0% cyan, 7% magenta, 39% yellow and 51% black.

The closest named color is Greek Oregano (#7C754C), a difference of 0.9 ΔE, which is barely visible.

White text is the more readable choice on this background (contrast 4.63:1).

#7E754D color codes

HEX	`#7E754D`
RGB	`rgb(126, 117, 77)`
RGB percent	`rgb(49.4%, 45.9%, 30.2%)`
HSL	`hsl(49, 24%, 40%)`
HSV / HSB	`hsv(49, 39%, 49%)`
CMYK	`cmyk(0%, 7%, 39%, 51%)`
CIE LAB	`lab(49.12, -2.88, 23.34)`
CIE LCH	`lch(49.12, 23.52, 97.04)`
CIE XYZ	`xyz(16.305, 17.695, 9.576)`
Decimal	`8287565`
Short hex	`None (no 3-digit form)`

Color harmonies

Colors that go with #7E754D, 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 #7E754D	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	4.54:1	Pass	Fail	Pass
Sample text	4.63:1	Pass	Fail	Pass

#7E754D as text on	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	4.63:1	Pass	Fail	Pass
Sample text	4.54:1	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 #7E754D looks to people with the most common types of color vision deficiency.

CSS examples

.background { background-color: #7e754d; }
.text { color: #7e754d; }
.border { border: 2px solid #7e754d; }
.transparent { background-color: rgb(126 117 77 / 50%); }
.gradient { background: linear-gradient(to right, #7e754d, #6f7e4d); }

Background

Text color

Border

Similar colors

Closest common color name: Warm Gray.

Questions

What color is #7E754D?: #7E754D is a grayish yellow, closest to the named color Greek Oregano. It belongs to the brown family of colors.
What is the RGB value of #7E754D?: The RGB value is 126, 117, 77: 126 red, 117 green and 77 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.
What is the complementary color of #7E754D?: The complementary color is #4D567E, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.
Is black or white text better on #7E754D?: White text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 4.54:1 and white text 4.63:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.