What color is #7E754E?

#7E754E 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 #7E754E?

The RGB value is 126, 117, 78: 126 red, 117 green and 78 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.

What is the complementary color of #7E754E?

The complementary color is #4E577E, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.

Is black or white text better on #7E754E?

White text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 4.54:1 and white text 4.62:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.

#7E754E color

#7E754E rgb(126, 117, 78)

Shades of brown

The hex color #7E754E is a grayish yellow.

In the RGB color model it is made of 49.4% red, 45.9% green and 30.6% blue (126, 117, 78).

Its hue angle is 49°, with 24% saturation and 40% lightness. For print, the CMYK equivalent is 0% cyan, 7% magenta, 38% yellow and 51% black.

The closest named color is Greek Oregano (#7C754C), a difference of 1.1 ΔE, which is barely visible.

White text is the more readable choice on this background (contrast 4.62:1).

#7E754E color codes

HEX	`#7E754E`
RGB	`rgb(126, 117, 78)`
RGB percent	`rgb(49.4%, 45.9%, 30.6%)`
HSL	`hsl(49, 24%, 40%)`
HSV / HSB	`hsv(49, 38%, 49%)`
CMYK	`cmyk(0%, 7%, 38%, 51%)`
CIE LAB	`lab(49.14, -2.76, 22.79)`
CIE LCH	`lch(49.14, 22.96, 96.89)`
CIE XYZ	`xyz(16.341, 17.709, 9.764)`
Decimal	`8287566`
Short hex	`None (no 3-digit form)`

Color harmonies

Colors that go with #7E754E, 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 #7E754E	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	4.54:1	Pass	Fail	Pass
Sample text	4.62:1	Pass	Fail	Pass

#7E754E as text on	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	4.62:1	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 #7E754E looks to people with the most common types of color vision deficiency.

CSS examples

.background { background-color: #7e754e; }
.text { color: #7e754e; }
.border { border: 2px solid #7e754e; }
.transparent { background-color: rgb(126 117 78 / 50%); }
.gradient { background: linear-gradient(to right, #7e754e, #6f7e4e); }

Background

Text color

Border

Similar colors

Closest common color name: Warm Gray.

Questions

What color is #7E754E?: #7E754E 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 #7E754E?: The RGB value is 126, 117, 78: 126 red, 117 green and 78 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.
What is the complementary color of #7E754E?: The complementary color is #4E577E, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.
Is black or white text better on #7E754E?: White text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 4.54:1 and white text 4.62:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.