What color is #7E7653?

#7E7653 is a grayish yellow, closest to the named color Boa. It belongs to the brown family of colors.

What is the RGB value of #7E7653?

The RGB value is 126, 118, 83: 126 red, 118 green and 83 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.

What is the complementary color of #7E7653?

The complementary color is #535B7E, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.

Is black or white text better on #7E7653?

Black text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 4.6:1 and white text 4.56:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.

#7E7653 color

#7E7653 rgb(126, 118, 83)

Shades of brown

The hex color #7E7653 is a grayish yellow.

In the RGB color model it is made of 49.4% red, 46.3% green and 32.5% blue (126, 118, 83).

Its hue angle is 49°, with 21% saturation and 41% lightness. For print, the CMYK equivalent is 0% cyan, 6% magenta, 34% yellow and 51% black.

The closest named color is Boa (#7F7755), a difference of 0.5 ΔE, which is barely visible.

Black text is the more readable choice on this background (contrast 4.6:1).

#7E7653 color codes

HEX	`#7E7653`
RGB	`rgb(126, 118, 83)`
RGB percent	`rgb(49.4%, 46.3%, 32.5%)`
HSL	`hsl(49, 21%, 41%)`
HSV / HSB	`hsv(49, 34%, 49%)`
CMYK	`cmyk(0%, 6%, 34%, 51%)`
CIE LAB	`lab(49.52, -2.67, 20.43)`
CIE LCH	`lch(49.52, 20.6, 97.44)`
CIE XYZ	`xyz(16.644, 18.017, 10.783)`
Decimal	`8287827`
Short hex	`None (no 3-digit form)`

Color harmonies

Colors that go with #7E7653, 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 #7E7653	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	4.6:1	Pass	Fail	Pass
Sample text	4.56:1	Pass	Fail	Pass

#7E7653 as text on	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	4.56:1	Pass	Fail	Pass
Sample text	4.6:1	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 #7E7653 looks to people with the most common types of color vision deficiency.

CSS examples

.background { background-color: #7e7653; }
.text { color: #7e7653; }
.border { border: 2px solid #7e7653; }
.transparent { background-color: rgb(126 118 83 / 50%); }
.gradient { background: linear-gradient(to right, #7e7653, #707e53); }

Background

Text color

Border

Similar colors

Closest common color name: Warm Gray.

Questions

What color is #7E7653?: #7E7653 is a grayish yellow, closest to the named color Boa. It belongs to the brown family of colors.
What is the RGB value of #7E7653?: The RGB value is 126, 118, 83: 126 red, 118 green and 83 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.
What is the complementary color of #7E7653?: The complementary color is #535B7E, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.
Is black or white text better on #7E7653?: Black text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 4.6:1 and white text 4.56:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.