What color is #7E765A?

#7E765A is a grayish yellow, closest to the named color Boa. It belongs to the brown family of colors.

What is the RGB value of #7E765A?

The RGB value is 126, 118, 90: 126 red, 118 green and 90 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.

What is the complementary color of #7E765A?

The complementary color is #5A627E, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.

Is black or white text better on #7E765A?

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

#7E765A color

#7E765A rgb(126, 118, 90)

Shades of brown

The hex color #7E765A is a grayish yellow.

In the RGB color model it is made of 49.4% red, 46.3% green and 35.3% blue (126, 118, 90).

Its hue angle is 47°, with 17% saturation and 42% lightness. For print, the CMYK equivalent is 0% cyan, 6% magenta, 29% yellow and 51% black.

The closest named color is Boa (#7F7755), a difference of 2 ΔE, which is barely visible.

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

#7E765A color codes

HEX	`#7E765A`
RGB	`rgb(126, 118, 90)`
RGB percent	`rgb(49.4%, 46.3%, 35.3%)`
HSL	`hsl(47, 17%, 42%)`
HSV / HSB	`hsv(47, 29%, 49%)`
CMYK	`cmyk(0%, 6%, 29%, 51%)`
CIE LAB	`lab(49.65, -1.68, 16.57)`
CIE LCH	`lch(49.65, 16.66, 95.78)`
CIE XYZ	`xyz(16.928, 18.131, 12.279)`
Decimal	`8287834`
Short hex	`None (no 3-digit form)`

Color harmonies

Colors that go with #7E765A, 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 #7E765A	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	4.63:1	Pass	Fail	Pass
Sample text	4.54:1	Pass	Fail	Pass

#7E765A as text on	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	4.54:1	Pass	Fail	Pass
Sample text	4.63:1	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 #7E765A looks to people with the most common types of color vision deficiency.

CSS examples

.background { background-color: #7e765a; }
.text { color: #7e765a; }
.border { border: 2px solid #7e765a; }
.transparent { background-color: rgb(126 118 90 / 50%); }
.gradient { background: linear-gradient(to right, #7e765a, #747e5a); }

Background

Text color

Border

Similar colors

Closest common color name: Warm Gray.

Questions

What color is #7E765A?: #7E765A is a grayish yellow, closest to the named color Boa. It belongs to the brown family of colors.
What is the RGB value of #7E765A?: The RGB value is 126, 118, 90: 126 red, 118 green and 90 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.
What is the complementary color of #7E765A?: The complementary color is #5A627E, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.
Is black or white text better on #7E765A?: Black text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 4.63:1 and white text 4.54:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.