What color is #7E774F?

#7E774F is a grayish yellow, closest to the named color Greek Oregano. It belongs to the yellow family of colors.

What is the RGB value of #7E774F?

The RGB value is 126, 119, 79: 126 red, 119 green and 79 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.

What is the complementary color of #7E774F?

The complementary color is #4F567E, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.

Is black or white text better on #7E774F?

Black text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 4.64:1 and white text 4.53:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.

#7E774F color

#7E774F rgb(126, 119, 79)

Shades of yellow

The hex color #7E774F is a grayish yellow.

In the RGB color model it is made of 49.4% red, 46.7% green and 31% blue (126, 119, 79).

Its hue angle is 51°, with 23% saturation and 40% lightness. For print, the CMYK equivalent is 0% cyan, 6% magenta, 37% yellow and 51% black.

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

Black text is the more readable choice on this background (contrast 4.64:1).

#7E774F color codes

HEX	`#7E774F`
RGB	`rgb(126, 119, 79)`
RGB percent	`rgb(49.4%, 46.7%, 31%)`
HSL	`hsl(51, 23%, 40%)`
HSV / HSB	`hsv(51, 37%, 49%)`
CMYK	`cmyk(0%, 6%, 37%, 51%)`
CIE LAB	`lab(49.73, -3.77, 23)`
CIE LCH	`lch(49.73, 23.3, 99.3)`
CIE XYZ	`xyz(16.613, 18.194, 10.032)`
Decimal	`8288079`
Short hex	`None (no 3-digit form)`

Color harmonies

Colors that go with #7E774F, 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 #7E774F	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	4.64:1	Pass	Fail	Pass
Sample text	4.53:1	Pass	Fail	Pass

#7E774F as text on	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	4.53:1	Pass	Fail	Pass
Sample text	4.64:1	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 #7E774F looks to people with the most common types of color vision deficiency.

CSS examples

.background { background-color: #7e774f; }
.text { color: #7e774f; }
.border { border: 2px solid #7e774f; }
.transparent { background-color: rgb(126 119 79 / 50%); }
.gradient { background: linear-gradient(to right, #7e774f, #6e7e4f); }

Background

Text color

Border

Similar colors

Closest common color name: Warm Gray.

Questions

What color is #7E774F?: #7E774F is a grayish yellow, closest to the named color Greek Oregano. It belongs to the yellow family of colors.
What is the RGB value of #7E774F?: The RGB value is 126, 119, 79: 126 red, 119 green and 79 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.
What is the complementary color of #7E774F?: The complementary color is #4F567E, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.
Is black or white text better on #7E774F?: Black text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 4.64:1 and white text 4.53:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.