What color is #7E7760?

#7E7760 is a grayish yellow, closest to the named color Handmade. It belongs to the brown family of colors.

What is the RGB value of #7E7760?

The RGB value is 126, 119, 96: 126 red, 119 green and 96 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.

What is the complementary color of #7E7760?

The complementary color is #60677E, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.

Is black or white text better on #7E7760?

Black text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 4.69:1 and white text 4.47:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.

#7E7760 color

#7E7760 rgb(126, 119, 96)

Shades of brown

The hex color #7E7760 is a grayish yellow.

In the RGB color model it is made of 49.4% red, 46.7% green and 37.6% blue (126, 119, 96).

Its hue angle is 46°, with 14% saturation and 44% lightness. For print, the CMYK equivalent is 0% cyan, 6% magenta, 24% yellow and 51% black.

The closest named color is Handmade (#7F735F), a difference of 3.5 ΔE, a small difference.

Black text is the more readable choice on this background (contrast 4.69:1).

#7E7760 color codes

HEX	`#7E7760`
RGB	`rgb(126, 119, 96)`
RGB percent	`rgb(49.4%, 46.7%, 37.6%)`
HSL	`hsl(46, 14%, 44%)`
HSV / HSB	`hsv(46, 24%, 49%)`
CMYK	`cmyk(0%, 6%, 24%, 51%)`
CIE LAB	`lab(50.07, -1.34, 13.64)`
CIE LCH	`lch(50.07, 13.71, 95.61)`
CIE XYZ	`xyz(17.312, 18.474, 13.718)`
Decimal	`8288096`
Short hex	`None (no 3-digit form)`

Color harmonies

Colors that go with #7E7760, 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 #7E7760	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	4.69:1	Pass	Fail	Pass
Sample text	4.47:1	Fail	Fail	Pass

#7E7760 as text on	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	4.47:1	Fail	Fail	Pass
Sample text	4.69:1	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 #7E7760 looks to people with the most common types of color vision deficiency.

CSS examples

.background { background-color: #7e7760; }
.text { color: #7e7760; }
.border { border: 2px solid #7e7760; }
.transparent { background-color: rgb(126 119 96 / 50%); }
.gradient { background: linear-gradient(to right, #7e7760, #767e60); }

Background

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Questions

What color is #7E7760?: #7E7760 is a grayish yellow, closest to the named color Handmade. It belongs to the brown family of colors.
What is the RGB value of #7E7760?: The RGB value is 126, 119, 96: 126 red, 119 green and 96 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.
What is the complementary color of #7E7760?: The complementary color is #60677E, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.
Is black or white text better on #7E7760?: Black text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 4.69:1 and white text 4.47:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.