What color is #7E7846?

#7E7846 is a desaturated yellow, closest to the named color Verdant Leaf. It belongs to the yellow family of colors.

What is the RGB value of #7E7846?

The RGB value is 126, 120, 70: 126 red, 120 green and 70 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.

What is the complementary color of #7E7846?

The complementary color is #464C7E, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.

Is black or white text better on #7E7846?

Black text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 4.66:1 and white text 4.5:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.

#7E7846 color

#7E7846 rgb(126, 120, 70)

Shades of yellow

The hex color #7E7846 is a desaturated yellow.

In the RGB color model it is made of 49.4% red, 47.1% green and 27.5% blue (126, 120, 70).

Its hue angle is 54°, with 29% saturation and 38% lightness. For print, the CMYK equivalent is 0% cyan, 5% magenta, 44% yellow and 51% black.

The closest named color is Verdant Leaf (#817C4A), a difference of 1.5 ΔE, which is barely visible.

Black text is the more readable choice on this background (contrast 4.66:1).

#7E7846 color codes

HEX	`#7E7846`
RGB	`rgb(126, 120, 70)`
RGB percent	`rgb(49.4%, 47.1%, 27.5%)`
HSL	`hsl(54, 29%, 38%)`
HSV / HSB	`hsv(54, 44%, 49%)`
CMYK	`cmyk(0%, 5%, 44%, 51%)`
CIE LAB	`lab(49.87, -5.42, 28.22)`
CIE LCH	`lch(49.87, 28.74, 100.87)`
CIE XYZ	`xyz(16.426, 18.311, 8.462)`
Decimal	`8288326`
Short hex	`None (no 3-digit form)`

Color harmonies

Colors that go with #7E7846, 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 #7E7846	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	4.66:1	Pass	Fail	Pass
Sample text	4.5:1	Pass	Fail	Pass

#7E7846 as text on	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	4.5:1	Pass	Fail	Pass
Sample text	4.66:1	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 #7E7846 looks to people with the most common types of color vision deficiency.

CSS examples

.background { background-color: #7e7846; }
.text { color: #7e7846; }
.border { border: 2px solid #7e7846; }
.transparent { background-color: rgb(126 120 70 / 50%); }
.gradient { background: linear-gradient(to right, #7e7846, #687e46); }

Background

Text color

Border

Similar colors

Closest common color name: Warm Gray.

Questions

What color is #7E7846?: #7E7846 is a desaturated yellow, closest to the named color Verdant Leaf. It belongs to the yellow family of colors.
What is the RGB value of #7E7846?: The RGB value is 126, 120, 70: 126 red, 120 green and 70 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.
What is the complementary color of #7E7846?: The complementary color is #464C7E, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.
Is black or white text better on #7E7846?: Black text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 4.66:1 and white text 4.5:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.