What color is #7E785B?

#7E785B is a grayish yellow, closest to the named color Boa. It belongs to the brown family of colors.

What is the RGB value of #7E785B?

The RGB value is 126, 120, 91: 126 red, 120 green and 91 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.

What is the complementary color of #7E785B?

The complementary color is #5B617E, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.

Is black or white text better on #7E785B?

Black text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 4.72:1 and white text 4.44:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.

#7E785B color

#7E785B rgb(126, 120, 91)

Shades of brown

The hex color #7E785B is a grayish yellow.

In the RGB color model it is made of 49.4% red, 47.1% green and 35.7% blue (126, 120, 91).

Its hue angle is 50°, with 16% saturation and 43% lightness. For print, the CMYK equivalent is 0% cyan, 5% magenta, 28% yellow and 51% black.

The closest named color is Boa (#7F7755), a difference of 1.8 ΔE, which is barely visible.

Black text is the more readable choice on this background (contrast 4.72:1).

#7E785B color codes

HEX	`#7E785B`
RGB	`rgb(126, 120, 91)`
RGB percent	`rgb(49.4%, 47.1%, 35.7%)`
HSL	`hsl(50, 16%, 43%)`
HSV / HSB	`hsv(50, 28%, 49%)`
CMYK	`cmyk(0%, 5%, 28%, 51%)`
CIE LAB	`lab(50.24, -2.67, 16.8)`
CIE LCH	`lch(50.24, 17.01, 99.05)`
CIE XYZ	`xyz(17.209, 18.624, 12.584)`
Decimal	`8288347`
Short hex	`None (no 3-digit form)`

Color harmonies

Colors that go with #7E785B, 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 #7E785B	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	4.72:1	Pass	Fail	Pass
Sample text	4.44:1	Fail	Fail	Pass

#7E785B as text on	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	4.44:1	Fail	Fail	Pass
Sample text	4.72:1	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 #7E785B looks to people with the most common types of color vision deficiency.

CSS examples

.background { background-color: #7e785b; }
.text { color: #7e785b; }
.border { border: 2px solid #7e785b; }
.transparent { background-color: rgb(126 120 91 / 50%); }
.gradient { background: linear-gradient(to right, #7e785b, #737e5b); }

Background

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Questions

What color is #7E785B?: #7E785B is a grayish yellow, closest to the named color Boa. It belongs to the brown family of colors.
What is the RGB value of #7E785B?: The RGB value is 126, 120, 91: 126 red, 120 green and 91 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.
What is the complementary color of #7E785B?: The complementary color is #5B617E, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.
Is black or white text better on #7E785B?: Black text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 4.72:1 and white text 4.44:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.