What color is #7E7951?

#7E7951 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 #7E7951?

The RGB value is 126, 121, 81: 126 red, 121 green and 81 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.

What is the complementary color of #7E7951?

The complementary color is #51567E, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.

Is black or white text better on #7E7951?

Black text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 4.74:1 and white text 4.43:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.

#7E7951 color

#7E7951 rgb(126, 121, 81)

Shades of yellow

The hex color #7E7951 is a grayish yellow.

In the RGB color model it is made of 49.4% red, 47.5% green and 31.8% blue (126, 121, 81).

Its hue angle is 53°, with 22% saturation and 41% lightness. For print, the CMYK equivalent is 0% cyan, 4% magenta, 36% yellow and 51% black.

The closest named color is Greek Oregano (#7C754C), a difference of 1.7 ΔE, which is barely visible.

Black text is the more readable choice on this background (contrast 4.74:1).

#7E7951 color codes

HEX	`#7E7951`
RGB	`rgb(126, 121, 81)`
RGB percent	`rgb(49.4%, 47.5%, 31.8%)`
HSL	`hsl(53, 22%, 41%)`
HSV / HSB	`hsv(53, 36%, 49%)`
CMYK	`cmyk(0%, 4%, 36%, 51%)`
CIE LAB	`lab(50.34, -4.64, 22.66)`
CIE LCH	`lch(50.34, 23.13, 101.57)`
CIE XYZ	`xyz(16.927, 18.705, 10.502)`
Decimal	`8288593`
Short hex	`None (no 3-digit form)`

Color harmonies

Colors that go with #7E7951, 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 #7E7951	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	4.74:1	Pass	Fail	Pass
Sample text	4.43:1	Fail	Fail	Pass

#7E7951 as text on	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	4.43:1	Fail	Fail	Pass
Sample text	4.74:1	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 #7E7951 looks to people with the most common types of color vision deficiency.

CSS examples

.background { background-color: #7e7951; }
.text { color: #7e7951; }
.border { border: 2px solid #7e7951; }
.transparent { background-color: rgb(126 121 81 / 50%); }
.gradient { background: linear-gradient(to right, #7e7951, #6d7e51); }

Background

Text color

Border

Similar colors

Closest common color name: Warm Gray.

Questions

What color is #7E7951?: #7E7951 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 #7E7951?: The RGB value is 126, 121, 81: 126 red, 121 green and 81 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.
What is the complementary color of #7E7951?: The complementary color is #51567E, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.
Is black or white text better on #7E7951?: Black text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 4.74:1 and white text 4.43:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.