What color is #7E795E?

#7E795E is a grayish yellow, closest to the named color Boa. It belongs to the yellow family of colors.

What is the RGB value of #7E795E?

The RGB value is 126, 121, 94: 126 red, 121 green and 94 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.

What is the complementary color of #7E795E?

The complementary color is #5E637E, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.

Is black or white text better on #7E795E?

Black text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 4.78:1 and white text 4.39:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.

#7E795E color

#7E795E rgb(126, 121, 94)

Shades of yellow

The hex color #7E795E is a grayish yellow.

In the RGB color model it is made of 49.4% red, 47.5% green and 36.9% blue (126, 121, 94).

Its hue angle is 51°, with 15% saturation and 43% lightness. For print, the CMYK equivalent is 0% cyan, 4% magenta, 25% yellow and 51% black.

The closest named color is Boa (#7F7755), a difference of 2.6 ΔE, a small difference.

Black text is the more readable choice on this background (contrast 4.78:1).

#7E795E color codes

HEX	`#7E795E`
RGB	`rgb(126, 121, 94)`
RGB percent	`rgb(49.4%, 47.5%, 36.9%)`
HSL	`hsl(51, 15%, 43%)`
HSV / HSB	`hsv(51, 25%, 49%)`
CMYK	`cmyk(0%, 4%, 25%, 51%)`
CIE LAB	`lab(50.59, -2.79, 15.53)`
CIE LCH	`lch(50.59, 15.78, 100.19)`
CIE XYZ	`xyz(17.462, 18.919, 13.319)`
Decimal	`8288606`
Short hex	`None (no 3-digit form)`

Color harmonies

Colors that go with #7E795E, 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 #7E795E	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	4.78:1	Pass	Fail	Pass
Sample text	4.39:1	Fail	Fail	Pass

#7E795E as text on	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	4.39:1	Fail	Fail	Pass
Sample text	4.78:1	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 #7E795E looks to people with the most common types of color vision deficiency.

CSS examples

.background { background-color: #7e795e; }
.text { color: #7e795e; }
.border { border: 2px solid #7e795e; }
.transparent { background-color: rgb(126 121 94 / 50%); }
.gradient { background: linear-gradient(to right, #7e795e, #737e5e); }

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Questions

What color is #7E795E?: #7E795E is a grayish yellow, closest to the named color Boa. It belongs to the yellow family of colors.
What is the RGB value of #7E795E?: The RGB value is 126, 121, 94: 126 red, 121 green and 94 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.
What is the complementary color of #7E795E?: The complementary color is #5E637E, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.
Is black or white text better on #7E795E?: Black text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 4.78:1 and white text 4.39:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.