What color is #7E7962?

#7E7962 is a grayish yellow, closest to the named color Mangrove. It belongs to the brown family of colors.

What is the RGB value of #7E7962?

The RGB value is 126, 121, 98: 126 red, 121 green and 98 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.

What is the complementary color of #7E7962?

The complementary color is #62677E, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.

Is black or white text better on #7E7962?

Black text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 4.8:1 and white text 4.38:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.

#7E7962 color

#7E7962 rgb(126, 121, 98)

Shades of brown

The hex color #7E7962 is a grayish yellow.

In the RGB color model it is made of 49.4% red, 47.5% green and 38.4% blue (126, 121, 98).

Its hue angle is 49°, with 13% saturation and 44% lightness. For print, the CMYK equivalent is 0% cyan, 4% magenta, 22% yellow and 51% black.

The closest named color is Mangrove (#757461), a difference of 3.2 ΔE, a small difference.

Black text is the more readable choice on this background (contrast 4.8:1).

#7E7962 color codes

HEX	`#7E7962`
RGB	`rgb(126, 121, 98)`
RGB percent	`rgb(49.4%, 47.5%, 38.4%)`
HSL	`hsl(49, 13%, 44%)`
HSV / HSB	`hsv(49, 22%, 49%)`
CMYK	`cmyk(0%, 4%, 22%, 51%)`
CIE LAB	`lab(50.68, -2.17, 13.33)`
CIE LCH	`lch(50.68, 13.5, 99.25)`
CIE XYZ	`xyz(17.646, 18.993, 14.289)`
Decimal	`8288610`
Short hex	`None (no 3-digit form)`

Color harmonies

Colors that go with #7E7962, 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 #7E7962	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	4.8:1	Pass	Fail	Pass
Sample text	4.38:1	Fail	Fail	Pass

#7E7962 as text on	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	4.38:1	Fail	Fail	Pass
Sample text	4.8:1	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 #7E7962 looks to people with the most common types of color vision deficiency.

CSS examples

.background { background-color: #7e7962; }
.text { color: #7e7962; }
.border { border: 2px solid #7e7962; }
.transparent { background-color: rgb(126 121 98 / 50%); }
.gradient { background: linear-gradient(to right, #7e7962, #757e62); }

Background

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Questions

What color is #7E7962?: #7E7962 is a grayish yellow, closest to the named color Mangrove. It belongs to the brown family of colors.
What is the RGB value of #7E7962?: The RGB value is 126, 121, 98: 126 red, 121 green and 98 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.
What is the complementary color of #7E7962?: The complementary color is #62677E, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.
Is black or white text better on #7E7962?: Black text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 4.8:1 and white text 4.38:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.