What color is #7E7C5C?

#7E7C5C is a grayish yellow, closest to the named color Bonsai. It belongs to the yellow family of colors.

What is the RGB value of #7E7C5C?

The RGB value is 126, 124, 92: 126 red, 124 green and 92 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.

What is the complementary color of #7E7C5C?

The complementary color is #5C5E7E, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.

Is black or white text better on #7E7C5C?

Black text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 4.92:1 and white text 4.26:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.

#7E7C5C color

#7E7C5C rgb(126, 124, 92)

Shades of yellow

The hex color #7E7C5C is a grayish yellow.

In the RGB color model it is made of 49.4% red, 48.6% green and 36.1% blue (126, 124, 92).

Its hue angle is 56°, with 16% saturation and 43% lightness. For print, the CMYK equivalent is 0% cyan, 2% magenta, 27% yellow and 51% black.

The closest named color is Bonsai (#787B54), a difference of 3.1 ΔE, a small difference.

Black text is the more readable choice on this background (contrast 4.92:1).

#7E7C5C color codes

HEX	`#7E7C5C`
RGB	`rgb(126, 124, 92)`
RGB percent	`rgb(49.4%, 48.6%, 36.1%)`
HSL	`hsl(56, 16%, 43%)`
HSV / HSB	`hsv(56, 27%, 49%)`
CMYK	`cmyk(0%, 2%, 27%, 51%)`
CIE LAB	`lab(51.41, -4.8, 17.8)`
CIE LCH	`lch(51.41, 18.44, 105.08)`
CIE XYZ	`xyz(17.744, 19.624, 12.976)`
Decimal	`8289372`
Short hex	`None (no 3-digit form)`

Color harmonies

Colors that go with #7E7C5C, 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 #7E7C5C	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	4.92:1	Pass	Fail	Pass
Sample text	4.26:1	Fail	Fail	Pass

#7E7C5C as text on	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	4.26:1	Fail	Fail	Pass
Sample text	4.92:1	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 #7E7C5C looks to people with the most common types of color vision deficiency.

CSS examples

.background { background-color: #7e7c5c; }
.text { color: #7e7c5c; }
.border { border: 2px solid #7e7c5c; }
.transparent { background-color: rgb(126 124 92 / 50%); }
.gradient { background: linear-gradient(to right, #7e7c5c, #6f7e5c); }

Background

Text color

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Questions

What color is #7E7C5C?: #7E7C5C is a grayish yellow, closest to the named color Bonsai. It belongs to the yellow family of colors.
What is the RGB value of #7E7C5C?: The RGB value is 126, 124, 92: 126 red, 124 green and 92 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.
What is the complementary color of #7E7C5C?: The complementary color is #5C5E7E, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.
Is black or white text better on #7E7C5C?: Black text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 4.92:1 and white text 4.26:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.