What color is #7E7E58?

#7E7E58 is a grayish yellow, closest to the named color Bonsai. It belongs to the yellow family of colors.

What is the RGB value of #7E7E58?

The RGB value is 126, 126, 88: 126 red, 126 green and 88 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.

What is the complementary color of #7E7E58?

The complementary color is #58587E, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.

Is black or white text better on #7E7E58?

Black text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 5.01:1 and white text 4.19:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.

#7E7E58 color

#7E7E58 rgb(126, 126, 88)

Shades of yellow

The hex color #7E7E58 is a grayish yellow.

In the RGB color model it is made of 49.4% red, 49.4% green and 34.5% blue (126, 126, 88).

Its hue angle is 60°, with 18% saturation and 42% lightness. For print, the CMYK equivalent is 0% cyan, 0% magenta, 30% yellow and 51% black.

The closest named color is Bonsai (#787B54), a difference of 1.9 ΔE, which is barely visible.

Black text is the more readable choice on this background (contrast 5.01:1).

#7E7E58 color codes

HEX	`#7E7E58`
RGB	`rgb(126, 126, 88)`
RGB percent	`rgb(49.4%, 49.4%, 34.5%)`
HSL	`hsl(60, 18%, 42%)`
HSV / HSB	`hsv(60, 30%, 49%)`
CMYK	`cmyk(0%, 0%, 30%, 51%)`
CIE LAB	`lab(51.91, -6.5, 20.76)`
CIE LCH	`lch(51.91, 21.75, 107.38)`
CIE XYZ	`xyz(17.827, 20.062, 12.164)`
Decimal	`8289880`
Short hex	`None (no 3-digit form)`

Color harmonies

Colors that go with #7E7E58, 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 #7E7E58	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	5.01:1	Pass	Fail	Pass
Sample text	4.19:1	Fail	Fail	Pass

#7E7E58 as text on	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	4.19:1	Fail	Fail	Pass
Sample text	5.01:1	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 #7E7E58 looks to people with the most common types of color vision deficiency.

CSS examples

.background { background-color: #7e7e58; }
.text { color: #7e7e58; }
.border { border: 2px solid #7e7e58; }
.transparent { background-color: rgb(126 126 88 / 50%); }
.gradient { background: linear-gradient(to right, #7e7e58, #6b7e58); }

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Questions

What color is #7E7E58?: #7E7E58 is a grayish yellow, closest to the named color Bonsai. It belongs to the yellow family of colors.
What is the RGB value of #7E7E58?: The RGB value is 126, 126, 88: 126 red, 126 green and 88 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.
What is the complementary color of #7E7E58?: The complementary color is #58587E, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.
Is black or white text better on #7E7E58?: Black text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 5.01:1 and white text 4.19:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.