What color is #7E7E62?

#7E7E62 is a grayish yellow, closest to the named color Warm Gray. It belongs to the yellow family of colors.

What is the RGB value of #7E7E62?

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

What is the complementary color of #7E7E62?

The complementary color is #62627E, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.

Is black or white text better on #7E7E62?

Black text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 5.05:1 and white text 4.16:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.

#7E7E62 color

#7E7E62 rgb(126, 126, 98)

Shades of yellow

The hex color #7E7E62 is a grayish yellow.

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

Its hue angle is 60°, with 13% saturation and 44% lightness. For print, the CMYK equivalent is 0% cyan, 0% magenta, 22% yellow and 51% black.

The closest named color is Warm Gray (#808069), a difference of 2 ΔE, which is barely visible.

Black text is the more readable choice on this background (contrast 5.05:1).

#7E7E62 color codes

HEX	`#7E7E62`
RGB	`rgb(126, 126, 98)`
RGB percent	`rgb(49.4%, 49.4%, 38.4%)`
HSL	`hsl(60, 13%, 44%)`
HSV / HSB	`hsv(60, 22%, 49%)`
CMYK	`cmyk(0%, 0%, 22%, 51%)`
CIE LAB	`lab(52.11, -5.01, 15.3)`
CIE LCH	`lch(52.11, 16.1, 108.12)`
CIE XYZ	`xyz(18.27, 20.239, 14.497)`
Decimal	`8289890`
Short hex	`None (no 3-digit form)`

Color harmonies

Colors that go with #7E7E62, 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 #7E7E62	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	5.05:1	Pass	Fail	Pass
Sample text	4.16:1	Fail	Fail	Pass

#7E7E62 as text on	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	4.16:1	Fail	Fail	Pass
Sample text	5.05:1	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 #7E7E62 looks to people with the most common types of color vision deficiency.

CSS examples

.background { background-color: #7e7e62; }
.text { color: #7e7e62; }
.border { border: 2px solid #7e7e62; }
.transparent { background-color: rgb(126 126 98 / 50%); }
.gradient { background: linear-gradient(to right, #7e7e62, #707e62); }

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Questions

What color is #7E7E62?: #7E7E62 is a grayish yellow, closest to the named color Warm Gray. It belongs to the yellow family of colors.
What is the RGB value of #7E7E62?: The RGB value is 126, 126, 98: 126 red, 126 green and 98 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.
What is the complementary color of #7E7E62?: The complementary color is #62627E, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.
Is black or white text better on #7E7E62?: Black text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 5.05:1 and white text 4.16:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.