What color is #7E8356?

#7E8356 is a grayish yellow, closest to the named color Iguana. It belongs to the yellow family of colors.

What is the RGB value of #7E8356?

The RGB value is 126, 131, 86: 126 red, 131 green and 86 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.

What is the complementary color of #7E8356?

The complementary color is #5B5683, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.

Is black or white text better on #7E8356?

Black text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 5.27:1 and white text 3.99:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.

#7E8356 color

#7E8356 rgb(126, 131, 86)

Shades of yellow

The hex color #7E8356 is a grayish yellow.

In the RGB color model it is made of 49.4% red, 51.4% green and 33.7% blue (126, 131, 86).

Its hue angle is 67°, with 21% saturation and 43% lightness. For print, the CMYK equivalent is 4% cyan, 0% magenta, 34% yellow and 49% black.

The closest named color is Iguana (#878757), a difference of 2.7 ΔE, a small difference.

Black text is the more readable choice on this background (contrast 5.27:1).

#7E8356 color codes

HEX	`#7E8356`
RGB	`rgb(126, 131, 86)`
RGB percent	`rgb(49.4%, 51.4%, 33.7%)`
HSL	`hsl(67, 21%, 43%)`
HSV / HSB	`hsv(67, 34%, 51%)`
CMYK	`cmyk(4%, 0%, 34%, 49%)`
CIE LAB	`lab(53.32, -9.55, 23.76)`
CIE LCH	`lch(53.32, 25.6, 111.9)`
CIE XYZ	`xyz(18.4, 21.34, 11.952)`
Decimal	`8291158`
Short hex	`None (no 3-digit form)`

Color harmonies

Colors that go with #7E8356, 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 #7E8356	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	5.27:1	Pass	Fail	Pass
Sample text	3.99:1	Fail	Fail	Pass

#7E8356 as text on	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	3.99:1	Fail	Fail	Pass
Sample text	5.27:1	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 #7E8356 looks to people with the most common types of color vision deficiency.

CSS examples

.background { background-color: #7e8356; }
.text { color: #7e8356; }
.border { border: 2px solid #7e8356; }
.transparent { background-color: rgb(126 131 86 / 50%); }
.gradient { background: linear-gradient(to right, #7e8356, #688356); }

Background

Text color

Border

Similar colors

Closest common color name: Warm Gray.

Questions

What color is #7E8356?: #7E8356 is a grayish yellow, closest to the named color Iguana. It belongs to the yellow family of colors.
What is the RGB value of #7E8356?: The RGB value is 126, 131, 86: 126 red, 131 green and 86 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.
What is the complementary color of #7E8356?: The complementary color is #5B5683, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.
Is black or white text better on #7E8356?: Black text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 5.27:1 and white text 3.99:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.