What color is #7E844A?

#7E844A is a desaturated yellow, closest to the named color Grasshopper. It belongs to the yellow family of colors.

What is the RGB value of #7E844A?

The RGB value is 126, 132, 74: 126 red, 132 green and 74 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.

What is the complementary color of #7E844A?

The complementary color is #504A84, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.

Is black or white text better on #7E844A?

Black text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 5.29:1 and white text 3.97:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.

#7E844A color

#7E844A rgb(126, 132, 74)

Shades of yellow

The hex color #7E844A is a desaturated yellow.

In the RGB color model it is made of 49.4% red, 51.8% green and 29% blue (126, 132, 74).

Its hue angle is 66°, with 28% saturation and 40% lightness. For print, the CMYK equivalent is 5% cyan, 0% magenta, 44% yellow and 48% black.

The closest named color is Grasshopper (#77824A), a difference of 2 ΔE, a small difference.

Black text is the more readable choice on this background (contrast 5.29:1).

#7E844A color codes

HEX	`#7E844A`
RGB	`rgb(126, 132, 74)`
RGB percent	`rgb(49.4%, 51.8%, 29%)`
HSL	`hsl(66, 28%, 40%)`
HSV / HSB	`hsv(66, 44%, 52%)`
CMYK	`cmyk(5%, 0%, 44%, 48%)`
CIE LAB	`lab(53.42, -11.61, 30.49)`
CIE LCH	`lch(53.42, 32.62, 110.84)`
CIE XYZ	`xyz(18.092, 21.433, 9.661)`
Decimal	`8291402`
Short hex	`None (no 3-digit form)`

Color harmonies

Colors that go with #7E844A, 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 #7E844A	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	5.29:1	Pass	Fail	Pass
Sample text	3.97:1	Fail	Fail	Pass

#7E844A as text on	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	3.97:1	Fail	Fail	Pass
Sample text	5.29:1	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 #7E844A looks to people with the most common types of color vision deficiency.

CSS examples

.background { background-color: #7e844a; }
.text { color: #7e844a; }
.border { border: 2px solid #7e844a; }
.transparent { background-color: rgb(126 132 74 / 50%); }
.gradient { background: linear-gradient(to right, #7e844a, #61844a); }

Background

Text color

Border

Similar colors

Closest common color name: Moss Green.

Questions

What color is #7E844A?: #7E844A is a desaturated yellow, closest to the named color Grasshopper. It belongs to the yellow family of colors.
What is the RGB value of #7E844A?: The RGB value is 126, 132, 74: 126 red, 132 green and 74 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.
What is the complementary color of #7E844A?: The complementary color is #504A84, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.
Is black or white text better on #7E844A?: Black text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 5.29:1 and white text 3.97:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.