What color is #7E854D?

#7E854D is a desaturated yellow, closest to the named color Grasshopper. It belongs to the yellow family of colors.

What is the RGB value of #7E854D?

The RGB value is 126, 133, 77: 126 red, 133 green and 77 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.

What is the complementary color of #7E854D?

The complementary color is #544D85, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.

Is black or white text better on #7E854D?

Black text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 5.35:1 and white text 3.93:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.

#7E854D color

#7E854D rgb(126, 133, 77)

Shades of yellow

The hex color #7E854D is a desaturated yellow.

In the RGB color model it is made of 49.4% red, 52.2% green and 30.2% blue (126, 133, 77).

Its hue angle is 68°, with 27% saturation and 41% lightness. For print, the CMYK equivalent is 5% cyan, 0% magenta, 42% yellow and 48% black.

The closest named color is Grasshopper (#77824A), a difference of 1.9 ΔE, which is barely visible.

Black text is the more readable choice on this background (contrast 5.35:1).

#7E854D color codes

HEX	`#7E854D`
RGB	`rgb(126, 133, 77)`
RGB percent	`rgb(49.4%, 52.2%, 30.2%)`
HSL	`hsl(68, 27%, 41%)`
HSV / HSB	`hsv(68, 42%, 52%)`
CMYK	`cmyk(5%, 0%, 42%, 48%)`
CIE LAB	`lab(53.76, -11.79, 29.29)`
CIE LCH	`lch(53.76, 31.57, 111.94)`
CIE XYZ	`xyz(18.331, 21.747, 10.252)`
Decimal	`8291661`
Short hex	`None (no 3-digit form)`

Color harmonies

Colors that go with #7E854D, 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 #7E854D	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	5.35:1	Pass	Fail	Pass
Sample text	3.93:1	Fail	Fail	Pass

#7E854D as text on	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	3.93:1	Fail	Fail	Pass
Sample text	5.35:1	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 #7E854D looks to people with the most common types of color vision deficiency.

CSS examples

.background { background-color: #7e854d; }
.text { color: #7e854d; }
.border { border: 2px solid #7e854d; }
.transparent { background-color: rgb(126 133 77 / 50%); }
.gradient { background: linear-gradient(to right, #7e854d, #62854d); }

Background

Text color

Border

Similar colors

Closest common color name: Moss Green.

Questions

What color is #7E854D?: #7E854D is a desaturated yellow, closest to the named color Grasshopper. It belongs to the yellow family of colors.
What is the RGB value of #7E854D?: The RGB value is 126, 133, 77: 126 red, 133 green and 77 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.
What is the complementary color of #7E854D?: The complementary color is #544D85, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.
Is black or white text better on #7E854D?: Black text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 5.35:1 and white text 3.93:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.