What color is #7E8721?

#7E8721 is a dark, moderate yellow, closest to the named color Witch Brew. It belongs to the yellow family of colors.

What is the RGB value of #7E8721?

The RGB value is 126, 135, 33: 126 red, 135 green and 33 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.

What is the complementary color of #7E8721?

The complementary color is #2A2187, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.

Is black or white text better on #7E8721?

Black text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 5.37:1 and white text 3.91:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.

#7E8721 color

#7E8721 rgb(126, 135, 33)

Shades of yellow

The hex color #7E8721 is a dark, moderate yellow.

In the RGB color model it is made of 49.4% red, 52.9% green and 12.9% blue (126, 135, 33).

Its hue angle is 65°, with 61% saturation and 33% lightness. For print, the CMYK equivalent is 7% cyan, 0% magenta, 76% yellow and 47% black.

The closest named color is Witch Brew (#888738), a difference of 3.9 ΔE, a small difference.

Black text is the more readable choice on this background (contrast 5.37:1).

#7E8721 color codes

HEX	`#7E8721`
RGB	`rgb(126, 135, 33)`
RGB percent	`rgb(49.4%, 52.9%, 12.9%)`
HSL	`hsl(65, 61%, 33%)`
HSV / HSB	`hsv(65, 76%, 53%)`
CMYK	`cmyk(7%, 0%, 76%, 47%)`
CIE LAB	`lab(53.89, -16.58, 50.17)`
CIE LCH	`lch(53.89, 52.83, 108.29)`
CIE XYZ	`xyz(17.543, 21.874, 4.736)`
Decimal	`8292129`
Short hex	`None (no 3-digit form)`

Color harmonies

Colors that go with #7E8721, 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 #7E8721	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	5.37:1	Pass	Fail	Pass
Sample text	3.91:1	Fail	Fail	Pass

#7E8721 as text on	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	3.91:1	Fail	Fail	Pass
Sample text	5.37:1	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 #7E8721 looks to people with the most common types of color vision deficiency.

CSS examples

.background { background-color: #7e8721; }
.text { color: #7e8721; }
.border { border: 2px solid #7e8721; }
.transparent { background-color: rgb(126 135 33 / 50%); }
.gradient { background: linear-gradient(to right, #7e8721, #4b8721); }

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Questions

What color is #7E8721?: #7E8721 is a dark, moderate yellow, closest to the named color Witch Brew. It belongs to the yellow family of colors.
What is the RGB value of #7E8721?: The RGB value is 126, 135, 33: 126 red, 135 green and 33 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.
What is the complementary color of #7E8721?: The complementary color is #2A2187, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.
Is black or white text better on #7E8721?: Black text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 5.37:1 and white text 3.91:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.