What color is #7D7947?

#7D7947 is a desaturated yellow, closest to the named color Verdant Leaf. It belongs to the yellow family of colors.

What is the RGB value of #7D7947?

The RGB value is 125, 121, 71: 125 red, 121 green and 71 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.

What is the complementary color of #7D7947?

The complementary color is #474B7D, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.

Is black or white text better on #7D7947?

Black text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 4.7:1 and white text 4.47:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.

#7D7947 color

#7D7947 rgb(125, 121, 71)

Shades of yellow

The hex color #7D7947 is a desaturated yellow.

In the RGB color model it is made of 49% red, 47.5% green and 27.8% blue (125, 121, 71).

Its hue angle is 56°, with 28% saturation and 38% lightness. For print, the CMYK equivalent is 0% cyan, 3% magenta, 43% yellow and 51% black.

The closest named color is Verdant Leaf (#817C4A), a difference of 1.3 ΔE, which is barely visible.

Black text is the more readable choice on this background (contrast 4.7:1).

#7D7947 color codes

HEX	`#7D7947`
RGB	`rgb(125, 121, 71)`
RGB percent	`rgb(49%, 47.5%, 27.8%)`
HSL	`hsl(56, 28%, 38%)`
HSV / HSB	`hsv(56, 43%, 49%)`
CMYK	`cmyk(0%, 3%, 43%, 51%)`
CIE LAB	`lab(50.09, -6.31, 27.92)`
CIE LCH	`lch(50.09, 28.62, 102.73)`
CIE XYZ	`xyz(16.432, 18.49, 8.663)`
Decimal	`8223047`
Short hex	`None (no 3-digit form)`

Color harmonies

Colors that go with #7D7947, 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 #7D7947	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	4.7:1	Pass	Fail	Pass
Sample text	4.47:1	Fail	Fail	Pass

#7D7947 as text on	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	4.47:1	Fail	Fail	Pass
Sample text	4.7:1	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 #7D7947 looks to people with the most common types of color vision deficiency.

CSS examples

.background { background-color: #7d7947; }
.text { color: #7d7947; }
.border { border: 2px solid #7d7947; }
.transparent { background-color: rgb(125 121 71 / 50%); }
.gradient { background: linear-gradient(to right, #7d7947, #667d47); }

Background

Text color

Border

Similar colors

Closest common color name: Warm Gray.

Questions

What color is #7D7947?: #7D7947 is a desaturated yellow, closest to the named color Verdant Leaf. It belongs to the yellow family of colors.
What is the RGB value of #7D7947?: The RGB value is 125, 121, 71: 125 red, 121 green and 71 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.
What is the complementary color of #7D7947?: The complementary color is #474B7D, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.
Is black or white text better on #7D7947?: Black text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 4.7:1 and white text 4.47:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.