What color is #7E7147?

#7E7147 is a desaturated yellow, closest to the named color Mossy. It belongs to the brown family of colors.

What is the RGB value of #7E7147?

The RGB value is 126, 113, 71: 126 red, 113 green and 71 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.

What is the complementary color of #7E7147?

The complementary color is #47547E, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.

Is black or white text better on #7E7147?

White text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 4.34:1 and white text 4.84:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.

#7E7147 color

#7E7147 rgb(126, 113, 71)

Shades of brown

The hex color #7E7147 is a desaturated yellow.

In the RGB color model it is made of 49.4% red, 44.3% green and 27.8% blue (126, 113, 71).

Its hue angle is 46°, with 28% saturation and 39% lightness. For print, the CMYK equivalent is 0% cyan, 10% magenta, 44% yellow and 51% black.

The closest named color is Mossy (#857349), a difference of 2.4 ΔE, a small difference.

White text is the more readable choice on this background (contrast 4.84:1).

#7E7147 color codes

HEX	`#7E7147`
RGB	`rgb(126, 113, 71)`
RGB percent	`rgb(49.4%, 44.3%, 27.8%)`
HSL	`hsl(46, 28%, 39%)`
HSV / HSB	`hsv(46, 44%, 49%)`
CMYK	`cmyk(0%, 10%, 44%, 51%)`
CIE LAB	`lab(47.88, -1.32, 25.14)`
CIE LCH	`lch(47.88, 25.17, 93)`
CIE XYZ	`xyz(15.647, 16.701, 8.359)`
Decimal	`8286535`
Short hex	`None (no 3-digit form)`

Color harmonies

Colors that go with #7E7147, 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 #7E7147	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	4.34:1	Fail	Fail	Pass
Sample text	4.84:1	Pass	Fail	Pass

#7E7147 as text on	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	4.84:1	Pass	Fail	Pass
Sample text	4.34:1	Fail	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 #7E7147 looks to people with the most common types of color vision deficiency.

CSS examples

.background { background-color: #7e7147; }
.text { color: #7e7147; }
.border { border: 2px solid #7e7147; }
.transparent { background-color: rgb(126 113 71 / 50%); }
.gradient { background: linear-gradient(to right, #7e7147, #707e47); }

Background

Text color

Border

Similar colors

Closest common color name: Warm Gray.

Questions

What color is #7E7147?: #7E7147 is a desaturated yellow, closest to the named color Mossy. It belongs to the brown family of colors.
What is the RGB value of #7E7147?: The RGB value is 126, 113, 71: 126 red, 113 green and 71 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.
What is the complementary color of #7E7147?: The complementary color is #47547E, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.
Is black or white text better on #7E7147?: White text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 4.34:1 and white text 4.84:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.