What color is #7F711B?

#7F711B is a dark, moderate yellow, closest to the named color Bay Leaf. It belongs to the yellow family of colors.

What is the RGB value of #7F711B?

The RGB value is 127, 113, 27: 127 red, 113 green and 27 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.

What is the complementary color of #7F711B?

The complementary color is #1B297F, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.

Is black or white text better on #7F711B?

White text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 4.28:1 and white text 4.91:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.

#7F711B color

#7F711B rgb(127, 113, 27)

Shades of yellow

The hex color #7F711B is a dark, moderate yellow.

In the RGB color model it is made of 49.8% red, 44.3% green and 10.6% blue (127, 113, 27).

Its hue angle is 52°, with 65% saturation and 30% lightness. For print, the CMYK equivalent is 0% cyan, 11% magenta, 79% yellow and 50% black.

The closest named color is Bay Leaf (#86793D), a difference of 5.4 ΔE.

White text is the more readable choice on this background (contrast 4.91:1).

#7F711B color codes

HEX	`#7F711B`
RGB	`rgb(127, 113, 27)`
RGB percent	`rgb(49.8%, 44.3%, 10.6%)`
HSL	`hsl(52, 65%, 30%)`
HSV / HSB	`hsv(52, 79%, 50%)`
CMYK	`cmyk(0%, 11%, 79%, 50%)`
CIE LAB	`lab(47.5, -4.36, 46.37)`
CIE LCH	`lch(47.5, 46.58, 95.37)`
CIE XYZ	`xyz(14.856, 16.402, 3.42)`
Decimal	`8352027`
Short hex	`None (no 3-digit form)`

Color harmonies

Colors that go with #7F711B, 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 #7F711B	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	4.28:1	Fail	Fail	Pass
Sample text	4.91:1	Pass	Fail	Pass

#7F711B as text on	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	4.91:1	Pass	Fail	Pass
Sample text	4.28:1	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 #7F711B looks to people with the most common types of color vision deficiency.

CSS examples

.background { background-color: #7f711b; }
.text { color: #7f711b; }
.border { border: 2px solid #7f711b; }
.transparent { background-color: rgb(127 113 27 / 50%); }
.gradient { background: linear-gradient(to right, #7f711b, #5b7f1b); }

Background

Text color

Border

Similar colors

Closest common color name: Olive Green.

Questions

What color is #7F711B?: #7F711B is a dark, moderate yellow, closest to the named color Bay Leaf. It belongs to the yellow family of colors.
What is the RGB value of #7F711B?: The RGB value is 127, 113, 27: 127 red, 113 green and 27 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.
What is the complementary color of #7F711B?: The complementary color is #1B297F, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.
Is black or white text better on #7F711B?: White text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 4.28:1 and white text 4.91:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.