What color is #7F713C?

#7F713C is a dark, desaturated yellow, closest to the named color Garden Weed. It belongs to the brown family of colors.

What is the RGB value of #7F713C?

The RGB value is 127, 113, 60: 127 red, 113 green and 60 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.

What is the complementary color of #7F713C?

The complementary color is #3C4A7F, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.

Is black or white text better on #7F713C?

White text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 4.33:1 and white text 4.85:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.

#7F713C color

#7F713C rgb(127, 113, 60)

Shades of brown

The hex color #7F713C is a dark, desaturated yellow.

In the RGB color model it is made of 49.8% red, 44.3% green and 23.5% blue (127, 113, 60).

Its hue angle is 47°, with 36% saturation and 37% lightness. For print, the CMYK equivalent is 0% cyan, 11% magenta, 53% yellow and 50% black.

The closest named color is Garden Weed (#786E38), a difference of 2.1 ΔE, a small difference.

White text is the more readable choice on this background (contrast 4.85:1).

#7F713C color codes

HEX	`#7F713C`
RGB	`rgb(127, 113, 60)`
RGB percent	`rgb(49.8%, 44.3%, 23.5%)`
HSL	`hsl(47, 36%, 37%)`
HSV / HSB	`hsv(47, 53%, 50%)`
CMYK	`cmyk(0%, 11%, 53%, 50%)`
CIE LAB	`lab(47.81, -2.05, 31.17)`
CIE LCH	`lch(47.81, 31.24, 93.76)`
CIE XYZ	`xyz(15.474, 16.649, 6.673)`
Decimal	`8352060`
Short hex	`None (no 3-digit form)`

Color harmonies

Colors that go with #7F713C, 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 #7F713C	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	4.33:1	Fail	Fail	Pass
Sample text	4.85:1	Pass	Fail	Pass

#7F713C as text on	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	4.85:1	Pass	Fail	Pass
Sample text	4.33:1	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 #7F713C looks to people with the most common types of color vision deficiency.

CSS examples

.background { background-color: #7f713c; }
.text { color: #7f713c; }
.border { border: 2px solid #7f713c; }
.transparent { background-color: rgb(127 113 60 / 50%); }
.gradient { background: linear-gradient(to right, #7f713c, #6c7f3c); }

Background

Text color

Border

Similar colors

Closest common color name: Olive Green.

Questions

What color is #7F713C?: #7F713C is a dark, desaturated yellow, closest to the named color Garden Weed. It belongs to the brown family of colors.
What is the RGB value of #7F713C?: The RGB value is 127, 113, 60: 127 red, 113 green and 60 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.
What is the complementary color of #7F713C?: The complementary color is #3C4A7F, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.
Is black or white text better on #7F713C?: White text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 4.33:1 and white text 4.85:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.