What color is #7F722F?

#7F722F is a dark, desaturated yellow, closest to the named color Bay Leaf. It belongs to the yellow family of colors.

What is the RGB value of #7F722F?

The RGB value is 127, 114, 47: 127 red, 114 green and 47 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.

What is the complementary color of #7F722F?

The complementary color is #2F3C7F, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.

Is black or white text better on #7F722F?

White text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 4.35:1 and white text 4.83:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.

#7F722F color

#7F722F rgb(127, 114, 47)

Shades of yellow

The hex color #7F722F is a dark, desaturated yellow.

In the RGB color model it is made of 49.8% red, 44.7% green and 18.4% blue (127, 114, 47).

Its hue angle is 50°, with 46% saturation and 34% lightness. For print, the CMYK equivalent is 0% cyan, 10% magenta, 63% yellow and 50% black.

The closest named color is Bay Leaf (#86793D), a difference of 3.2 ΔE, a small difference.

White text is the more readable choice on this background (contrast 4.83:1).

#7F722F color codes

HEX	`#7F722F`
RGB	`rgb(127, 114, 47)`
RGB percent	`rgb(49.8%, 44.7%, 18.4%)`
HSL	`hsl(50, 46%, 34%)`
HSV / HSB	`hsv(50, 63%, 50%)`
CMYK	`cmyk(0%, 10%, 63%, 50%)`
CIE LAB	`lab(47.95, -3.74, 38.08)`
CIE LCH	`lch(47.95, 38.26, 95.61)`
CIE XYZ	`xyz(15.283, 16.753, 5.117)`
Decimal	`8352303`
Short hex	`None (no 3-digit form)`

Color harmonies

Colors that go with #7F722F, 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 #7F722F	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	4.35:1	Fail	Fail	Pass
Sample text	4.83:1	Pass	Fail	Pass

#7F722F as text on	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	4.83:1	Pass	Fail	Pass
Sample text	4.35:1	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 #7F722F looks to people with the most common types of color vision deficiency.

CSS examples

.background { background-color: #7f722f; }
.text { color: #7f722f; }
.border { border: 2px solid #7f722f; }
.transparent { background-color: rgb(127 114 47 / 50%); }
.gradient { background: linear-gradient(to right, #7f722f, #647f2f); }

Background

Text color

Border

Similar colors

Closest common color name: Olive Green.

Questions

What color is #7F722F?: #7F722F is a dark, desaturated yellow, closest to the named color Bay Leaf. It belongs to the yellow family of colors.
What is the RGB value of #7F722F?: The RGB value is 127, 114, 47: 127 red, 114 green and 47 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.
What is the complementary color of #7F722F?: The complementary color is #2F3C7F, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.
Is black or white text better on #7F722F?: White text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 4.35:1 and white text 4.83:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.