What color is #7F7339?

#7F7339 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 #7F7339?

The RGB value is 127, 115, 57: 127 red, 115 green and 57 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.

What is the complementary color of #7F7339?

The complementary color is #39457F, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.

Is black or white text better on #7F7339?

White text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 4.41:1 and white text 4.76:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.

#7F7339 color

#7F7339 rgb(127, 115, 57)

Shades of brown

The hex color #7F7339 is a dark, desaturated yellow.

In the RGB color model it is made of 49.8% red, 45.1% green and 22.4% blue (127, 115, 57).

Its hue angle is 50°, with 38% saturation and 36% lightness. For print, the CMYK equivalent is 0% cyan, 9% magenta, 55% yellow and 50% black.

The closest named color is Garden Weed (#786E38), a difference of 2.3 ΔE, a small difference.

White text is the more readable choice on this background (contrast 4.76:1).

#7F7339 color codes

HEX	`#7F7339`
RGB	`rgb(127, 115, 57)`
RGB percent	`rgb(49.8%, 45.1%, 22.4%)`
HSL	`hsl(50, 38%, 36%)`
HSV / HSB	`hsv(50, 55%, 50%)`
CMYK	`cmyk(0%, 9%, 55%, 50%)`
CIE LAB	`lab(48.35, -3.47, 33.42)`
CIE LCH	`lch(48.35, 33.6, 95.93)`
CIE XYZ	`xyz(15.622, 17.07, 6.342)`
Decimal	`8352569`
Short hex	`None (no 3-digit form)`

Color harmonies

Colors that go with #7F7339, 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 #7F7339	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	4.41:1	Fail	Fail	Pass
Sample text	4.76:1	Pass	Fail	Pass

#7F7339 as text on	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	4.76:1	Pass	Fail	Pass
Sample text	4.41:1	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 #7F7339 looks to people with the most common types of color vision deficiency.

CSS examples

.background { background-color: #7f7339; }
.text { color: #7f7339; }
.border { border: 2px solid #7f7339; }
.transparent { background-color: rgb(127 115 57 / 50%); }
.gradient { background: linear-gradient(to right, #7f7339, #687f39); }

Background

Text color

Border

Similar colors

Closest common color name: Olive Green.

Questions

What color is #7F7339?: #7F7339 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 #7F7339?: The RGB value is 127, 115, 57: 127 red, 115 green and 57 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.
What is the complementary color of #7F7339?: The complementary color is #39457F, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.
Is black or white text better on #7F7339?: White text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 4.41:1 and white text 4.76:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.