What color is #7F7448?

#7F7448 is a desaturated yellow, closest to the named color Greek Oregano. It belongs to the brown family of colors.

What is the RGB value of #7F7448?

The RGB value is 127, 116, 72: 127 red, 116 green and 72 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.

What is the complementary color of #7F7448?

The complementary color is #48537F, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.

Is black or white text better on #7F7448?

White text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 4.49:1 and white text 4.67:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.

#7F7448 color

#7F7448 rgb(127, 116, 72)

Shades of brown

The hex color #7F7448 is a desaturated yellow.

In the RGB color model it is made of 49.8% red, 45.5% green and 28.2% blue (127, 116, 72).

Its hue angle is 48°, with 28% saturation and 39% lightness. For print, the CMYK equivalent is 0% cyan, 9% magenta, 43% yellow and 50% black.

The closest named color is Greek Oregano (#7C754C), a difference of 1.8 ΔE, which is barely visible.

White text is the more readable choice on this background (contrast 4.67:1).

#7F7448 color codes

HEX	`#7F7448`
RGB	`rgb(127, 116, 72)`
RGB percent	`rgb(49.8%, 45.5%, 28.2%)`
HSL	`hsl(48, 28%, 39%)`
HSV / HSB	`hsv(48, 43%, 50%)`
CMYK	`cmyk(0%, 9%, 43%, 50%)`
CIE LAB	`lab(48.85, -2.48, 25.83)`
CIE LCH	`lch(48.85, 25.95, 95.48)`
CIE XYZ	`xyz(16.168, 17.471, 8.65)`
Decimal	`8352840`
Short hex	`None (no 3-digit form)`

Color harmonies

Colors that go with #7F7448, 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 #7F7448	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	4.49:1	Fail	Fail	Pass
Sample text	4.67:1	Pass	Fail	Pass

#7F7448 as text on	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	4.67:1	Pass	Fail	Pass
Sample text	4.49:1	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 #7F7448 looks to people with the most common types of color vision deficiency.

CSS examples

.background { background-color: #7f7448; }
.text { color: #7f7448; }
.border { border: 2px solid #7f7448; }
.transparent { background-color: rgb(127 116 72 / 50%); }
.gradient { background: linear-gradient(to right, #7f7448, #6f7f48); }

Background

Text color

Border

Similar colors

Closest common color name: Warm Gray.

Questions

What color is #7F7448?: #7F7448 is a desaturated yellow, closest to the named color Greek Oregano. It belongs to the brown family of colors.
What is the RGB value of #7F7448?: The RGB value is 127, 116, 72: 127 red, 116 green and 72 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.
What is the complementary color of #7F7448?: The complementary color is #48537F, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.
Is black or white text better on #7F7448?: White text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 4.49:1 and white text 4.67:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.