What color is #7F7547?

#7F7547 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 #7F7547?

The RGB value is 127, 117, 71: 127 red, 117 green and 71 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.

What is the complementary color of #7F7547?

The complementary color is #47517F, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.

Is black or white text better on #7F7547?

White text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 4.54:1 and white text 4.63:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.

#7F7547 color

#7F7547 rgb(127, 117, 71)

Shades of brown

The hex color #7F7547 is a desaturated yellow.

In the RGB color model it is made of 49.8% red, 45.9% green and 27.8% blue (127, 117, 71).

Its hue angle is 49°, with 28% saturation and 39% lightness. For print, the CMYK equivalent is 0% cyan, 8% magenta, 44% yellow and 50% black.

The closest named color is Greek Oregano (#7C754C), a difference of 1.7 ΔE, which is barely visible.

White text is the more readable choice on this background (contrast 4.63:1).

#7F7547 color codes

HEX	`#7F7547`
RGB	`rgb(127, 117, 71)`
RGB percent	`rgb(49.8%, 45.9%, 27.8%)`
HSL	`hsl(49, 28%, 39%)`
HSV / HSB	`hsv(49, 44%, 50%)`
CMYK	`cmyk(0%, 8%, 44%, 50%)`
CIE LAB	`lab(49.12, -3.17, 26.73)`
CIE LCH	`lch(49.12, 26.92, 96.75)`
CIE XYZ	`xyz(16.251, 17.69, 8.518)`
Decimal	`8353095`
Short hex	`None (no 3-digit form)`

Color harmonies

Colors that go with #7F7547, 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 #7F7547	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	4.54:1	Pass	Fail	Pass
Sample text	4.63:1	Pass	Fail	Pass

#7F7547 as text on	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	4.63:1	Pass	Fail	Pass
Sample text	4.54:1	Pass	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 #7F7547 looks to people with the most common types of color vision deficiency.

CSS examples

.background { background-color: #7f7547; }
.text { color: #7f7547; }
.border { border: 2px solid #7f7547; }
.transparent { background-color: rgb(127 117 71 / 50%); }
.gradient { background: linear-gradient(to right, #7f7547, #6d7f47); }

Background

Text color

Border

Similar colors

Closest common color name: Warm Gray.

Questions

What color is #7F7547?: #7F7547 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 #7F7547?: The RGB value is 127, 117, 71: 127 red, 117 green and 71 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.
What is the complementary color of #7F7547?: The complementary color is #47517F, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.
Is black or white text better on #7F7547?: White text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 4.54:1 and white text 4.63:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.