What color is #7F754C?

#7F754C 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 #7F754C?

The RGB value is 127, 117, 76: 127 red, 117 green and 76 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.

What is the complementary color of #7F754C?

The complementary color is #4C567F, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.

Is black or white text better on #7F754C?

White text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 4.55:1 and white text 4.61:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.

#7F754C color

#7F754C rgb(127, 117, 76)

Shades of brown

The hex color #7F754C is a desaturated yellow.

In the RGB color model it is made of 49.8% red, 45.9% green and 29.8% blue (127, 117, 76).

Its hue angle is 48°, with 25% saturation and 40% lightness. For print, the CMYK equivalent is 0% cyan, 8% magenta, 40% yellow and 50% black.

The closest named color is Greek Oregano (#7C754C), a difference of 1.3 ΔE, which is barely visible.

White text is the more readable choice on this background (contrast 4.61:1).

#7F754C color codes

HEX	`#7F754C`
RGB	`rgb(127, 117, 76)`
RGB percent	`rgb(49.8%, 45.9%, 29.8%)`
HSL	`hsl(48, 25%, 40%)`
HSV / HSB	`hsv(48, 40%, 50%)`
CMYK	`cmyk(0%, 8%, 40%, 50%)`
CIE LAB	`lab(49.2, -2.57, 24.02)`
CIE LCH	`lch(49.2, 24.16, 96.11)`
CIE XYZ	`xyz(16.419, 17.757, 9.399)`
Decimal	`8353100`
Short hex	`None (no 3-digit form)`

Color harmonies

Colors that go with #7F754C, 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 #7F754C	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	4.55:1	Pass	Fail	Pass
Sample text	4.61:1	Pass	Fail	Pass

#7F754C as text on	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	4.61:1	Pass	Fail	Pass
Sample text	4.55:1	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 #7F754C looks to people with the most common types of color vision deficiency.

CSS examples

.background { background-color: #7f754c; }
.text { color: #7f754c; }
.border { border: 2px solid #7f754c; }
.transparent { background-color: rgb(127 117 76 / 50%); }
.gradient { background: linear-gradient(to right, #7f754c, #707f4c); }

Background

Text color

Border

Similar colors

Closest common color name: Warm Gray.

Questions

What color is #7F754C?: #7F754C 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 #7F754C?: The RGB value is 127, 117, 76: 127 red, 117 green and 76 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.
What is the complementary color of #7F754C?: The complementary color is #4C567F, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.
Is black or white text better on #7F754C?: White text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 4.55:1 and white text 4.61:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.