What color is #7F7551?

#7F7551 is a grayish yellow, closest to the named color Chocolate Velvet. It belongs to the brown family of colors.

What is the RGB value of #7F7551?

The RGB value is 127, 117, 81: 127 red, 117 green and 81 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.

What is the complementary color of #7F7551?

The complementary color is #515B7F, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.

Is black or white text better on #7F7551?

White text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 4.57:1 and white text 4.6:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.

#7F7551 color

#7F7551 rgb(127, 117, 81)

Shades of brown

The hex color #7F7551 is a grayish yellow.

In the RGB color model it is made of 49.8% red, 45.9% green and 31.8% blue (127, 117, 81).

Its hue angle is 47°, with 22% saturation and 41% lightness. For print, the CMYK equivalent is 0% cyan, 8% magenta, 36% yellow and 50% black.

The closest named color is Chocolate Velvet (#7F7453), a difference of 1.1 ΔE, which is barely visible.

White text is the more readable choice on this background (contrast 4.6:1).

#7F7551 color codes

HEX	`#7F7551`
RGB	`rgb(127, 117, 81)`
RGB percent	`rgb(49.8%, 45.9%, 31.8%)`
HSL	`hsl(47, 22%, 41%)`
HSV / HSB	`hsv(47, 36%, 50%)`
CMYK	`cmyk(0%, 8%, 36%, 50%)`
CIE LAB	`lab(49.29, -1.93, 21.29)`
CIE LCH	`lch(49.29, 21.38, 95.19)`
CIE XYZ	`xyz(16.599, 17.829, 10.35)`
Decimal	`8353105`
Short hex	`None (no 3-digit form)`

Color harmonies

Colors that go with #7F7551, 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 #7F7551	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	4.57:1	Pass	Fail	Pass
Sample text	4.6:1	Pass	Fail	Pass

#7F7551 as text on	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	4.6:1	Pass	Fail	Pass
Sample text	4.57:1	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 #7F7551 looks to people with the most common types of color vision deficiency.

CSS examples

.background { background-color: #7f7551; }
.text { color: #7f7551; }
.border { border: 2px solid #7f7551; }
.transparent { background-color: rgb(127 117 81 / 50%); }
.gradient { background: linear-gradient(to right, #7f7551, #727f51); }

Background

Text color

Border

Similar colors

Closest common color name: Warm Gray.

Questions

What color is #7F7551?: #7F7551 is a grayish yellow, closest to the named color Chocolate Velvet. It belongs to the brown family of colors.
What is the RGB value of #7F7551?: The RGB value is 127, 117, 81: 127 red, 117 green and 81 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.
What is the complementary color of #7F7551?: The complementary color is #515B7F, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.
Is black or white text better on #7F7551?: White text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 4.57:1 and white text 4.6:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.