What color is #7F7755?

#7F7755 is a grayish yellow known as Boa. It belongs to the brown family of colors.

What is the RGB value of #7F7755?

The RGB value is 127, 119, 85: 127 red, 119 green and 85 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.

What is the complementary color of #7F7755?

The complementary color is #555D7F, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.

Is black or white text better on #7F7755?

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

#7F7755 color

#7F7755 rgb(127, 119, 85)

Shades of brown

The hex color #7F7755 is a grayish yellow.

In the RGB color model it is made of 49.8% red, 46.7% green and 33.3% blue (127, 119, 85).

Its hue angle is 49°, with 20% saturation and 42% lightness. For print, the CMYK equivalent is 0% cyan, 6% magenta, 33% yellow and 50% black.

This exact color is also called Boa.

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

#7F7755 color codes

HEX	`#7F7755`
RGB	`rgb(127, 119, 85)`
RGB percent	`rgb(49.8%, 46.7%, 33.3%)`
HSL	`hsl(49, 20%, 42%)`
HSV / HSB	`hsv(49, 33%, 50%)`
CMYK	`cmyk(0%, 6%, 33%, 50%)`
CIE LAB	`lab(49.93, -2.54, 19.85)`
CIE LCH	`lch(49.93, 20.01, 97.29)`
CIE XYZ	`xyz(16.989, 18.362, 11.242)`
Decimal	`8353621`
Short hex	`None (no 3-digit form)`

Color harmonies

Colors that go with #7F7755, 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 #7F7755	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	4.67:1	Pass	Fail	Pass
Sample text	4.49:1	Fail	Fail	Pass

#7F7755 as text on	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	4.49:1	Fail	Fail	Pass
Sample text	4.67:1	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 #7F7755 looks to people with the most common types of color vision deficiency.

CSS examples

.background { background-color: #7f7755; }
.text { color: #7f7755; }
.border { border: 2px solid #7f7755; }
.transparent { background-color: rgb(127 119 85 / 50%); }
.gradient { background: linear-gradient(to right, #7f7755, #727f55); }

Background

Text color

Border

Similar colors

Closest common color name: Warm Gray.

Questions

What color is #7F7755?: #7F7755 is a grayish yellow known as Boa. It belongs to the brown family of colors.
What is the RGB value of #7F7755?: The RGB value is 127, 119, 85: 127 red, 119 green and 85 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.
What is the complementary color of #7F7755?: The complementary color is #555D7F, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.
Is black or white text better on #7F7755?: Black text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 4.67:1 and white text 4.49:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.