What color is #7F7854?

#7F7854 is a grayish yellow, closest to the named color Boa. It belongs to the yellow family of colors.

What is the RGB value of #7F7854?

The RGB value is 127, 120, 84: 127 red, 120 green and 84 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.

What is the complementary color of #7F7854?

The complementary color is #545B7F, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.

Is black or white text better on #7F7854?

Black text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 4.72:1 and white text 4.45:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.

#7F7854 color

#7F7854 rgb(127, 120, 84)

Shades of yellow

The hex color #7F7854 is a grayish yellow.

In the RGB color model it is made of 49.8% red, 47.1% green and 32.9% blue (127, 120, 84).

Its hue angle is 50°, with 20% saturation and 41% lightness. For print, the CMYK equivalent is 0% cyan, 6% magenta, 34% yellow and 50% black.

The closest named color is Boa (#7F7755), a difference of 0.9 ΔE, which is barely visible.

Black text is the more readable choice on this background (contrast 4.72:1).

#7F7854 color codes

HEX	`#7F7854`
RGB	`rgb(127, 120, 84)`
RGB percent	`rgb(49.8%, 47.1%, 32.9%)`
HSL	`hsl(50, 20%, 41%)`
HSV / HSB	`hsv(50, 34%, 50%)`
CMYK	`cmyk(0%, 6%, 34%, 50%)`
CIE LAB	`lab(50.2, -3.24, 20.78)`
CIE LCH	`lch(50.2, 21.03, 98.87)`
CIE XYZ	`xyz(17.069, 18.585, 11.074)`
Decimal	`8353876`
Short hex	`None (no 3-digit form)`

Color harmonies

Colors that go with #7F7854, 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 #7F7854	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	4.72:1	Pass	Fail	Pass
Sample text	4.45:1	Fail	Fail	Pass

#7F7854 as text on	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	4.45:1	Fail	Fail	Pass
Sample text	4.72:1	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 #7F7854 looks to people with the most common types of color vision deficiency.

CSS examples

.background { background-color: #7f7854; }
.text { color: #7f7854; }
.border { border: 2px solid #7f7854; }
.transparent { background-color: rgb(127 120 84 / 50%); }
.gradient { background: linear-gradient(to right, #7f7854, #707f54); }

Background

Text color

Border

Similar colors

Closest common color name: Warm Gray.

Questions

What color is #7F7854?: #7F7854 is a grayish yellow, closest to the named color Boa. It belongs to the yellow family of colors.
What is the RGB value of #7F7854?: The RGB value is 127, 120, 84: 127 red, 120 green and 84 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.
What is the complementary color of #7F7854?: The complementary color is #545B7F, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.
Is black or white text better on #7F7854?: Black text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 4.72:1 and white text 4.45:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.