What color is #7F795B?

#7F795B is a grayish yellow, closest to the named color Boa. It belongs to the brown family of colors.

What is the RGB value of #7F795B?

The RGB value is 127, 121, 91: 127 red, 121 green and 91 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.

What is the complementary color of #7F795B?

The complementary color is #5B617F, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.

Is black or white text better on #7F795B?

Black text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 4.79:1 and white text 4.39:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.

#7F795B color

#7F795B rgb(127, 121, 91)

Shades of brown

The hex color #7F795B is a grayish yellow.

In the RGB color model it is made of 49.8% red, 47.5% green and 35.7% blue (127, 121, 91).

Its hue angle is 50°, with 17% saturation and 43% lightness. For print, the CMYK equivalent is 0% cyan, 5% magenta, 28% yellow and 50% black.

The closest named color is Boa (#7F7755), a difference of 1.6 ΔE, which is barely visible.

Black text is the more readable choice on this background (contrast 4.79:1).

#7F795B color codes

HEX	`#7F795B`
RGB	`rgb(127, 121, 91)`
RGB percent	`rgb(49.8%, 47.5%, 35.7%)`
HSL	`hsl(50, 17%, 43%)`
HSV / HSB	`hsv(50, 28%, 50%)`
CMYK	`cmyk(0%, 5%, 28%, 50%)`
CIE LAB	`lab(50.62, -2.82, 17.32)`
CIE LCH	`lch(50.62, 17.55, 99.26)`
CIE XYZ	`xyz(17.478, 18.942, 12.631)`
Decimal	`8354139`
Short hex	`None (no 3-digit form)`

Color harmonies

Colors that go with #7F795B, 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 #7F795B	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	4.79:1	Pass	Fail	Pass
Sample text	4.39:1	Fail	Fail	Pass

#7F795B as text on	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	4.39:1	Fail	Fail	Pass
Sample text	4.79:1	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 #7F795B looks to people with the most common types of color vision deficiency.

CSS examples

.background { background-color: #7f795b; }
.text { color: #7f795b; }
.border { border: 2px solid #7f795b; }
.transparent { background-color: rgb(127 121 91 / 50%); }
.gradient { background: linear-gradient(to right, #7f795b, #737f5b); }

Background

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Questions

What color is #7F795B?: #7F795B is a grayish yellow, closest to the named color Boa. It belongs to the brown family of colors.
What is the RGB value of #7F795B?: The RGB value is 127, 121, 91: 127 red, 121 green and 91 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.
What is the complementary color of #7F795B?: The complementary color is #5B617F, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.
Is black or white text better on #7F795B?: Black text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 4.79:1 and white text 4.39:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.