What color is #7F7A62?

#7F7A62 is a grayish yellow, closest to the named color Warm Gray. It belongs to the brown family of colors.

What is the RGB value of #7F7A62?

The RGB value is 127, 122, 98: 127 red, 122 green and 98 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.

What is the complementary color of #7F7A62?

The complementary color is #62677F, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.

Is black or white text better on #7F7A62?

Black text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 4.86:1 and white text 4.32:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.

#7F7A62 color

#7F7A62 rgb(127, 122, 98)

Shades of brown

The hex color #7F7A62 is a grayish yellow.

In the RGB color model it is made of 49.8% red, 47.8% green and 38.4% blue (127, 122, 98).

Its hue angle is 50°, with 13% saturation and 44% lightness. For print, the CMYK equivalent is 0% cyan, 4% magenta, 23% yellow and 50% black.

The closest named color is Warm Gray (#808069), a difference of 3.2 ΔE, a small difference.

Black text is the more readable choice on this background (contrast 4.86:1).

#7F7A62 color codes

HEX	`#7F7A62`
RGB	`rgb(127, 122, 98)`
RGB percent	`rgb(49.8%, 47.8%, 38.4%)`
HSL	`hsl(50, 13%, 44%)`
HSV / HSB	`hsv(50, 23%, 50%)`
CMYK	`cmyk(0%, 4%, 23%, 50%)`
CIE LAB	`lab(51.05, -2.33, 13.86)`
CIE LCH	`lch(51.05, 14.05, 99.54)`
CIE XYZ	`xyz(17.917, 19.313, 14.337)`
Decimal	`8354402`
Short hex	`None (no 3-digit form)`

Color harmonies

Colors that go with #7F7A62, 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 #7F7A62	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	4.86:1	Pass	Fail	Pass
Sample text	4.32:1	Fail	Fail	Pass

#7F7A62 as text on	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	4.32:1	Fail	Fail	Pass
Sample text	4.86:1	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 #7F7A62 looks to people with the most common types of color vision deficiency.

CSS examples

.background { background-color: #7f7a62; }
.text { color: #7f7a62; }
.border { border: 2px solid #7f7a62; }
.transparent { background-color: rgb(127 122 98 / 50%); }
.gradient { background: linear-gradient(to right, #7f7a62, #757f62); }

Background

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Questions

What color is #7F7A62?: #7F7A62 is a grayish yellow, closest to the named color Warm Gray. It belongs to the brown family of colors.
What is the RGB value of #7F7A62?: The RGB value is 127, 122, 98: 127 red, 122 green and 98 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.
What is the complementary color of #7F7A62?: The complementary color is #62677F, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.
Is black or white text better on #7F7A62?: Black text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 4.86:1 and white text 4.32:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.