What color is #7F7B4B?

#7F7B4B is a desaturated yellow, closest to the named color Verdant Leaf. It belongs to the yellow family of colors.

What is the RGB value of #7F7B4B?

The RGB value is 127, 123, 75: 127 red, 123 green and 75 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.

What is the complementary color of #7F7B4B?

The complementary color is #4B4F7F, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.

Is black or white text better on #7F7B4B?

Black text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 4.84:1 and white text 4.34:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.

#7F7B4B color

#7F7B4B rgb(127, 123, 75)

Shades of yellow

The hex color #7F7B4B is a desaturated yellow.

In the RGB color model it is made of 49.8% red, 48.2% green and 29.4% blue (127, 123, 75).

Its hue angle is 55°, with 26% saturation and 40% lightness. For print, the CMYK equivalent is 0% cyan, 3% magenta, 41% yellow and 50% black.

The closest named color is Verdant Leaf (#817C4A), a difference of 0.7 ΔE, which is barely visible.

Black text is the more readable choice on this background (contrast 4.84:1).

#7F7B4B color codes

HEX	`#7F7B4B`
RGB	`rgb(127, 123, 75)`
RGB percent	`rgb(49.8%, 48.2%, 29.4%)`
HSL	`hsl(55, 26%, 40%)`
HSV / HSB	`hsv(55, 41%, 50%)`
CMYK	`cmyk(0%, 3%, 41%, 50%)`
CIE LAB	`lab(50.9, -6.09, 26.78)`
CIE LCH	`lch(50.9, 27.46, 102.8)`
CIE XYZ	`xyz(17.106, 19.186, 9.458)`
Decimal	`8354635`
Short hex	`None (no 3-digit form)`

Color harmonies

Colors that go with #7F7B4B, 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 #7F7B4B	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	4.84:1	Pass	Fail	Pass
Sample text	4.34:1	Fail	Fail	Pass

#7F7B4B as text on	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	4.34:1	Fail	Fail	Pass
Sample text	4.84:1	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 #7F7B4B looks to people with the most common types of color vision deficiency.

CSS examples

.background { background-color: #7f7b4b; }
.text { color: #7f7b4b; }
.border { border: 2px solid #7f7b4b; }
.transparent { background-color: rgb(127 123 75 / 50%); }
.gradient { background: linear-gradient(to right, #7f7b4b, #697f4b); }

Background

Text color

Border

Similar colors

Closest common color name: Warm Gray.

Questions

What color is #7F7B4B?: #7F7B4B is a desaturated yellow, closest to the named color Verdant Leaf. It belongs to the yellow family of colors.
What is the RGB value of #7F7B4B?: The RGB value is 127, 123, 75: 127 red, 123 green and 75 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.
What is the complementary color of #7F7B4B?: The complementary color is #4B4F7F, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.
Is black or white text better on #7F7B4B?: Black text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 4.84:1 and white text 4.34:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.