What color is #7F7E40?

#7F7E40 is a dark, desaturated yellow, closest to the named color Green Commando. It belongs to the yellow family of colors.

What is the RGB value of #7F7E40?

The RGB value is 127, 126, 64: 127 red, 126 green and 64 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.

What is the complementary color of #7F7E40?

The complementary color is #40417F, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.

Is black or white text better on #7F7E40?

Black text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 4.96:1 and white text 4.23:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.

#7F7E40 color

#7F7E40 rgb(127, 126, 64)

Shades of yellow

The hex color #7F7E40 is a dark, desaturated yellow.

In the RGB color model it is made of 49.8% red, 49.4% green and 25.1% blue (127, 126, 64).

Its hue angle is 59°, with 33% saturation and 37% lightness. For print, the CMYK equivalent is 0% cyan, 1% magenta, 50% yellow and 50% black.

The closest named color is Green Commando (#828039), a difference of 1.9 ΔE, which is barely visible.

Black text is the more readable choice on this background (contrast 4.96:1).

#7F7E40 color codes

HEX	`#7F7E40`
RGB	`rgb(127, 126, 64)`
RGB percent	`rgb(49.8%, 49.4%, 25.1%)`
HSL	`hsl(59, 33%, 37%)`
HSV / HSB	`hsv(59, 50%, 50%)`
CMYK	`cmyk(0%, 1%, 50%, 50%)`
CIE LAB	`lab(51.62, -8.97, 33.62)`
CIE LCH	`lch(51.62, 34.8, 104.93)`
CIE XYZ	`xyz(17.139, 19.804, 7.769)`
Decimal	`8355392`
Short hex	`None (no 3-digit form)`

Color harmonies

Colors that go with #7F7E40, 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 #7F7E40	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	4.96:1	Pass	Fail	Pass
Sample text	4.23:1	Fail	Fail	Pass

#7F7E40 as text on	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	4.23:1	Fail	Fail	Pass
Sample text	4.96:1	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 #7F7E40 looks to people with the most common types of color vision deficiency.

CSS examples

.background { background-color: #7f7e40; }
.text { color: #7f7e40; }
.border { border: 2px solid #7f7e40; }
.transparent { background-color: rgb(127 126 64 / 50%); }
.gradient { background: linear-gradient(to right, #7f7e40, #617f40); }

Background

Text color

Border

Similar colors

Closest common color name: Olive Green.

Questions

What color is #7F7E40?: #7F7E40 is a dark, desaturated yellow, closest to the named color Green Commando. It belongs to the yellow family of colors.
What is the RGB value of #7F7E40?: The RGB value is 127, 126, 64: 127 red, 126 green and 64 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.
What is the complementary color of #7F7E40?: The complementary color is #40417F, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.
Is black or white text better on #7F7E40?: Black text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 4.96:1 and white text 4.23:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.