What color is #7F814E?

#7F814E is a grayish yellow, closest to the named color Iguana. It belongs to the yellow family of colors.

What is the RGB value of #7F814E?

The RGB value is 127, 129, 78: 127 red, 129 green and 78 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.

What is the complementary color of #7F814E?

The complementary color is #504E81, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.

Is black or white text better on #7F814E?

Black text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 5.15:1 and white text 4.08:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.

#7F814E color

#7F814E rgb(127, 129, 78)

Shades of yellow

The hex color #7F814E is a grayish yellow.

In the RGB color model it is made of 49.8% red, 50.6% green and 30.6% blue (127, 129, 78).

Its hue angle is 62°, with 25% saturation and 41% lightness. For print, the CMYK equivalent is 2% cyan, 0% magenta, 40% yellow and 49% black.

The closest named color is Iguana (#878757), a difference of 2.7 ΔE, a small difference.

Black text is the more readable choice on this background (contrast 5.15:1).

#7F814E color codes

HEX	`#7F814E`
RGB	`rgb(127, 129, 78)`
RGB percent	`rgb(49.8%, 50.6%, 30.6%)`
HSL	`hsl(62, 25%, 41%)`
HSV / HSB	`hsv(62, 40%, 51%)`
CMYK	`cmyk(2%, 0%, 40%, 49%)`
CIE LAB	`lab(52.69, -9.06, 27.4)`
CIE LCH	`lch(52.69, 28.86, 108.3)`
CIE XYZ	`xyz(17.978, 20.763, 10.267)`
Decimal	`8356174`
Short hex	`None (no 3-digit form)`

Color harmonies

Colors that go with #7F814E, 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 #7F814E	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	5.15:1	Pass	Fail	Pass
Sample text	4.08:1	Fail	Fail	Pass

#7F814E as text on	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	4.08:1	Fail	Fail	Pass
Sample text	5.15:1	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 #7F814E looks to people with the most common types of color vision deficiency.

CSS examples

.background { background-color: #7f814e; }
.text { color: #7f814e; }
.border { border: 2px solid #7f814e; }
.transparent { background-color: rgb(127 129 78 / 50%); }
.gradient { background: linear-gradient(to right, #7f814e, #65814e); }

Background

Text color

Border

Similar colors

Closest common color name: Warm Gray.

Questions

What color is #7F814E?: #7F814E is a grayish yellow, closest to the named color Iguana. It belongs to the yellow family of colors.
What is the RGB value of #7F814E?: The RGB value is 127, 129, 78: 127 red, 129 green and 78 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.
What is the complementary color of #7F814E?: The complementary color is #504E81, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.
Is black or white text better on #7F814E?: Black text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 5.15:1 and white text 4.08:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.