What color is #7F8458?

#7F8458 is a grayish yellow, closest to the named color Iguana. It belongs to the yellow family of colors.

What is the RGB value of #7F8458?

The RGB value is 127, 132, 88: 127 red, 132 green and 88 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.

What is the complementary color of #7F8458?

The complementary color is #5D5884, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.

Is black or white text better on #7F8458?

Black text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 5.34:1 and white text 3.93:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.

#7F8458 color

#7F8458 rgb(127, 132, 88)

Shades of yellow

The hex color #7F8458 is a grayish yellow.

In the RGB color model it is made of 49.8% red, 51.8% green and 34.5% blue (127, 132, 88).

Its hue angle is 67°, with 20% saturation and 43% lightness. For print, the CMYK equivalent is 4% cyan, 0% magenta, 33% yellow and 48% black.

The closest named color is Iguana (#878757), a difference of 2.5 ΔE, a small difference.

Black text is the more readable choice on this background (contrast 5.34:1).

#7F8458 color codes

HEX	`#7F8458`
RGB	`rgb(127, 132, 88)`
RGB percent	`rgb(49.8%, 51.8%, 34.5%)`
HSL	`hsl(67, 20%, 43%)`
HSV / HSB	`hsv(67, 33%, 52%)`
CMYK	`cmyk(4%, 0%, 33%, 48%)`
CIE LAB	`lab(53.73, -9.41, 23.19)`
CIE LCH	`lch(53.73, 25.02, 112.08)`
CIE XYZ	`xyz(18.765, 21.719, 12.434)`
Decimal	`8356952`
Short hex	`None (no 3-digit form)`

Color harmonies

Colors that go with #7F8458, 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 #7F8458	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	5.34:1	Pass	Fail	Pass
Sample text	3.93:1	Fail	Fail	Pass

#7F8458 as text on	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	3.93:1	Fail	Fail	Pass
Sample text	5.34:1	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 #7F8458 looks to people with the most common types of color vision deficiency.

CSS examples

.background { background-color: #7f8458; }
.text { color: #7f8458; }
.border { border: 2px solid #7f8458; }
.transparent { background-color: rgb(127 132 88 / 50%); }
.gradient { background: linear-gradient(to right, #7f8458, #698458); }

Background

Text color

Border

Similar colors

Closest common color name: Warm Gray.

Questions

What color is #7F8458?: #7F8458 is a grayish yellow, closest to the named color Iguana. It belongs to the yellow family of colors.
What is the RGB value of #7F8458?: The RGB value is 127, 132, 88: 127 red, 132 green and 88 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.
What is the complementary color of #7F8458?: The complementary color is #5D5884, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.
Is black or white text better on #7F8458?: Black text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 5.34:1 and white text 3.93:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.