What color is #7F8555?

#7F8555 is a grayish yellow, closest to the named color Iguana. It belongs to the yellow family of colors.

What is the RGB value of #7F8555?

The RGB value is 127, 133, 85: 127 red, 133 green and 85 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.

What is the complementary color of #7F8555?

The complementary color is #5B5585, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.

Is black or white text better on #7F8555?

Black text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 5.39:1 and white text 3.9:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.

#7F8555 color

#7F8555 rgb(127, 133, 85)

Shades of yellow

The hex color #7F8555 is a grayish yellow.

In the RGB color model it is made of 49.8% red, 52.2% green and 33.3% blue (127, 133, 85).

Its hue angle is 68°, with 22% saturation and 43% lightness. For print, the CMYK equivalent is 5% cyan, 0% magenta, 36% yellow and 48% black.

The closest named color is Iguana (#878757), a difference of 2.4 ΔE, a small difference.

Black text is the more readable choice on this background (contrast 5.39:1).

#7F8555 color codes

HEX	`#7F8555`
RGB	`rgb(127, 133, 85)`
RGB percent	`rgb(49.8%, 52.2%, 33.3%)`
HSL	`hsl(68, 22%, 43%)`
HSV / HSB	`hsv(68, 36%, 52%)`
CMYK	`cmyk(5%, 0%, 36%, 48%)`
CIE LAB	`lab(53.97, -10.36, 25.17)`
CIE LCH	`lch(53.97, 27.22, 112.37)`
CIE XYZ	`xyz(18.78, 21.943, 11.839)`
Decimal	`8357205`
Short hex	`None (no 3-digit form)`

Color harmonies

Colors that go with #7F8555, 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 #7F8555	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	5.39:1	Pass	Fail	Pass
Sample text	3.9:1	Fail	Fail	Pass

#7F8555 as text on	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	3.9:1	Fail	Fail	Pass
Sample text	5.39:1	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 #7F8555 looks to people with the most common types of color vision deficiency.

CSS examples

.background { background-color: #7f8555; }
.text { color: #7f8555; }
.border { border: 2px solid #7f8555; }
.transparent { background-color: rgb(127 133 85 / 50%); }
.gradient { background: linear-gradient(to right, #7f8555, #678555); }

Background

Text color

Border

Similar colors

Closest common color name: Moss Green.

Questions

What color is #7F8555?: #7F8555 is a grayish yellow, closest to the named color Iguana. It belongs to the yellow family of colors.
What is the RGB value of #7F8555?: The RGB value is 127, 133, 85: 127 red, 133 green and 85 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.
What is the complementary color of #7F8555?: The complementary color is #5B5585, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.
Is black or white text better on #7F8555?: Black text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 5.39:1 and white text 3.9:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.