What color is #7F8739?

#7F8739 is a dark, desaturated yellow, closest to the named color Witch Brew. It belongs to the yellow family of colors.

What is the RGB value of #7F8739?

The RGB value is 127, 135, 57: 127 red, 135 green and 57 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.

What is the complementary color of #7F8739?

The complementary color is #413987, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.

Is black or white text better on #7F8739?

Black text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 5.43:1 and white text 3.87:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.

#7F8739 color

#7F8739 rgb(127, 135, 57)

Shades of yellow

The hex color #7F8739 is a dark, desaturated yellow.

In the RGB color model it is made of 49.8% red, 52.9% green and 22.4% blue (127, 135, 57).

Its hue angle is 66°, with 41% saturation and 38% lightness. For print, the CMYK equivalent is 6% cyan, 0% magenta, 58% yellow and 47% black.

The closest named color is Witch Brew (#888738), a difference of 2.8 ΔE, a small difference.

Black text is the more readable choice on this background (contrast 5.43:1).

#7F8739 color codes

HEX	`#7F8739`
RGB	`rgb(127, 135, 57)`
RGB percent	`rgb(49.8%, 52.9%, 22.4%)`
HSL	`hsl(66, 41%, 38%)`
HSV / HSB	`hsv(66, 58%, 53%)`
CMYK	`cmyk(6%, 0%, 58%, 47%)`
CIE LAB	`lab(54.17, -14.5, 40.16)`
CIE LCH	`lch(54.17, 42.7, 109.86)`
CIE XYZ	`xyz(18.155, 22.136, 7.186)`
Decimal	`8357689`
Short hex	`None (no 3-digit form)`

Color harmonies

Colors that go with #7F8739, 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 #7F8739	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	5.43:1	Pass	Fail	Pass
Sample text	3.87:1	Fail	Fail	Pass

#7F8739 as text on	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	3.87:1	Fail	Fail	Pass
Sample text	5.43:1	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 #7F8739 looks to people with the most common types of color vision deficiency.

CSS examples

.background { background-color: #7f8739; }
.text { color: #7f8739; }
.border { border: 2px solid #7f8739; }
.transparent { background-color: rgb(127 135 57 / 50%); }
.gradient { background: linear-gradient(to right, #7f8739, #588739); }

Background

Text color

Border

Similar colors

Closest common color name: Olive Green.

Questions

What color is #7F8739?: #7F8739 is a dark, desaturated yellow, closest to the named color Witch Brew. It belongs to the yellow family of colors.
What is the RGB value of #7F8739?: The RGB value is 127, 135, 57: 127 red, 135 green and 57 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.
What is the complementary color of #7F8739?: The complementary color is #413987, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.
Is black or white text better on #7F8739?: Black text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 5.43:1 and white text 3.87:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.