What color is #7F8929?

#7F8929 is a dark, moderate yellow, closest to the named color Witch Brew. It belongs to the yellow family of colors.

What is the RGB value of #7F8929?

The RGB value is 127, 137, 41: 127 red, 137 green and 41 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.

What is the complementary color of #7F8929?

The complementary color is #332989, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.

Is black or white text better on #7F8929?

Black text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 5.51:1 and white text 3.81:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.

#7F8929 color

#7F8929 rgb(127, 137, 41)

Shades of yellow

The hex color #7F8929 is a dark, moderate yellow.

In the RGB color model it is made of 49.8% red, 53.7% green and 16.1% blue (127, 137, 41).

Its hue angle is 66°, with 54% saturation and 35% lightness. For print, the CMYK equivalent is 7% cyan, 0% magenta, 70% yellow and 46% black.

The closest named color is Witch Brew (#888738), a difference of 3.6 ΔE, a small difference.

Black text is the more readable choice on this background (contrast 5.51:1).

#7F8929 color codes

HEX	`#7F8929`
RGB	`rgb(127, 137, 41)`
RGB percent	`rgb(49.8%, 53.7%, 16.1%)`
HSL	`hsl(66, 54%, 35%)`
HSV / HSB	`hsv(66, 70%, 54%)`
CMYK	`cmyk(7%, 0%, 70%, 46%)`
CIE LAB	`lab(54.62, -16.74, 47.83)`
CIE LCH	`lch(54.62, 50.68, 109.29)`
CIE XYZ	`xyz(18.099, 22.564, 5.499)`
Decimal	`8358185`
Short hex	`None (no 3-digit form)`

Color harmonies

Colors that go with #7F8929, 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 #7F8929	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	5.51:1	Pass	Fail	Pass
Sample text	3.81:1	Fail	Fail	Pass

#7F8929 as text on	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	3.81:1	Fail	Fail	Pass
Sample text	5.51:1	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 #7F8929 looks to people with the most common types of color vision deficiency.

CSS examples

.background { background-color: #7f8929; }
.text { color: #7f8929; }
.border { border: 2px solid #7f8929; }
.transparent { background-color: rgb(127 137 41 / 50%); }
.gradient { background: linear-gradient(to right, #7f8929, #4f8929); }

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Questions

What color is #7F8929?: #7F8929 is a dark, moderate yellow, closest to the named color Witch Brew. It belongs to the yellow family of colors.
What is the RGB value of #7F8929?: The RGB value is 127, 137, 41: 127 red, 137 green and 41 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.
What is the complementary color of #7F8929?: The complementary color is #332989, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.
Is black or white text better on #7F8929?: Black text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 5.51:1 and white text 3.81:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.