What color is #7D957F?

#7D957F is a grayish green, closest to the named color Parisian Patina. It belongs to the green family of colors.

What is the RGB value of #7D957F?

The RGB value is 125, 149, 127: 125 red, 149 green and 127 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.

What is the complementary color of #7D957F?

The complementary color is #957D93, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.

Is black or white text better on #7D957F?

Black text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 6.48:1 and white text 3.24:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.

#7D957F color

#7D957F rgb(125, 149, 127)

Shades of green

The hex color #7D957F is a grayish green.

In the RGB color model it is made of 49% red, 58.4% green and 49.8% blue (125, 149, 127).

Its hue angle is 125°, with 10% saturation and 54% lightness. For print, the CMYK equivalent is 16% cyan, 0% magenta, 15% yellow and 42% black.

The closest named color is Parisian Patina (#7D9B89), a difference of 2.9 ΔE, a small difference.

Black text is the more readable choice on this background (contrast 6.48:1).

#7D957F color codes

HEX	`#7D957F`
RGB	`rgb(125, 149, 127)`
RGB percent	`rgb(49%, 58.4%, 49.8%)`
HSL	`hsl(125, 10%, 54%)`
HSV / HSB	`hsv(125, 16%, 58%)`
CMYK	`cmyk(16%, 0%, 15%, 42%)`
CIE LAB	`lab(59.33, -12.97, 8.82)`
CIE LCH	`lch(59.33, 15.68, 145.77)`
CIE XYZ	`xyz(23.035, 27.387, 24.147)`
Decimal	`8230271`
Short hex	`None (no 3-digit form)`

Color harmonies

Colors that go with #7D957F, 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 #7D957F	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	6.48:1	Pass	Fail	Pass
Sample text	3.24:1	Fail	Fail	Pass

#7D957F as text on	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	3.24:1	Fail	Fail	Pass
Sample text	6.48:1	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 #7D957F looks to people with the most common types of color vision deficiency.

CSS examples

.background { background-color: #7d957f; }
.text { color: #7d957f; }
.border { border: 2px solid #7d957f; }
.transparent { background-color: rgb(125 149 127 / 50%); }
.gradient { background: linear-gradient(to right, #7d957f, #7d958b); }

Background

Text color

Border

Similar colors

Closest common color name: Smoke.

Questions

What color is #7D957F?: #7D957F is a grayish green, closest to the named color Parisian Patina. It belongs to the green family of colors.
What is the RGB value of #7D957F?: The RGB value is 125, 149, 127: 125 red, 149 green and 127 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.
What is the complementary color of #7D957F?: The complementary color is #957D93, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.
Is black or white text better on #7D957F?: Black text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 6.48:1 and white text 3.24:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.