What color is #7D987D?

#7D987D is a grayish green, closest to the named color Basswood Green. It belongs to the green family of colors.

What is the RGB value of #7D987D?

The RGB value is 125, 152, 125: 125 red, 152 green and 125 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.

What is the complementary color of #7D987D?

The complementary color is #987D98, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.

Is black or white text better on #7D987D?

Black text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 6.66:1 and white text 3.15:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.

#7D987D color

#7D987D rgb(125, 152, 125)

Shades of green

The hex color #7D987D is a grayish green.

In the RGB color model it is made of 49% red, 59.6% green and 49% blue (125, 152, 125).

Its hue angle is 120°, with 12% saturation and 54% lightness. For print, the CMYK equivalent is 18% cyan, 0% magenta, 18% yellow and 40% black.

The closest named color is Basswood Green (#839E83), a difference of 2 ΔE, which is barely visible.

Black text is the more readable choice on this background (contrast 6.66:1).

#7D987D color codes

HEX	`#7D987D`
RGB	`rgb(125, 152, 125)`
RGB percent	`rgb(49%, 59.6%, 49%)`
HSL	`hsl(120, 12%, 54%)`
HSV / HSB	`hsv(120, 18%, 60%)`
CMYK	`cmyk(18%, 0%, 18%, 40%)`
CIE LAB	`lab(60.16, -14.94, 11.12)`
CIE LCH	`lch(60.16, 18.63, 143.35)`
CIE XYZ	`xyz(23.386, 28.297, 23.628)`
Decimal	`8231037`
Short hex	`None (no 3-digit form)`

Color harmonies

Colors that go with #7D987D, 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 #7D987D	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	6.66:1	Pass	Fail	Pass
Sample text	3.15:1	Fail	Fail	Pass

#7D987D as text on	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	3.15:1	Fail	Fail	Pass
Sample text	6.66:1	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 #7D987D looks to people with the most common types of color vision deficiency.

CSS examples

.background { background-color: #7d987d; }
.text { color: #7d987d; }
.border { border: 2px solid #7d987d; }
.transparent { background-color: rgb(125 152 125 / 50%); }
.gradient { background: linear-gradient(to right, #7d987d, #7d988b); }

Background

Text color

Border

Similar colors

Closest common color name: Sage Green.

Questions

What color is #7D987D?: #7D987D is a grayish green, closest to the named color Basswood Green. It belongs to the green family of colors.
What is the RGB value of #7D987D?: The RGB value is 125, 152, 125: 125 red, 152 green and 125 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.
What is the complementary color of #7D987D?: The complementary color is #987D98, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.
Is black or white text better on #7D987D?: Black text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 6.66:1 and white text 3.15:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.