What color is #7D998B?

#7D998B 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 #7D998B?

The RGB value is 125, 153, 139: 125 red, 153 green and 139 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.

What is the complementary color of #7D998B?

The complementary color is #997D8B, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.

Is black or white text better on #7D998B?

Black text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 6.8:1 and white text 3.09:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.

#7D998B color

#7D998B rgb(125, 153, 139)

Shades of green

The hex color #7D998B is a grayish green.

In the RGB color model it is made of 49% red, 60% green and 54.5% blue (125, 153, 139).

Its hue angle is 150°, with 12% saturation and 55% lightness. For print, the CMYK equivalent is 18% cyan, 0% magenta, 9% yellow and 40% black.

The closest named color is Parisian Patina (#7D9B89), a difference of 1.7 ΔE, which is barely visible.

Black text is the more readable choice on this background (contrast 6.8:1).

#7D998B color codes

HEX	`#7D998B`
RGB	`rgb(125, 153, 139)`
RGB percent	`rgb(49%, 60%, 54.5%)`
HSL	`hsl(150, 12%, 55%)`
HSV / HSB	`hsv(150, 18%, 60%)`
CMYK	`cmyk(18%, 0%, 9%, 40%)`
CIE LAB	`lab(60.79, -12.74, 4.11)`
CIE LCH	`lch(60.79, 13.38, 162.1)`
CIE XYZ	`xyz(24.508, 29.006, 28.729)`
Decimal	`8231307`
Short hex	`None (no 3-digit form)`

Color harmonies

Colors that go with #7D998B, 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 #7D998B	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	6.8:1	Pass	Fail	Pass
Sample text	3.09:1	Fail	Fail	Pass

#7D998B as text on	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	3.09:1	Fail	Fail	Pass
Sample text	6.8:1	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 #7D998B looks to people with the most common types of color vision deficiency.

CSS examples

.background { background-color: #7d998b; }
.text { color: #7d998b; }
.border { border: 2px solid #7d998b; }
.transparent { background-color: rgb(125 153 139 / 50%); }
.gradient { background: linear-gradient(to right, #7d998b, #7d9999); }

Background

Text color

Border

Similar colors

Closest common color name: Juniper.

Questions

What color is #7D998B?: #7D998B 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 #7D998B?: The RGB value is 125, 153, 139: 125 red, 153 green and 139 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.
What is the complementary color of #7D998B?: The complementary color is #997D8B, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.
Is black or white text better on #7D998B?: Black text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 6.8:1 and white text 3.09:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.