What color is #7D9F89?

#7D9F89 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 #7D9F89?

The RGB value is 125, 159, 137: 125 red, 159 green and 137 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.

What is the complementary color of #7D9F89?

The complementary color is #9F7D93, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.

Is black or white text better on #7D9F89?

Black text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 7.19:1 and white text 2.92:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.

#7D9F89 color

#7D9F89 rgb(125, 159, 137)

Shades of green

The hex color #7D9F89 is a grayish green.

In the RGB color model it is made of 49% red, 62.4% green and 53.7% blue (125, 159, 137).

Its hue angle is 141°, with 15% saturation and 56% lightness. For print, the CMYK equivalent is 21% cyan, 0% magenta, 14% yellow and 38% black.

The closest named color is Parisian Patina (#7D9B89), a difference of 2 ΔE, which is barely visible.

Black text is the more readable choice on this background (contrast 7.19:1).

#7D9F89 color codes

HEX	`#7D9F89`
RGB	`rgb(125, 159, 137)`
RGB percent	`rgb(49%, 62.4%, 53.7%)`
HSL	`hsl(141, 15%, 56%)`
HSV / HSB	`hsv(141, 21%, 62%)`
CMYK	`cmyk(21%, 0%, 14%, 38%)`
CIE LAB	`lab(62.48, -16.32, 7.66)`
CIE LCH	`lch(62.48, 18.03, 154.85)`
CIE XYZ	`xyz(25.37, 30.962, 28.302)`
Decimal	`8232841`
Short hex	`None (no 3-digit form)`

Color harmonies

Colors that go with #7D9F89, 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 #7D9F89	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	7.19:1	Pass	Pass	Pass
Sample text	2.92:1	Fail	Fail	Fail

#7D9F89 as text on	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	2.92:1	Fail	Fail	Fail
Sample text	7.19:1	Pass	Pass	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 #7D9F89 looks to people with the most common types of color vision deficiency.

CSS examples

.background { background-color: #7d9f89; }
.text { color: #7d9f89; }
.border { border: 2px solid #7d9f89; }
.transparent { background-color: rgb(125 159 137 / 50%); }
.gradient { background: linear-gradient(to right, #7d9f89, #7d9f9a); }

Background

Text color

Border

Similar colors

Closest common color name: Sage Green.

Questions

What color is #7D9F89?: #7D9F89 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 #7D9F89?: The RGB value is 125, 159, 137: 125 red, 159 green and 137 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.
What is the complementary color of #7D9F89?: The complementary color is #9F7D93, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.
Is black or white text better on #7D9F89?: Black text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 7.19:1 and white text 2.92:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.