What color is #7F8460?

#7F8460 is a grayish yellow, closest to the named color Green Relict. It belongs to the green family of colors.

What is the RGB value of #7F8460?

The RGB value is 127, 132, 96: 127 red, 132 green and 96 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.

What is the complementary color of #7F8460?

The complementary color is #656084, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.

Is black or white text better on #7F8460?

Black text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 5.37:1 and white text 3.91:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.

#7F8460 color

#7F8460 rgb(127, 132, 96)

Shades of green

The hex color #7F8460 is a grayish yellow.

In the RGB color model it is made of 49.8% red, 51.8% green and 37.6% blue (127, 132, 96).

Its hue angle is 68°, with 16% saturation and 45% lightness. For print, the CMYK equivalent is 4% cyan, 0% magenta, 27% yellow and 48% black.

The closest named color is Green Relict (#7B8762), a difference of 2.6 ΔE, a small difference.

Black text is the more readable choice on this background (contrast 5.37:1).

#7F8460 color codes

HEX	`#7F8460`
RGB	`rgb(127, 132, 96)`
RGB percent	`rgb(49.8%, 51.8%, 37.6%)`
HSL	`hsl(68, 16%, 45%)`
HSV / HSB	`hsv(68, 27%, 52%)`
CMYK	`cmyk(4%, 0%, 27%, 48%)`
CIE LAB	`lab(53.88, -8.25, 18.87)`
CIE LCH	`lch(53.88, 20.6, 113.62)`
CIE XYZ	`xyz(19.115, 21.859, 14.276)`
Decimal	`8356960`
Short hex	`None (no 3-digit form)`

Color harmonies

Colors that go with #7F8460, 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 #7F8460	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	5.37:1	Pass	Fail	Pass
Sample text	3.91:1	Fail	Fail	Pass

#7F8460 as text on	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	3.91:1	Fail	Fail	Pass
Sample text	5.37:1	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 #7F8460 looks to people with the most common types of color vision deficiency.

CSS examples

.background { background-color: #7f8460; }
.text { color: #7f8460; }
.border { border: 2px solid #7f8460; }
.transparent { background-color: rgb(127 132 96 / 50%); }
.gradient { background: linear-gradient(to right, #7f8460, #6d8460); }

Background

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Questions

What color is #7F8460?: #7F8460 is a grayish yellow, closest to the named color Green Relict. It belongs to the green family of colors.
What is the RGB value of #7F8460?: The RGB value is 127, 132, 96: 127 red, 132 green and 96 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.
What is the complementary color of #7F8460?: The complementary color is #656084, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.
Is black or white text better on #7F8460?: Black text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 5.37:1 and white text 3.91:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.