What color is #7F866D?

#7F866D is a grayish yellow-green, closest to the named color Wreath. It belongs to the green family of colors.

What is the RGB value of #7F866D?

The RGB value is 127, 134, 109: 127 red, 134 green and 109 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.

What is the complementary color of #7F866D?

The complementary color is #746D86, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.

Is black or white text better on #7F866D?

Black text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 5.53:1 and white text 3.8:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.

#7F866D color

#7F866D rgb(127, 134, 109)

Shades of green

The hex color #7F866D is a grayish yellow-green.

In the RGB color model it is made of 49.8% red, 52.5% green and 42.7% blue (127, 134, 109).

Its hue angle is 77°, with 10% saturation and 48% lightness. For print, the CMYK equivalent is 5% cyan, 0% magenta, 19% yellow and 47% black.

The closest named color is Wreath (#76856A), a difference of 3.3 ΔE, a small difference.

Black text is the more readable choice on this background (contrast 5.53:1).

#7F866D color codes

HEX	`#7F866D`
RGB	`rgb(127, 134, 109)`
RGB percent	`rgb(49.8%, 52.5%, 42.7%)`
HSL	`hsl(77, 10%, 48%)`
HSV / HSB	`hsv(77, 19%, 53%)`
CMYK	`cmyk(5%, 0%, 19%, 47%)`
CIE LAB	`lab(54.73, -7.28, 12.62)`
CIE LCH	`lch(54.73, 14.57, 119.97)`
CIE XYZ	`xyz(20.037, 22.666, 17.784)`
Decimal	`8357485`
Short hex	`None (no 3-digit form)`

Color harmonies

Colors that go with #7F866D, 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 #7F866D	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	5.53:1	Pass	Fail	Pass
Sample text	3.8:1	Fail	Fail	Pass

#7F866D as text on	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	3.8:1	Fail	Fail	Pass
Sample text	5.53:1	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 #7F866D looks to people with the most common types of color vision deficiency.

CSS examples

.background { background-color: #7f866d; }
.text { color: #7f866d; }
.border { border: 2px solid #7f866d; }
.transparent { background-color: rgb(127 134 109 / 50%); }
.gradient { background: linear-gradient(to right, #7f866d, #72866d); }

Background

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Questions

What color is #7F866D?: #7F866D is a grayish yellow-green, closest to the named color Wreath. It belongs to the green family of colors.
What is the RGB value of #7F866D?: The RGB value is 127, 134, 109: 127 red, 134 green and 109 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.
What is the complementary color of #7F866D?: The complementary color is #746D86, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.
Is black or white text better on #7F866D?: Black text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 5.53:1 and white text 3.8:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.