What color is #7F875E?

#7F875E is a grayish yellow-green, closest to the named color Green Relict. It belongs to the green family of colors.

What is the RGB value of #7F875E?

The RGB value is 127, 135, 94: 127 red, 135 green and 94 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.

What is the complementary color of #7F875E?

The complementary color is #665E87, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.

Is black or white text better on #7F875E?

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.

#7F875E color

#7F875E rgb(127, 135, 94)

Shades of green

The hex color #7F875E is a grayish yellow-green.

In the RGB color model it is made of 49.8% red, 52.9% green and 36.9% blue (127, 135, 94).

Its hue angle is 72°, with 18% saturation and 45% lightness. For print, the CMYK equivalent is 6% cyan, 0% magenta, 30% yellow and 47% black.

The closest named color is Green Relict (#7B8762), a difference of 1.9 ΔE, which is barely visible.

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

#7F875E color codes

HEX	`#7F875E`
RGB	`rgb(127, 135, 94)`
RGB percent	`rgb(49.8%, 52.9%, 36.9%)`
HSL	`hsl(72, 18%, 45%)`
HSV / HSB	`hsv(72, 30%, 53%)`
CMYK	`cmyk(6%, 0%, 30%, 47%)`
CIE LAB	`lab(54.71, -10.2, 21.12)`
CIE LCH	`lch(54.71, 23.46, 115.78)`
CIE XYZ	`xyz(19.437, 22.648, 13.935)`
Decimal	`8357726`
Short hex	`None (no 3-digit form)`

Color harmonies

Colors that go with #7F875E, 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 #7F875E	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	5.53:1	Pass	Fail	Pass
Sample text	3.8:1	Fail	Fail	Pass

#7F875E 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 #7F875E looks to people with the most common types of color vision deficiency.

CSS examples

.background { background-color: #7f875e; }
.text { color: #7f875e; }
.border { border: 2px solid #7f875e; }
.transparent { background-color: rgb(127 135 94 / 50%); }
.gradient { background: linear-gradient(to right, #7f875e, #6a875e); }

Background

Text color

Border

Similar colors

Closest common color name: Warm Gray.

Questions

What color is #7F875E?: #7F875E is a grayish yellow-green, closest to the named color Green Relict. It belongs to the green family of colors.
What is the RGB value of #7F875E?: The RGB value is 127, 135, 94: 127 red, 135 green and 94 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.
What is the complementary color of #7F875E?: The complementary color is #665E87, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.
Is black or white text better on #7F875E?: 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.