What color is #7F8866?

#7F8866 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 #7F8866?

The RGB value is 127, 136, 102: 127 red, 136 green and 102 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.

What is the complementary color of #7F8866?

The complementary color is #6F6688, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.

Is black or white text better on #7F8866?

Black text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 5.62:1 and white text 3.74:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.

#7F8866 color

#7F8866 rgb(127, 136, 102)

Shades of green

The hex color #7F8866 is a grayish yellow-green.

In the RGB color model it is made of 49.8% red, 53.3% green and 40% blue (127, 136, 102).

Its hue angle is 76°, with 14% saturation and 47% lightness. For print, the CMYK equivalent is 7% cyan, 0% magenta, 25% yellow and 47% black.

The closest named color is Green Relict (#7B8762), a difference of 1.5 ΔE, which is barely visible.

Black text is the more readable choice on this background (contrast 5.62:1).

#7F8866 color codes

HEX	`#7F8866`
RGB	`rgb(127, 136, 102)`
RGB percent	`rgb(49.8%, 53.3%, 40%)`
HSL	`hsl(76, 14%, 47%)`
HSV / HSB	`hsv(76, 25%, 53%)`
CMYK	`cmyk(7%, 0%, 25%, 47%)`
CIE LAB	`lab(55.15, -9.53, 17.2)`
CIE LCH	`lch(55.15, 19.67, 118.98)`
CIE XYZ	`xyz(19.955, 23.08, 15.971)`
Decimal	`8357990`
Short hex	`None (no 3-digit form)`

Color harmonies

Colors that go with #7F8866, 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 #7F8866	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	5.62:1	Pass	Fail	Pass
Sample text	3.74:1	Fail	Fail	Pass

#7F8866 as text on	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	3.74:1	Fail	Fail	Pass
Sample text	5.62:1	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 #7F8866 looks to people with the most common types of color vision deficiency.

CSS examples

.background { background-color: #7f8866; }
.text { color: #7f8866; }
.border { border: 2px solid #7f8866; }
.transparent { background-color: rgb(127 136 102 / 50%); }
.gradient { background: linear-gradient(to right, #7f8866, #6e8866); }

Background

Text color

Border

Similar colors

Closest common color name: Warm Gray.

Questions

What color is #7F8866?: #7F8866 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 #7F8866?: The RGB value is 127, 136, 102: 127 red, 136 green and 102 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.
What is the complementary color of #7F8866?: The complementary color is #6F6688, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.
Is black or white text better on #7F8866?: Black text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 5.62:1 and white text 3.74:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.