What color is #7F8872?

#7F8872 is a grayish yellow-green, closest to the named color Majestic Evergreen. It belongs to the green family of colors.

What is the RGB value of #7F8872?

The RGB value is 127, 136, 114: 127 red, 136 green and 114 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.

What is the complementary color of #7F8872?

The complementary color is #7B7288, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.

Is black or white text better on #7F8872?

Black text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 5.67:1 and white text 3.71:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.

#7F8872 color

#7F8872 rgb(127, 136, 114)

Shades of green

The hex color #7F8872 is a grayish yellow-green.

In the RGB color model it is made of 49.8% red, 53.3% green and 44.7% blue (127, 136, 114).

Its hue angle is 85°, with 9% saturation and 49% lightness. For print, the CMYK equivalent is 7% cyan, 0% magenta, 16% yellow and 47% black.

The closest named color is Majestic Evergreen (#7D8878), a difference of 2.4 ΔE, a small difference.

Black text is the more readable choice on this background (contrast 5.67:1).

#7F8872 color codes

HEX	`#7F8872`
RGB	`rgb(127, 136, 114)`
RGB percent	`rgb(49.8%, 53.3%, 44.7%)`
HSL	`hsl(85, 9%, 49%)`
HSV / HSB	`hsv(85, 16%, 53%)`
CMYK	`cmyk(7%, 0%, 16%, 47%)`
CIE LAB	`lab(55.42, -7.52, 10.71)`
CIE LCH	`lch(55.42, 13.09, 125.06)`
CIE XYZ	`xyz(20.593, 23.335, 19.336)`
Decimal	`8358002`
Short hex	`None (no 3-digit form)`

Color harmonies

Colors that go with #7F8872, 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 #7F8872	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	5.67:1	Pass	Fail	Pass
Sample text	3.71:1	Fail	Fail	Pass

#7F8872 as text on	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	3.71:1	Fail	Fail	Pass
Sample text	5.67:1	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 #7F8872 looks to people with the most common types of color vision deficiency.

CSS examples

.background { background-color: #7f8872; }
.text { color: #7f8872; }
.border { border: 2px solid #7f8872; }
.transparent { background-color: rgb(127 136 114 / 50%); }
.gradient { background: linear-gradient(to right, #7f8872, #748872); }

Background

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Questions

What color is #7F8872?: #7F8872 is a grayish yellow-green, closest to the named color Majestic Evergreen. It belongs to the green family of colors.
What is the RGB value of #7F8872?: The RGB value is 127, 136, 114: 127 red, 136 green and 114 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.
What is the complementary color of #7F8872?: The complementary color is #7B7288, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.
Is black or white text better on #7F8872?: Black text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 5.67:1 and white text 3.71:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.