What color is #7F8965?

#7F8965 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 #7F8965?

The RGB value is 127, 137, 101: 127 red, 137 green and 101 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.

What is the complementary color of #7F8965?

The complementary color is #6F6589, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.

Is black or white text better on #7F8965?

Black text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 5.67:1 and white text 3.7:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.

#7F8965 color

#7F8965 rgb(127, 137, 101)

Shades of green

The hex color #7F8965 is a grayish yellow-green.

In the RGB color model it is made of 49.8% red, 53.7% green and 39.6% blue (127, 137, 101).

Its hue angle is 77°, with 15% saturation and 47% lightness. For print, the CMYK equivalent is 7% cyan, 0% magenta, 26% yellow and 46% black.

The closest named color is Green Relict (#7B8762), a difference of 1.2 ΔE, which is barely visible.

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

#7F8965 color codes

HEX	`#7F8965`
RGB	`rgb(127, 137, 101)`
RGB percent	`rgb(49.8%, 53.7%, 39.6%)`
HSL	`hsl(77, 15%, 47%)`
HSV / HSB	`hsv(77, 26%, 54%)`
CMYK	`cmyk(7%, 0%, 26%, 46%)`
CIE LAB	`lab(55.42, -10.23, 18.14)`
CIE LCH	`lch(55.42, 20.83, 119.43)`
CIE XYZ	`xyz(20.047, 23.343, 15.759)`
Decimal	`8358245`
Short hex	`None (no 3-digit form)`

Color harmonies

Colors that go with #7F8965, 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 #7F8965	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	5.67:1	Pass	Fail	Pass
Sample text	3.7:1	Fail	Fail	Pass

#7F8965 as text on	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	3.7:1	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 #7F8965 looks to people with the most common types of color vision deficiency.

CSS examples

.background { background-color: #7f8965; }
.text { color: #7f8965; }
.border { border: 2px solid #7f8965; }
.transparent { background-color: rgb(127 137 101 / 50%); }
.gradient { background: linear-gradient(to right, #7f8965, #6d8965); }

Background

Text color

Border

Similar colors

Closest common color name: Warm Gray.

Questions

What color is #7F8965?: #7F8965 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 #7F8965?: The RGB value is 127, 137, 101: 127 red, 137 green and 101 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.
What is the complementary color of #7F8965?: The complementary color is #6F6589, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.
Is black or white text better on #7F8965?: Black text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 5.67:1 and white text 3.7:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.