What color is #7F8B76?

#7F8B76 is a grayish green, closest to the named color Majestic Evergreen. It belongs to the gray family of colors.

What is the RGB value of #7F8B76?

The RGB value is 127, 139, 118: 127 red, 139 green and 118 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.

What is the complementary color of #7F8B76?

The complementary color is #82768B, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.

Is black or white text better on #7F8B76?

Black text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 5.86:1 and white text 3.59:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.

#7F8B76 color

#7F8B76 rgb(127, 139, 118)

Shades of gray

The hex color #7F8B76 is a grayish green.

In the RGB color model it is made of 49.8% red, 54.5% green and 46.3% blue (127, 139, 118).

Its hue angle is 94°, with 8% saturation and 50% lightness. For print, the CMYK equivalent is 9% cyan, 0% magenta, 15% yellow and 45% black.

The closest named color is Majestic Evergreen (#7D8878), a difference of 2.2 ΔE, a small difference.

Black text is the more readable choice on this background (contrast 5.86:1).

#7F8B76 color codes

HEX	`#7F8B76`
RGB	`rgb(127, 139, 118)`
RGB percent	`rgb(49.8%, 54.5%, 46.3%)`
HSL	`hsl(94, 8%, 50%)`
HSV / HSB	`hsv(94, 15%, 55%)`
CMYK	`cmyk(9%, 0%, 15%, 45%)`
CIE LAB	`lab(56.37, -8.46, 9.77)`
CIE LCH	`lch(56.37, 12.93, 130.89)`
CIE XYZ	`xyz(21.254, 24.285, 20.704)`
Decimal	`8358774`
Short hex	`None (no 3-digit form)`

Color harmonies

Colors that go with #7F8B76, 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 #7F8B76	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	5.86:1	Pass	Fail	Pass
Sample text	3.59:1	Fail	Fail	Pass

#7F8B76 as text on	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	3.59:1	Fail	Fail	Pass
Sample text	5.86:1	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 #7F8B76 looks to people with the most common types of color vision deficiency.

CSS examples

.background { background-color: #7f8b76; }
.text { color: #7f8b76; }
.border { border: 2px solid #7f8b76; }
.transparent { background-color: rgb(127 139 118 / 50%); }
.gradient { background: linear-gradient(to right, #7f8b76, #768b78); }

Background

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Questions

What color is #7F8B76?: #7F8B76 is a grayish green, closest to the named color Majestic Evergreen. It belongs to the gray family of colors.
What is the RGB value of #7F8B76?: The RGB value is 127, 139, 118: 127 red, 139 green and 118 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.
What is the complementary color of #7F8B76?: The complementary color is #82768B, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.
Is black or white text better on #7F8B76?: Black text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 5.86:1 and white text 3.59:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.