What color is #7F8C71?

#7F8C71 is a grayish yellow-green, closest to the named color Wreath. It belongs to the green family of colors.

What is the RGB value of #7F8C71?

The RGB value is 127, 140, 113: 127 red, 140 green and 113 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.

What is the complementary color of #7F8C71?

The complementary color is #7E718C, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.

Is black or white text better on #7F8C71?

Black text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 5.89:1 and white text 3.56:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.

#7F8C71 color

#7F8C71 rgb(127, 140, 113)

Shades of green

The hex color #7F8C71 is a grayish yellow-green.

In the RGB color model it is made of 49.8% red, 54.9% green and 44.3% blue (127, 140, 113).

Its hue angle is 89°, with 11% saturation and 50% lightness. For print, the CMYK equivalent is 9% cyan, 0% magenta, 19% yellow and 45% black.

The closest named color is Wreath (#76856A), a difference of 2.8 ΔE, a small difference.

Black text is the more readable choice on this background (contrast 5.89:1).

#7F8C71 color codes

HEX	`#7F8C71`
RGB	`rgb(127, 140, 113)`
RGB percent	`rgb(49.8%, 54.9%, 44.3%)`
HSL	`hsl(89, 11%, 50%)`
HSV / HSB	`hsv(89, 19%, 55%)`
CMYK	`cmyk(9%, 0%, 19%, 45%)`
CIE LAB	`lab(56.55, -9.9, 12.87)`
CIE LCH	`lch(56.55, 16.23, 127.56)`
CIE XYZ	`xyz(21.111, 24.46, 19.229)`
Decimal	`8359025`
Short hex	`None (no 3-digit form)`

Color harmonies

Colors that go with #7F8C71, 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 #7F8C71	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	5.89:1	Pass	Fail	Pass
Sample text	3.56:1	Fail	Fail	Pass

#7F8C71 as text on	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	3.56:1	Fail	Fail	Pass
Sample text	5.89:1	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 #7F8C71 looks to people with the most common types of color vision deficiency.

CSS examples

.background { background-color: #7f8c71; }
.text { color: #7f8c71; }
.border { border: 2px solid #7f8c71; }
.transparent { background-color: rgb(127 140 113 / 50%); }
.gradient { background: linear-gradient(to right, #7f8c71, #718c71); }

Background

Text color

Border

Similar colors

Closest common color name: Warm Gray.

Questions

What color is #7F8C71?: #7F8C71 is a grayish yellow-green, closest to the named color Wreath. It belongs to the green family of colors.
What is the RGB value of #7F8C71?: The RGB value is 127, 140, 113: 127 red, 140 green and 113 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.
What is the complementary color of #7F8C71?: The complementary color is #7E718C, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.
Is black or white text better on #7F8C71?: Black text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 5.89:1 and white text 3.56:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.