What color is #7F8C78?

#7F8C78 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 #7F8C78?

The RGB value is 127, 140, 120: 127 red, 140 green and 120 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.

What is the complementary color of #7F8C78?

The complementary color is #85788C, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.

Is black or white text better on #7F8C78?

Black text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 5.92:1 and white text 3.54:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.

#7F8C78 color

#7F8C78 rgb(127, 140, 120)

Shades of gray

The hex color #7F8C78 is a grayish green.

In the RGB color model it is made of 49.8% red, 54.9% green and 47.1% blue (127, 140, 120).

Its hue angle is 99°, with 8% saturation and 51% lightness. For print, the CMYK equivalent is 9% cyan, 0% magenta, 14% yellow and 45% black.

The closest named color is Majestic Evergreen (#7D8878), a difference of 2.1 ΔE, a small difference.

Black text is the more readable choice on this background (contrast 5.92:1).

#7F8C78 color codes

HEX	`#7F8C78`
RGB	`rgb(127, 140, 120)`
RGB percent	`rgb(49.8%, 54.9%, 47.1%)`
HSL	`hsl(99, 8%, 51%)`
HSV / HSB	`hsv(99, 14%, 55%)`
CMYK	`cmyk(9%, 0%, 14%, 45%)`
CIE LAB	`lab(56.71, -8.65, 9.1)`
CIE LCH	`lch(56.71, 12.56, 133.53)`
CIE XYZ	`xyz(21.52, 24.624, 21.385)`
Decimal	`8359032`
Short hex	`None (no 3-digit form)`

Color harmonies

Colors that go with #7F8C78, 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 #7F8C78	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	5.92:1	Pass	Fail	Pass
Sample text	3.54:1	Fail	Fail	Pass

#7F8C78 as text on	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	3.54:1	Fail	Fail	Pass
Sample text	5.92:1	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 #7F8C78 looks to people with the most common types of color vision deficiency.

CSS examples

.background { background-color: #7f8c78; }
.text { color: #7f8c78; }
.border { border: 2px solid #7f8c78; }
.transparent { background-color: rgb(127 140 120 / 50%); }
.gradient { background: linear-gradient(to right, #7f8c78, #788c7b); }

Background

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Questions

What color is #7F8C78?: #7F8C78 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 #7F8C78?: The RGB value is 127, 140, 120: 127 red, 140 green and 120 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.
What is the complementary color of #7F8C78?: The complementary color is #85788C, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.
Is black or white text better on #7F8C78?: Black text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 5.92:1 and white text 3.54:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.