What color is #7F8E63?

#7F8E63 is a grayish yellow-green, closest to the named color Crispy Crunch. It belongs to the green family of colors.

What is the RGB value of #7F8E63?

The RGB value is 127, 142, 99: 127 red, 142 green and 99 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.

What is the complementary color of #7F8E63?

The complementary color is #72638E, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.

Is black or white text better on #7F8E63?

Black text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 5.95:1 and white text 3.53:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.

#7F8E63 color

#7F8E63 rgb(127, 142, 99)

Shades of green

The hex color #7F8E63 is a grayish yellow-green.

In the RGB color model it is made of 49.8% red, 55.7% green and 38.8% blue (127, 142, 99).

Its hue angle is 81°, with 18% saturation and 47% lightness. For print, the CMYK equivalent is 11% cyan, 0% magenta, 30% yellow and 44% black.

The closest named color is Crispy Crunch (#7A8F68), a difference of 2.3 ΔE, a small difference.

Black text is the more readable choice on this background (contrast 5.95:1).

#7F8E63 color codes

HEX	`#7F8E63`
RGB	`rgb(127, 142, 99)`
RGB percent	`rgb(49.8%, 55.7%, 38.8%)`
HSL	`hsl(81, 18%, 47%)`
HSV / HSB	`hsv(81, 30%, 56%)`
CMYK	`cmyk(11%, 0%, 30%, 44%)`
CIE LAB	`lab(56.84, -13.25, 21.18)`
CIE LCH	`lch(56.84, 24.98, 122.03)`
CIE XYZ	`xyz(20.677, 24.759, 15.492)`
Decimal	`8359523`
Short hex	`None (no 3-digit form)`

Color harmonies

Colors that go with #7F8E63, 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 #7F8E63	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	5.95:1	Pass	Fail	Pass
Sample text	3.53:1	Fail	Fail	Pass

#7F8E63 as text on	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	3.53:1	Fail	Fail	Pass
Sample text	5.95:1	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 #7F8E63 looks to people with the most common types of color vision deficiency.

CSS examples

.background { background-color: #7f8e63; }
.text { color: #7f8e63; }
.border { border: 2px solid #7f8e63; }
.transparent { background-color: rgb(127 142 99 / 50%); }
.gradient { background: linear-gradient(to right, #7f8e63, #698e63); }

Background

Text color

Border

Similar colors

Closest common color name: Moss Green.

Questions

What color is #7F8E63?: #7F8E63 is a grayish yellow-green, closest to the named color Crispy Crunch. It belongs to the green family of colors.
What is the RGB value of #7F8E63?: The RGB value is 127, 142, 99: 127 red, 142 green and 99 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.
What is the complementary color of #7F8E63?: The complementary color is #72638E, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.
Is black or white text better on #7F8E63?: Black text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 5.95:1 and white text 3.53:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.