What color is #7F9057?

#7F9057 is a grayish yellow-green, closest to the named color Moss Gardens. It belongs to the green family of colors.

What is the RGB value of #7F9057?

The RGB value is 127, 144, 87: 127 red, 144 green and 87 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.

What is the complementary color of #7F9057?

The complementary color is #685790, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.

Is black or white text better on #7F9057?

Black text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 6.03:1 and white text 3.48:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.

#7F9057 color

#7F9057 rgb(127, 144, 87)

Shades of green

The hex color #7F9057 is a grayish yellow-green.

In the RGB color model it is made of 49.8% red, 56.5% green and 34.1% blue (127, 144, 87).

Its hue angle is 78°, with 25% saturation and 45% lightness. For print, the CMYK equivalent is 12% cyan, 0% magenta, 40% yellow and 44% black.

The closest named color is Moss Gardens (#768B59), a difference of 2.9 ΔE, a small difference.

Black text is the more readable choice on this background (contrast 6.03:1).

#7F9057 color codes

HEX	`#7F9057`
RGB	`rgb(127, 144, 87)`
RGB percent	`rgb(49.8%, 56.5%, 34.1%)`
HSL	`hsl(78, 25%, 45%)`
HSV / HSB	`hsv(78, 40%, 56%)`
CMYK	`cmyk(12%, 0%, 40%, 44%)`
CIE LAB	`lab(57.22, -16.01, 28.28)`
CIE LCH	`lch(57.22, 32.5, 119.5)`
CIE XYZ	`xyz(20.446, 25.147, 12.792)`
Decimal	`8360023`
Short hex	`None (no 3-digit form)`

Color harmonies

Colors that go with #7F9057, 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 #7F9057	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	6.03:1	Pass	Fail	Pass
Sample text	3.48:1	Fail	Fail	Pass

#7F9057 as text on	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	3.48:1	Fail	Fail	Pass
Sample text	6.03:1	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 #7F9057 looks to people with the most common types of color vision deficiency.

CSS examples

.background { background-color: #7f9057; }
.text { color: #7f9057; }
.border { border: 2px solid #7f9057; }
.transparent { background-color: rgb(127 144 87 / 50%); }
.gradient { background: linear-gradient(to right, #7f9057, #639057); }

Background

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Questions

What color is #7F9057?: #7F9057 is a grayish yellow-green, closest to the named color Moss Gardens. It belongs to the green family of colors.
What is the RGB value of #7F9057?: The RGB value is 127, 144, 87: 127 red, 144 green and 87 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.
What is the complementary color of #7F9057?: The complementary color is #685790, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.
Is black or white text better on #7F9057?: Black text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 6.03:1 and white text 3.48:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.