What color is #7F915C?

#7F915C 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 #7F915C?

The RGB value is 127, 145, 92: 127 red, 145 green and 92 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.

What is the complementary color of #7F915C?

The complementary color is #6E5C91, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.

Is black or white text better on #7F915C?

Black text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 6.11:1 and white text 3.44:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.

#7F915C color

#7F915C rgb(127, 145, 92)

Shades of green

The hex color #7F915C is a grayish yellow-green.

In the RGB color model it is made of 49.8% red, 56.9% green and 36.1% blue (127, 145, 92).

Its hue angle is 80°, with 22% saturation and 46% lightness. For print, the CMYK equivalent is 12% cyan, 0% magenta, 37% yellow and 43% black.

The closest named color is Moss Gardens (#768B59), a difference of 2.6 ΔE, a small difference.

Black text is the more readable choice on this background (contrast 6.11:1).

#7F915C color codes

HEX	`#7F915C`
RGB	`rgb(127, 145, 92)`
RGB percent	`rgb(49.8%, 56.9%, 36.1%)`
HSL	`hsl(80, 22%, 46%)`
HSV / HSB	`hsv(80, 37%, 57%)`
CMYK	`cmyk(12%, 0%, 37%, 43%)`
CIE LAB	`lab(57.59, -15.86, 26.05)`
CIE LCH	`lch(57.59, 30.49, 121.34)`
CIE XYZ	`xyz(20.809, 25.535, 13.956)`
Decimal	`8360284`
Short hex	`None (no 3-digit form)`

Color harmonies

Colors that go with #7F915C, 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 #7F915C	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	6.11:1	Pass	Fail	Pass
Sample text	3.44:1	Fail	Fail	Pass

#7F915C as text on	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	3.44:1	Fail	Fail	Pass
Sample text	6.11:1	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 #7F915C looks to people with the most common types of color vision deficiency.

CSS examples

.background { background-color: #7f915c; }
.text { color: #7f915c; }
.border { border: 2px solid #7f915c; }
.transparent { background-color: rgb(127 145 92 / 50%); }
.gradient { background: linear-gradient(to right, #7f915c, #64915c); }

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Questions

What color is #7F915C?: #7F915C 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 #7F915C?: The RGB value is 127, 145, 92: 127 red, 145 green and 92 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.
What is the complementary color of #7F915C?: The complementary color is #6E5C91, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.
Is black or white text better on #7F915C?: Black text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 6.11:1 and white text 3.44:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.