What color is #7F9160?

#7F9160 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 #7F9160?

The RGB value is 127, 145, 96: 127 red, 145 green and 96 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.

What is the complementary color of #7F9160?

The complementary color is #726091, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.

Is black or white text better on #7F9160?

Black text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 6.12:1 and white text 3.43:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.

#7F9160 color

#7F9160 rgb(127, 145, 96)

Shades of green

The hex color #7F9160 is a grayish yellow-green.

In the RGB color model it is made of 49.8% red, 56.9% green and 37.6% blue (127, 145, 96).

Its hue angle is 82°, with 20% saturation and 47% lightness. For print, the CMYK equivalent is 12% cyan, 0% magenta, 34% yellow and 43% black.

The closest named color is Moss Gardens (#768B59), a difference of 2.5 ΔE, a small difference.

Black text is the more readable choice on this background (contrast 6.12:1).

#7F9160 color codes

HEX	`#7F9160`
RGB	`rgb(127, 145, 96)`
RGB percent	`rgb(49.8%, 56.9%, 37.6%)`
HSL	`hsl(82, 20%, 47%)`
HSV / HSB	`hsv(82, 34%, 57%)`
CMYK	`cmyk(12%, 0%, 34%, 43%)`
CIE LAB	`lab(57.66, -15.29, 23.94)`
CIE LCH	`lch(57.66, 28.41, 122.57)`
CIE XYZ	`xyz(20.989, 25.607, 14.901)`
Decimal	`8360288`
Short hex	`None (no 3-digit form)`

Color harmonies

Colors that go with #7F9160, 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 #7F9160	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	6.12:1	Pass	Fail	Pass
Sample text	3.43:1	Fail	Fail	Pass

#7F9160 as text on	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	3.43:1	Fail	Fail	Pass
Sample text	6.12:1	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 #7F9160 looks to people with the most common types of color vision deficiency.

CSS examples

.background { background-color: #7f9160; }
.text { color: #7f9160; }
.border { border: 2px solid #7f9160; }
.transparent { background-color: rgb(127 145 96 / 50%); }
.gradient { background: linear-gradient(to right, #7f9160, #679160); }

Background

Text color

Border

Similar colors

Closest common color name: Moss Green.

Questions

What color is #7F9160?: #7F9160 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 #7F9160?: The RGB value is 127, 145, 96: 127 red, 145 green and 96 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.
What is the complementary color of #7F9160?: The complementary color is #726091, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.
Is black or white text better on #7F9160?: Black text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 6.12:1 and white text 3.43:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.