What color is #7F917D?

#7F917D is a grayish green, closest to the named color Aloe Tip. It belongs to the green family of colors.

What is the RGB value of #7F917D?

The RGB value is 127, 145, 125: 127 red, 145 green and 125 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.

What is the complementary color of #7F917D?

The complementary color is #8F7D91, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.

Is black or white text better on #7F917D?

Black text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 6.25:1 and white text 3.36:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.

#7F917D color

#7F917D rgb(127, 145, 125)

Shades of green

The hex color #7F917D is a grayish green.

In the RGB color model it is made of 49.8% red, 56.9% green and 49% blue (127, 145, 125).

Its hue angle is 114°, with 8% saturation and 53% lightness. For print, the CMYK equivalent is 12% cyan, 0% magenta, 14% yellow and 43% black.

The closest named color is Aloe Tip (#8A9480), a difference of 3.4 ΔE, a small difference.

Black text is the more readable choice on this background (contrast 6.25:1).

#7F917D color codes

HEX	`#7F917D`
RGB	`rgb(127, 145, 125)`
RGB percent	`rgb(49.8%, 56.9%, 49%)`
HSL	`hsl(114, 8%, 53%)`
HSV / HSB	`hsv(114, 14%, 57%)`
CMYK	`cmyk(12%, 0%, 14%, 43%)`
CIE LAB	`lab(58.27, -10.45, 8.46)`
CIE LCH	`lch(58.27, 13.45, 141)`
CIE XYZ	`xyz(22.579, 26.243, 23.274)`
Decimal	`8360317`
Short hex	`None (no 3-digit form)`

Color harmonies

Colors that go with #7F917D, 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 #7F917D	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	6.25:1	Pass	Fail	Pass
Sample text	3.36:1	Fail	Fail	Pass

#7F917D as text on	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	3.36:1	Fail	Fail	Pass
Sample text	6.25:1	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 #7F917D looks to people with the most common types of color vision deficiency.

CSS examples

.background { background-color: #7f917d; }
.text { color: #7f917d; }
.border { border: 2px solid #7f917d; }
.transparent { background-color: rgb(127 145 125 / 50%); }
.gradient { background: linear-gradient(to right, #7f917d, #7d9185); }

Background

Text color

Border

Similar colors

Closest common color name: Smoke.

Questions

What color is #7F917D?: #7F917D is a grayish green, closest to the named color Aloe Tip. It belongs to the green family of colors.
What is the RGB value of #7F917D?: The RGB value is 127, 145, 125: 127 red, 145 green and 125 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.
What is the complementary color of #7F917D?: The complementary color is #8F7D91, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.
Is black or white text better on #7F917D?: Black text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 6.25:1 and white text 3.36:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.