What color is #7F9389?

#7F9389 is a grayish spring green, closest to the named color Mummy’s Tomb. It belongs to the gray family of colors.

What is the RGB value of #7F9389?

The RGB value is 127, 147, 137: 127 red, 147 green and 137 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.

What is the complementary color of #7F9389?

The complementary color is #937F89, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.

Is black or white text better on #7F9389?

Black text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 6.44:1 and white text 3.26:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.

#7F9389 color

#7F9389 rgb(127, 147, 137)

Shades of gray

The hex color #7F9389 is a grayish spring green.

In the RGB color model it is made of 49.8% red, 57.6% green and 53.7% blue (127, 147, 137).

Its hue angle is 150°, with 8% saturation and 54% lightness. For print, the CMYK equivalent is 14% cyan, 0% magenta, 7% yellow and 42% black.

The closest named color is Mummy’s Tomb (#828E84), a difference of 3.2 ΔE, a small difference.

Black text is the more readable choice on this background (contrast 6.44:1).

#7F9389 color codes

HEX	`#7F9389`
RGB	`rgb(127, 147, 137)`
RGB percent	`rgb(49.8%, 57.6%, 53.7%)`
HSL	`hsl(150, 8%, 54%)`
HSV / HSB	`hsv(150, 14%, 58%)`
CMYK	`cmyk(14%, 0%, 7%, 42%)`
CIE LAB	`lab(59.15, -9.19, 2.89)`
CIE LCH	`lch(59.15, 9.64, 162.53)`
CIE XYZ	`xyz(23.7, 27.185, 27.661)`
Decimal	`8360841`
Short hex	`None (no 3-digit form)`

Color harmonies

Colors that go with #7F9389, 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 #7F9389	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	6.44:1	Pass	Fail	Pass
Sample text	3.26:1	Fail	Fail	Pass

#7F9389 as text on	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	3.26:1	Fail	Fail	Pass
Sample text	6.44:1	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 #7F9389 looks to people with the most common types of color vision deficiency.

CSS examples

.background { background-color: #7f9389; }
.text { color: #7f9389; }
.border { border: 2px solid #7f9389; }
.transparent { background-color: rgb(127 147 137 / 50%); }
.gradient { background: linear-gradient(to right, #7f9389, #7f9393); }

Background

Text color

Border

Similar colors

Closest common color name: Smoke.

Questions

What color is #7F9389?: #7F9389 is a grayish spring green, closest to the named color Mummy’s Tomb. It belongs to the gray family of colors.
What is the RGB value of #7F9389?: The RGB value is 127, 147, 137: 127 red, 147 green and 137 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.
What is the complementary color of #7F9389?: The complementary color is #937F89, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.
Is black or white text better on #7F9389?: Black text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 6.44:1 and white text 3.26:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.