What color is #7F9471?

#7F9471 is a grayish green, closest to the named color Backyard. It belongs to the green family of colors.

What is the RGB value of #7F9471?

The RGB value is 127, 148, 113: 127 red, 148 green and 113 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.

What is the complementary color of #7F9471?

The complementary color is #867194, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.

Is black or white text better on #7F9471?

Black text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 6.38:1 and white text 3.29:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.

#7F9471 color

#7F9471 rgb(127, 148, 113)

Shades of green

The hex color #7F9471 is a grayish green.

In the RGB color model it is made of 49.8% red, 58% green and 44.3% blue (127, 148, 113).

Its hue angle is 96°, with 14% saturation and 51% lightness. For print, the CMYK equivalent is 14% cyan, 0% magenta, 24% yellow and 42% black.

The closest named color is Backyard (#879877), a difference of 2.1 ΔE, a small difference.

Black text is the more readable choice on this background (contrast 6.38:1).

#7F9471 color codes

HEX	`#7F9471`
RGB	`rgb(127, 148, 113)`
RGB percent	`rgb(49.8%, 58%, 44.3%)`
HSL	`hsl(96, 14%, 51%)`
HSV / HSB	`hsv(96, 24%, 58%)`
CMYK	`cmyk(14%, 0%, 24%, 42%)`
CIE LAB	`lab(58.87, -14.21, 16.09)`
CIE LCH	`lch(58.87, 21.47, 131.45)`
CIE XYZ	`xyz(22.322, 26.884, 19.633)`
Decimal	`8361073`
Short hex	`None (no 3-digit form)`

Color harmonies

Colors that go with #7F9471, 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 #7F9471	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	6.38:1	Pass	Fail	Pass
Sample text	3.29:1	Fail	Fail	Pass

#7F9471 as text on	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	3.29:1	Fail	Fail	Pass
Sample text	6.38:1	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 #7F9471 looks to people with the most common types of color vision deficiency.

CSS examples

.background { background-color: #7f9471; }
.text { color: #7f9471; }
.border { border: 2px solid #7f9471; }
.transparent { background-color: rgb(127 148 113 / 50%); }
.gradient { background: linear-gradient(to right, #7f9471, #719474); }

Background

Text color

Border

Similar colors

Closest common color name: Moss Green.

Questions

What color is #7F9471?: #7F9471 is a grayish green, closest to the named color Backyard. It belongs to the green family of colors.
What is the RGB value of #7F9471?: The RGB value is 127, 148, 113: 127 red, 148 green and 113 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.
What is the complementary color of #7F9471?: The complementary color is #867194, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.
Is black or white text better on #7F9471?: Black text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 6.38:1 and white text 3.29:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.