What color is #7F948A?

#7F948A is a grayish spring green, closest to the named color Mother Earth. It belongs to the gray family of colors.

What is the RGB value of #7F948A?

The RGB value is 127, 148, 138: 127 red, 148 green and 138 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.

What is the complementary color of #7F948A?

The complementary color is #947F89, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.

Is black or white text better on #7F948A?

Black text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 6.51:1 and white text 3.23:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.

#7F948A color

#7F948A rgb(127, 148, 138)

Shades of gray

The hex color #7F948A is a grayish spring green.

In the RGB color model it is made of 49.8% red, 58% green and 54.1% blue (127, 148, 138).

Its hue angle is 151°, with 9% saturation and 54% lightness. For print, the CMYK equivalent is 14% cyan, 0% magenta, 7% yellow and 42% black.

The closest named color is Mother Earth (#849C8D), a difference of 3.3 ΔE, a small difference.

Black text is the more readable choice on this background (contrast 6.51:1).

#7F948A color codes

HEX	`#7F948A`
RGB	`rgb(127, 148, 138)`
RGB percent	`rgb(49.8%, 58%, 54.1%)`
HSL	`hsl(151, 9%, 54%)`
HSV / HSB	`hsv(151, 14%, 58%)`
CMYK	`cmyk(14%, 0%, 7%, 42%)`
CIE LAB	`lab(59.46, -9.54, 2.78)`
CIE LCH	`lch(59.46, 9.93, 163.76)`
CIE XYZ	`xyz(23.929, 27.526, 28.092)`
Decimal	`8361098`
Short hex	`None (no 3-digit form)`

Color harmonies

Colors that go with #7F948A, 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 #7F948A	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	6.51:1	Pass	Fail	Pass
Sample text	3.23:1	Fail	Fail	Pass

#7F948A as text on	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	3.23:1	Fail	Fail	Pass
Sample text	6.51:1	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 #7F948A looks to people with the most common types of color vision deficiency.

CSS examples

.background { background-color: #7f948a; }
.text { color: #7f948a; }
.border { border: 2px solid #7f948a; }
.transparent { background-color: rgb(127 148 138 / 50%); }
.gradient { background: linear-gradient(to right, #7f948a, #7f9494); }

Background

Text color

Border

Similar colors

Closest common color name: Juniper.

Questions

What color is #7F948A?: #7F948A is a grayish spring green, closest to the named color Mother Earth. It belongs to the gray family of colors.
What is the RGB value of #7F948A?: The RGB value is 127, 148, 138: 127 red, 148 green and 138 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.
What is the complementary color of #7F948A?: The complementary color is #947F89, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.
Is black or white text better on #7F948A?: Black text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 6.51:1 and white text 3.23:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.