What color is #7F9657?

#7F9657 is a desaturated yellow-green, closest to the named color Moss Green. It belongs to the green family of colors.

What is the RGB value of #7F9657?

The RGB value is 127, 150, 87: 127 red, 150 green and 87 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.

What is the complementary color of #7F9657?

The complementary color is #6E5796, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.

Is black or white text better on #7F9657?

Black text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 6.4:1 and white text 3.28:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.

#7F9657 color

#7F9657 rgb(127, 150, 87)

Shades of green

The hex color #7F9657 is a desaturated yellow-green.

In the RGB color model it is made of 49.8% red, 58.8% green and 34.1% blue (127, 150, 87).

Its hue angle is 82°, with 27% saturation and 46% lightness. For print, the CMYK equivalent is 15% cyan, 0% magenta, 42% yellow and 41% black.

The closest named color is Moss Green (#8A9A5B), a difference of 2.6 ΔE, a small difference.

Black text is the more readable choice on this background (contrast 6.4:1).

#7F9657 color codes

HEX	`#7F9657`
RGB	`rgb(127, 150, 87)`
RGB percent	`rgb(49.8%, 58.8%, 34.1%)`
HSL	`hsl(82, 27%, 46%)`
HSV / HSB	`hsv(82, 42%, 59%)`
CMYK	`cmyk(15%, 0%, 42%, 41%)`
CIE LAB	`lab(58.99, -19.14, 30.55)`
CIE LCH	`lch(58.99, 36.05, 122.07)`
CIE XYZ	`xyz(21.379, 27.013, 13.103)`
Decimal	`8361559`
Short hex	`None (no 3-digit form)`

Color harmonies

Colors that go with #7F9657, 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 #7F9657	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	6.4:1	Pass	Fail	Pass
Sample text	3.28:1	Fail	Fail	Pass

#7F9657 as text on	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	3.28:1	Fail	Fail	Pass
Sample text	6.4:1	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 #7F9657 looks to people with the most common types of color vision deficiency.

CSS examples

.background { background-color: #7f9657; }
.text { color: #7f9657; }
.border { border: 2px solid #7f9657; }
.transparent { background-color: rgb(127 150 87 / 50%); }
.gradient { background: linear-gradient(to right, #7f9657, #5f9657); }

Background

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Questions

What color is #7F9657?: #7F9657 is a desaturated yellow-green, closest to the named color Moss Green. It belongs to the green family of colors.
What is the RGB value of #7F9657?: The RGB value is 127, 150, 87: 127 red, 150 green and 87 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.
What is the complementary color of #7F9657?: The complementary color is #6E5796, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.
Is black or white text better on #7F9657?: Black text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 6.4:1 and white text 3.28:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.