What color is #7F9673?

#7F9673 is a grayish green, closest to the named color Backyard. It belongs to the green family of colors.

What is the RGB value of #7F9673?

The RGB value is 127, 150, 115: 127 red, 150 green and 115 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.

What is the complementary color of #7F9673?

The complementary color is #8A7396, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.

Is black or white text better on #7F9673?

Black text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 6.51:1 and white text 3.22:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.

#7F9673 color

#7F9673 rgb(127, 150, 115)

Shades of green

The hex color #7F9673 is a grayish green.

In the RGB color model it is made of 49.8% red, 58.8% green and 45.1% blue (127, 150, 115).

Its hue angle is 99°, with 14% saturation and 52% lightness. For print, the CMYK equivalent is 15% cyan, 0% magenta, 23% yellow and 41% black.

The closest named color is Backyard (#879877), a difference of 2.2 ΔE, a small difference.

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

#7F9673 color codes

HEX	`#7F9673`
RGB	`rgb(127, 150, 115)`
RGB percent	`rgb(49.8%, 58.8%, 45.1%)`
HSL	`hsl(99, 14%, 52%)`
HSV / HSB	`hsv(99, 23%, 59%)`
CMYK	`cmyk(15%, 0%, 23%, 41%)`
CIE LAB	`lab(59.49, -14.94, 15.83)`
CIE LCH	`lch(59.49, 21.77, 133.33)`
CIE XYZ	`xyz(22.753, 27.562, 20.338)`
Decimal	`8361587`
Short hex	`None (no 3-digit form)`

Color harmonies

Colors that go with #7F9673, 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 #7F9673	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	6.51:1	Pass	Fail	Pass
Sample text	3.22:1	Fail	Fail	Pass

#7F9673 as text on	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	3.22:1	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 #7F9673 looks to people with the most common types of color vision deficiency.

CSS examples

.background { background-color: #7f9673; }
.text { color: #7f9673; }
.border { border: 2px solid #7f9673; }
.transparent { background-color: rgb(127 150 115 / 50%); }
.gradient { background: linear-gradient(to right, #7f9673, #739679); }

Background

Text color

Border

Similar colors

Closest common color name: Moss Green.

Questions

What color is #7F9673?: #7F9673 is a grayish green, closest to the named color Backyard. It belongs to the green family of colors.
What is the RGB value of #7F9673?: The RGB value is 127, 150, 115: 127 red, 150 green and 115 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.
What is the complementary color of #7F9673?: The complementary color is #8A7396, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.
Is black or white text better on #7F9673?: Black text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 6.51:1 and white text 3.22:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.