What color is #7F967D?

#7F967D is a grayish green, closest to the named color Basswood Green. It belongs to the green family of colors.

What is the RGB value of #7F967D?

The RGB value is 127, 150, 125: 127 red, 150 green and 125 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.

What is the complementary color of #7F967D?

The complementary color is #947D96, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.

Is black or white text better on #7F967D?

Black text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 6.56:1 and white text 3.2:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.

#7F967D color

#7F967D rgb(127, 150, 125)

Shades of green

The hex color #7F967D is a grayish green.

In the RGB color model it is made of 49.8% red, 58.8% green and 49% blue (127, 150, 125).

Its hue angle is 115°, with 11% saturation and 54% lightness. For print, the CMYK equivalent is 15% cyan, 0% magenta, 17% yellow and 41% black.

The closest named color is Basswood Green (#839E83), a difference of 2.7 ΔE, a small difference.

Black text is the more readable choice on this background (contrast 6.56:1).

#7F967D color codes

HEX	`#7F967D`
RGB	`rgb(127, 150, 125)`
RGB percent	`rgb(49.8%, 58.8%, 49%)`
HSL	`hsl(115, 11%, 54%)`
HSV / HSB	`hsv(115, 17%, 59%)`
CMYK	`cmyk(15%, 0%, 17%, 41%)`
CIE LAB	`lab(59.71, -13.15, 10.51)`
CIE LCH	`lch(59.71, 16.84, 141.37)`
CIE XYZ	`xyz(23.36, 27.805, 23.534)`
Decimal	`8361597`
Short hex	`None (no 3-digit form)`

Color harmonies

Colors that go with #7F967D, 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 #7F967D	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	6.56:1	Pass	Fail	Pass
Sample text	3.2:1	Fail	Fail	Pass

#7F967D as text on	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	3.2:1	Fail	Fail	Pass
Sample text	6.56:1	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 #7F967D looks to people with the most common types of color vision deficiency.

CSS examples

.background { background-color: #7f967d; }
.text { color: #7f967d; }
.border { border: 2px solid #7f967d; }
.transparent { background-color: rgb(127 150 125 / 50%); }
.gradient { background: linear-gradient(to right, #7f967d, #7d9687); }

Background

Text color

Border

Similar colors

Closest common color name: Smoke.

Questions

What color is #7F967D?: #7F967D is a grayish green, closest to the named color Basswood Green. It belongs to the green family of colors.
What is the RGB value of #7F967D?: The RGB value is 127, 150, 125: 127 red, 150 green and 125 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.
What is the complementary color of #7F967D?: The complementary color is #947D96, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.
Is black or white text better on #7F967D?: Black text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 6.56:1 and white text 3.2:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.