What color is #7F9687?

#7F9687 is a grayish green, closest to the named color Mother Earth. It belongs to the gray family of colors.

What is the RGB value of #7F9687?

The RGB value is 127, 150, 135: 127 red, 150 green and 135 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.

What is the complementary color of #7F9687?

The complementary color is #967F8E, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.

Is black or white text better on #7F9687?

Black text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 6.61:1 and white text 3.17:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.

#7F9687 color

#7F9687 rgb(127, 150, 135)

Shades of gray

The hex color #7F9687 is a grayish green.

In the RGB color model it is made of 49.8% red, 58.8% green and 52.9% blue (127, 150, 135).

Its hue angle is 141°, with 10% saturation and 54% lightness. For print, the CMYK equivalent is 15% cyan, 0% magenta, 10% yellow and 41% black.

The closest named color is Mother Earth (#849C8D), a difference of 1.9 ΔE, which is barely visible.

Black text is the more readable choice on this background (contrast 6.61:1).

#7F9687 color codes

HEX	`#7F9687`
RGB	`rgb(127, 150, 135)`
RGB percent	`rgb(49.8%, 58.8%, 52.9%)`
HSL	`hsl(141, 10%, 54%)`
HSV / HSB	`hsv(141, 15%, 59%)`
CMYK	`cmyk(15%, 0%, 10%, 41%)`
CIE LAB	`lab(59.96, -11.23, 5.2)`
CIE LCH	`lch(59.96, 12.37, 155.16)`
CIE XYZ	`xyz(24.031, 28.073, 27.07)`
Decimal	`8361607`
Short hex	`None (no 3-digit form)`

Color harmonies

Colors that go with #7F9687, 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 #7F9687	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	6.61:1	Pass	Fail	Pass
Sample text	3.17:1	Fail	Fail	Pass

#7F9687 as text on	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	3.17:1	Fail	Fail	Pass
Sample text	6.61:1	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 #7F9687 looks to people with the most common types of color vision deficiency.

CSS examples

.background { background-color: #7f9687; }
.text { color: #7f9687; }
.border { border: 2px solid #7f9687; }
.transparent { background-color: rgb(127 150 135 / 50%); }
.gradient { background: linear-gradient(to right, #7f9687, #7f9693); }

Background

Text color

Border

Similar colors

Closest common color name: Smoke.

Questions

What color is #7F9687?: #7F9687 is a grayish green, closest to the named color Mother Earth. It belongs to the gray family of colors.
What is the RGB value of #7F9687?: The RGB value is 127, 150, 135: 127 red, 150 green and 135 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.
What is the complementary color of #7F9687?: The complementary color is #967F8E, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.
Is black or white text better on #7F9687?: Black text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 6.61:1 and white text 3.17:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.