What color is #7F9694?

#7F9694 is a grayish spring green, closest to the named color Juniper. It belongs to the gray family of colors.

What is the RGB value of #7F9694?

The RGB value is 127, 150, 148: 127 red, 150 green and 148 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.

What is the complementary color of #7F9694?

The complementary color is #967F81, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.

Is black or white text better on #7F9694?

Black text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 6.69:1 and white text 3.14:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.

#7F9694 color

#7F9694 rgb(127, 150, 148)

Shades of gray

The hex color #7F9694 is a grayish spring green.

In the RGB color model it is made of 49.8% red, 58.8% green and 58% blue (127, 150, 148).

Its hue angle is 175°, with 10% saturation and 54% lightness. For print, the CMYK equivalent is 15% cyan, 0% magenta, 1% yellow and 41% black.

The closest named color is Juniper (#6D9292), a difference of 4.5 ΔE, a small difference.

Black text is the more readable choice on this background (contrast 6.69:1).

#7F9694 color codes

HEX	`#7F9694`
RGB	`rgb(127, 150, 148)`
RGB percent	`rgb(49.8%, 58.8%, 58%)`
HSL	`hsl(175, 10%, 54%)`
HSV / HSB	`hsv(175, 15%, 59%)`
CMYK	`cmyk(15%, 0%, 1%, 41%)`
CIE LAB	`lab(60.3, -8.53, -1.67)`
CIE LCH	`lch(60.3, 8.69, 191.1)`
CIE XYZ	`xyz(25.003, 28.462, 32.188)`
Decimal	`8361620`
Short hex	`None (no 3-digit form)`

Color harmonies

Colors that go with #7F9694, 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 #7F9694	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	6.69:1	Pass	Fail	Pass
Sample text	3.14:1	Fail	Fail	Pass

#7F9694 as text on	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	3.14:1	Fail	Fail	Pass
Sample text	6.69:1	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 #7F9694 looks to people with the most common types of color vision deficiency.

CSS examples

.background { background-color: #7f9694; }
.text { color: #7f9694; }
.border { border: 2px solid #7f9694; }
.transparent { background-color: rgb(127 150 148 / 50%); }
.gradient { background: linear-gradient(to right, #7f9694, #7f8d96); }

Background

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Questions

What color is #7F9694?: #7F9694 is a grayish spring green, closest to the named color Juniper. It belongs to the gray family of colors.
What is the RGB value of #7F9694?: The RGB value is 127, 150, 148: 127 red, 150 green and 148 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.
What is the complementary color of #7F9694?: The complementary color is #967F81, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.
Is black or white text better on #7F9694?: Black text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 6.69:1 and white text 3.14:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.