What color is #7F9783?

#7F9783 is a grayish green, closest to the named color Parisian Patina. It belongs to the green family of colors.

What is the RGB value of #7F9783?

The RGB value is 127, 151, 131: 127 red, 151 green and 131 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.

What is the complementary color of #7F9783?

The complementary color is #977F93, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.

Is black or white text better on #7F9783?

Black text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 6.66:1 and white text 3.15:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.

#7F9783 color

#7F9783 rgb(127, 151, 131)

Shades of green

The hex color #7F9783 is a grayish green.

In the RGB color model it is made of 49.8% red, 59.2% green and 51.4% blue (127, 151, 131).

Its hue angle is 130°, with 10% saturation and 55% lightness. For print, the CMYK equivalent is 16% cyan, 0% magenta, 13% yellow and 41% black.

The closest named color is Parisian Patina (#7D9B89), a difference of 2.2 ΔE, a small difference.

Black text is the more readable choice on this background (contrast 6.66:1).

#7F9783 color codes

HEX	`#7F9783`
RGB	`rgb(127, 151, 131)`
RGB percent	`rgb(49.8%, 59.2%, 51.4%)`
HSL	`hsl(130, 10%, 55%)`
HSV / HSB	`hsv(130, 16%, 59%)`
CMYK	`cmyk(16%, 0%, 13%, 41%)`
CIE LAB	`lab(60.14, -12.55, 7.73)`
CIE LCH	`lch(60.14, 14.74, 148.36)`
CIE XYZ	`xyz(23.915, 28.283, 25.668)`
Decimal	`8361859`
Short hex	`None (no 3-digit form)`

Color harmonies

Colors that go with #7F9783, 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 #7F9783	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	6.66:1	Pass	Fail	Pass
Sample text	3.15:1	Fail	Fail	Pass

#7F9783 as text on	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	3.15:1	Fail	Fail	Pass
Sample text	6.66:1	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 #7F9783 looks to people with the most common types of color vision deficiency.

CSS examples

.background { background-color: #7f9783; }
.text { color: #7f9783; }
.border { border: 2px solid #7f9783; }
.transparent { background-color: rgb(127 151 131 / 50%); }
.gradient { background: linear-gradient(to right, #7f9783, #7f978f); }

Background

Text color

Border

Similar colors

Closest common color name: Smoke.

Questions

What color is #7F9783?: #7F9783 is a grayish green, closest to the named color Parisian Patina. It belongs to the green family of colors.
What is the RGB value of #7F9783?: The RGB value is 127, 151, 131: 127 red, 151 green and 131 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.
What is the complementary color of #7F9783?: The complementary color is #977F93, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.
Is black or white text better on #7F9783?: Black text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 6.66:1 and white text 3.15:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.