What color is #7F978E?

#7F978E is a grayish spring green, closest to the named color Japanese Bonsai. It belongs to the gray family of colors.

What is the RGB value of #7F978E?

The RGB value is 127, 151, 142: 127 red, 151 green and 142 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.

What is the complementary color of #7F978E?

The complementary color is #977F88, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.

Is black or white text better on #7F978E?

Black text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 6.72:1 and white text 3.13:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.

#7F978E color

#7F978E rgb(127, 151, 142)

Shades of gray

The hex color #7F978E is a grayish spring green.

In the RGB color model it is made of 49.8% red, 59.2% green and 55.7% blue (127, 151, 142).

Its hue angle is 158°, with 10% saturation and 55% lightness. For print, the CMYK equivalent is 16% cyan, 0% magenta, 6% yellow and 41% black.

The closest named color is Japanese Bonsai (#829F96), a difference of 2.7 ΔE, a small difference.

Black text is the more readable choice on this background (contrast 6.72:1).

#7F978E color codes

HEX	`#7F978E`
RGB	`rgb(127, 151, 142)`
RGB percent	`rgb(49.8%, 59.2%, 55.7%)`
HSL	`hsl(158, 10%, 55%)`
HSV / HSB	`hsv(158, 16%, 59%)`
CMYK	`cmyk(16%, 0%, 6%, 41%)`
CIE LAB	`lab(60.42, -10.34, 1.91)`
CIE LCH	`lch(60.42, 10.52, 169.55)`
CIE XYZ	`xyz(24.7, 28.598, 29.804)`
Decimal	`8361870`
Short hex	`None (no 3-digit form)`

Color harmonies

Colors that go with #7F978E, 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 #7F978E	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	6.72:1	Pass	Fail	Pass
Sample text	3.13:1	Fail	Fail	Pass

#7F978E as text on	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	3.13:1	Fail	Fail	Pass
Sample text	6.72:1	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 #7F978E looks to people with the most common types of color vision deficiency.

CSS examples

.background { background-color: #7f978e; }
.text { color: #7f978e; }
.border { border: 2px solid #7f978e; }
.transparent { background-color: rgb(127 151 142 / 50%); }
.gradient { background: linear-gradient(to right, #7f978e, #7f9497); }

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Questions

What color is #7F978E?: #7F978E is a grayish spring green, closest to the named color Japanese Bonsai. It belongs to the gray family of colors.
What is the RGB value of #7F978E?: The RGB value is 127, 151, 142: 127 red, 151 green and 142 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.
What is the complementary color of #7F978E?: The complementary color is #977F88, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.
Is black or white text better on #7F978E?: Black text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 6.72:1 and white text 3.13:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.