What color is #7F986E?

#7F986E is a grayish green, closest to the named color Money. It belongs to the green family of colors.

What is the RGB value of #7F986E?

The RGB value is 127, 152, 110: 127 red, 152 green and 110 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.

What is the complementary color of #7F986E?

The complementary color is #876E98, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.

Is black or white text better on #7F986E?

Black text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 6.62:1 and white text 3.17:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.

#7F986E color

#7F986E rgb(127, 152, 110)

Shades of green

The hex color #7F986E is a grayish green.

In the RGB color model it is made of 49.8% red, 59.6% green and 43.1% blue (127, 152, 110).

Its hue angle is 96°, with 17% saturation and 51% lightness. For print, the CMYK equivalent is 16% cyan, 0% magenta, 28% yellow and 40% black.

The closest named color is Money (#7B9A6D), a difference of 1.6 ΔE, which is barely visible.

Black text is the more readable choice on this background (contrast 6.62:1).

#7F986E color codes

HEX	`#7F986E`
RGB	`rgb(127, 152, 110)`
RGB percent	`rgb(49.8%, 59.6%, 43.1%)`
HSL	`hsl(96, 17%, 51%)`
HSV / HSB	`hsv(96, 28%, 60%)`
CMYK	`cmyk(16%, 0%, 28%, 40%)`
CIE LAB	`lab(59.97, -16.82, 19.28)`
CIE LCH	`lch(59.97, 25.59, 131.1)`
CIE XYZ	`xyz(22.795, 28.094, 18.971)`
Decimal	`8362094`
Short hex	`None (no 3-digit form)`

Color harmonies

Colors that go with #7F986E, 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 #7F986E	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	6.62:1	Pass	Fail	Pass
Sample text	3.17:1	Fail	Fail	Pass

#7F986E as text on	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	3.17:1	Fail	Fail	Pass
Sample text	6.62:1	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 #7F986E looks to people with the most common types of color vision deficiency.

CSS examples

.background { background-color: #7f986e; }
.text { color: #7f986e; }
.border { border: 2px solid #7f986e; }
.transparent { background-color: rgb(127 152 110 / 50%); }
.gradient { background: linear-gradient(to right, #7f986e, #6e9872); }

Background

Text color

Border

Similar colors

Closest common color name: Moss Green.

Questions

What color is #7F986E?: #7F986E is a grayish green, closest to the named color Money. It belongs to the green family of colors.
What is the RGB value of #7F986E?: The RGB value is 127, 152, 110: 127 red, 152 green and 110 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.
What is the complementary color of #7F986E?: The complementary color is #876E98, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.
Is black or white text better on #7F986E?: Black text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 6.62:1 and white text 3.17:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.