What color is #7F987F?

#7F987F is a grayish green, closest to the named color Basswood Green. It belongs to the green family of colors.

What is the RGB value of #7F987F?

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

What is the complementary color of #7F987F?

The complementary color is #987F98, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.

Is black or white text better on #7F987F?

Black text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 6.7:1 and white text 3.13:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.

#7F987F color

#7F987F rgb(127, 152, 127)

Shades of green

The hex color #7F987F is a grayish green.

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

Its hue angle is 120°, with 11% saturation and 55% lightness. For print, the CMYK equivalent is 16% cyan, 0% magenta, 16% yellow and 40% black.

The closest named color is Basswood Green (#839E83), a difference of 2 ΔE, which is barely visible.

Black text is the more readable choice on this background (contrast 6.7:1).

#7F987F color codes

HEX	`#7F987F`
RGB	`rgb(127, 152, 127)`
RGB percent	`rgb(49.8%, 59.6%, 49.8%)`
HSL	`hsl(120, 11%, 55%)`
HSV / HSB	`hsv(120, 16%, 60%)`
CMYK	`cmyk(16%, 0%, 16%, 40%)`
CIE LAB	`lab(60.34, -13.85, 10.27)`
CIE LCH	`lch(60.34, 17.24, 143.44)`
CIE XYZ	`xyz(23.811, 28.5, 24.321)`
Decimal	`8362111`
Short hex	`None (no 3-digit form)`

Color harmonies

Colors that go with #7F987F, 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 #7F987F	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	6.7:1	Pass	Fail	Pass
Sample text	3.13:1	Fail	Fail	Pass

#7F987F as text on	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	3.13:1	Fail	Fail	Pass
Sample text	6.7:1	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 #7F987F looks to people with the most common types of color vision deficiency.

CSS examples

.background { background-color: #7f987f; }
.text { color: #7f987f; }
.border { border: 2px solid #7f987f; }
.transparent { background-color: rgb(127 152 127 / 50%); }
.gradient { background: linear-gradient(to right, #7f987f, #7f988c); }

Background

Text color

Border

Similar colors

Closest common color name: Sage Green.

Questions

What color is #7F987F?: #7F987F is a grayish green, closest to the named color Basswood Green. It belongs to the green family of colors.
What is the RGB value of #7F987F?: The RGB value is 127, 152, 127: 127 red, 152 green and 127 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.
What is the complementary color of #7F987F?: The complementary color is #987F98, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.
Is black or white text better on #7F987F?: Black text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 6.7:1 and white text 3.13:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.