What color is #7F988B?

#7F988B is a grayish green, closest to the named color Mother Earth. It belongs to the gray family of colors.

What is the RGB value of #7F988B?

The RGB value is 127, 152, 139: 127 red, 152 green and 139 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.

What is the complementary color of #7F988B?

The complementary color is #987F8C, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.

Is black or white text better on #7F988B?

Black text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 6.77:1 and white text 3.1:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.

#7F988B color

#7F988B rgb(127, 152, 139)

Shades of gray

The hex color #7F988B is a grayish green.

In the RGB color model it is made of 49.8% red, 59.6% green and 54.5% blue (127, 152, 139).

Its hue angle is 149°, with 11% saturation and 55% lightness. For print, the CMYK equivalent is 16% cyan, 0% magenta, 9% yellow and 40% black.

The closest named color is Mother Earth (#849C8D), a difference of 1.6 ΔE, which is barely visible.

Black text is the more readable choice on this background (contrast 6.77:1).

#7F988B color codes

HEX	`#7F988B`
RGB	`rgb(127, 152, 139)`
RGB percent	`rgb(49.8%, 59.6%, 54.5%)`
HSL	`hsl(149, 11%, 55%)`
HSV / HSB	`hsv(149, 16%, 60%)`
CMYK	`cmyk(16%, 0%, 9%, 40%)`
CIE LAB	`lab(60.63, -11.5, 3.91)`
CIE LCH	`lch(60.63, 12.15, 161.23)`
CIE XYZ	`xyz(24.64, 28.832, 28.688)`
Decimal	`8362123`
Short hex	`None (no 3-digit form)`

Color harmonies

Colors that go with #7F988B, 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 #7F988B	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	6.77:1	Pass	Fail	Pass
Sample text	3.1:1	Fail	Fail	Pass

#7F988B as text on	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	3.1:1	Fail	Fail	Pass
Sample text	6.77:1	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 #7F988B looks to people with the most common types of color vision deficiency.

CSS examples

.background { background-color: #7f988b; }
.text { color: #7f988b; }
.border { border: 2px solid #7f988b; }
.transparent { background-color: rgb(127 152 139 / 50%); }
.gradient { background: linear-gradient(to right, #7f988b, #7f9897); }

Background

Text color

Border

Similar colors

Closest common color name: Juniper.

Questions

What color is #7F988B?: #7F988B is a grayish green, closest to the named color Mother Earth. It belongs to the gray family of colors.
What is the RGB value of #7F988B?: The RGB value is 127, 152, 139: 127 red, 152 green and 139 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.
What is the complementary color of #7F988B?: The complementary color is #987F8C, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.
Is black or white text better on #7F988B?: Black text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 6.77:1 and white text 3.1:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.