What color is #7F996C?

#7F996C is a grayish green, closest to the named color Sleepy Hollow. It belongs to the green family of colors.

What is the RGB value of #7F996C?

The RGB value is 127, 153, 108: 127 red, 153 green and 108 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.

What is the complementary color of #7F996C?

The complementary color is #866C99, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.

Is black or white text better on #7F996C?

Black text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 6.68:1 and white text 3.15:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.

#7F996C color

#7F996C rgb(127, 153, 108)

Shades of green

The hex color #7F996C is a grayish green.

In the RGB color model it is made of 49.8% red, 60% green and 42.4% blue (127, 153, 108).

Its hue angle is 95°, with 18% saturation and 51% lightness. For print, the CMYK equivalent is 17% cyan, 0% magenta, 29% yellow and 40% black.

The closest named color is Sleepy Hollow (#839C6D), a difference of 1.2 ΔE, which is barely visible.

Black text is the more readable choice on this background (contrast 6.68:1).

#7F996C color codes

HEX	`#7F996C`
RGB	`rgb(127, 153, 108)`
RGB percent	`rgb(49.8%, 60%, 42.4%)`
HSL	`hsl(95, 18%, 51%)`
HSV / HSB	`hsv(95, 29%, 60%)`
CMYK	`cmyk(17%, 0%, 29%, 40%)`
CIE LAB	`lab(60.23, -17.67, 20.74)`
CIE LCH	`lch(60.23, 27.24, 130.43)`
CIE XYZ	`xyz(22.85, 28.377, 18.458)`
Decimal	`8362348`
Short hex	`None (no 3-digit form)`

Color harmonies

Colors that go with #7F996C, 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 #7F996C	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	6.68:1	Pass	Fail	Pass
Sample text	3.15:1	Fail	Fail	Pass

#7F996C as text on	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	3.15:1	Fail	Fail	Pass
Sample text	6.68:1	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 #7F996C looks to people with the most common types of color vision deficiency.

CSS examples

.background { background-color: #7f996c; }
.text { color: #7f996c; }
.border { border: 2px solid #7f996c; }
.transparent { background-color: rgb(127 153 108 / 50%); }
.gradient { background: linear-gradient(to right, #7f996c, #6c996f); }

Background

Text color

Border

Similar colors

Closest common color name: Moss Green.

Questions

What color is #7F996C?: #7F996C is a grayish green, closest to the named color Sleepy Hollow. It belongs to the green family of colors.
What is the RGB value of #7F996C?: The RGB value is 127, 153, 108: 127 red, 153 green and 108 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.
What is the complementary color of #7F996C?: The complementary color is #866C99, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.
Is black or white text better on #7F996C?: Black text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 6.68:1 and white text 3.15:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.