What color is #7F9974?

#7F9974 is a grayish green, closest to the named color Money. It belongs to the green family of colors.

What is the RGB value of #7F9974?

The RGB value is 127, 153, 116: 127 red, 153 green and 116 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.

What is the complementary color of #7F9974?

The complementary color is #8E7499, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.

Is black or white text better on #7F9974?

Black text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 6.71:1 and white text 3.13:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.

#7F9974 color

#7F9974 rgb(127, 153, 116)

Shades of green

The hex color #7F9974 is a grayish green.

In the RGB color model it is made of 49.8% red, 60% green and 45.5% blue (127, 153, 116).

Its hue angle is 102°, with 15% saturation and 53% lightness. For print, the CMYK equivalent is 17% cyan, 0% magenta, 24% yellow and 40% black.

The closest named color is Money (#7B9A6D), a difference of 2.3 ΔE, a small difference.

Black text is the more readable choice on this background (contrast 6.71:1).

#7F9974 color codes

HEX	`#7F9974`
RGB	`rgb(127, 153, 116)`
RGB percent	`rgb(49.8%, 60%, 45.5%)`
HSL	`hsl(102, 15%, 53%)`
HSV / HSB	`hsv(102, 24%, 60%)`
CMYK	`cmyk(17%, 0%, 24%, 40%)`
CIE LAB	`lab(60.39, -16.35, 16.51)`
CIE LCH	`lch(60.39, 23.23, 134.72)`
CIE XYZ	`xyz(23.295, 28.555, 20.804)`
Decimal	`8362356`
Short hex	`None (no 3-digit form)`

Color harmonies

Colors that go with #7F9974, 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 #7F9974	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	6.71:1	Pass	Fail	Pass
Sample text	3.13:1	Fail	Fail	Pass

#7F9974 as text on	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	3.13:1	Fail	Fail	Pass
Sample text	6.71:1	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 #7F9974 looks to people with the most common types of color vision deficiency.

CSS examples

.background { background-color: #7f9974; }
.text { color: #7f9974; }
.border { border: 2px solid #7f9974; }
.transparent { background-color: rgb(127 153 116 / 50%); }
.gradient { background: linear-gradient(to right, #7f9974, #74997c); }

Background

Text color

Border

Similar colors

Closest common color name: Sage Green.

Questions

What color is #7F9974?: #7F9974 is a grayish green, closest to the named color Money. It belongs to the green family of colors.
What is the RGB value of #7F9974?: The RGB value is 127, 153, 116: 127 red, 153 green and 116 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.
What is the complementary color of #7F9974?: The complementary color is #8E7499, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.
Is black or white text better on #7F9974?: Black text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 6.71:1 and white text 3.13:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.