What color is #7F997F?

#7F997F 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 #7F997F?

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

What is the complementary color of #7F997F?

The complementary color is #997F99, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.

Is black or white text better on #7F997F?

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.

#7F997F color

#7F997F rgb(127, 153, 127)

Shades of green

The hex color #7F997F is a grayish green.

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

Its hue angle is 120°, with 11% saturation and 55% lightness. For print, the CMYK equivalent is 17% cyan, 0% magenta, 17% yellow and 40% black.

The closest named color is Basswood Green (#839E83), a difference of 1.6 ΔE, which is barely visible.

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

#7F997F color codes

HEX	`#7F997F`
RGB	`rgb(127, 153, 127)`
RGB percent	`rgb(49.8%, 60%, 49.8%)`
HSL	`hsl(120, 11%, 55%)`
HSV / HSB	`hsv(120, 17%, 60%)`
CMYK	`cmyk(17%, 0%, 17%, 40%)`
CIE LAB	`lab(60.63, -14.38, 10.68)`
CIE LCH	`lch(60.63, 17.91, 143.41)`
CIE XYZ	`xyz(23.974, 28.826, 24.376)`
Decimal	`8362367`
Short hex	`None (no 3-digit form)`

Color harmonies

Colors that go with #7F997F, 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 #7F997F	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	6.77:1	Pass	Fail	Pass
Sample text	3.1:1	Fail	Fail	Pass

#7F997F 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 #7F997F looks to people with the most common types of color vision deficiency.

CSS examples

.background { background-color: #7f997f; }
.text { color: #7f997f; }
.border { border: 2px solid #7f997f; }
.transparent { background-color: rgb(127 153 127 / 50%); }
.gradient { background: linear-gradient(to right, #7f997f, #7f998c); }

Background

Text color

Border

Similar colors

Closest common color name: Sage Green.

Questions

What color is #7F997F?: #7F997F 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 #7F997F?: The RGB value is 127, 153, 127: 127 red, 153 green and 127 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.
What is the complementary color of #7F997F?: The complementary color is #997F99, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.
Is black or white text better on #7F997F?: 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.