What color is #7F9981?

#7F9981 is a grayish green, closest to the named color Vineyard. It belongs to the green family of colors.

What is the RGB value of #7F9981?

The RGB value is 127, 153, 129: 127 red, 153 green and 129 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.

What is the complementary color of #7F9981?

The complementary color is #997F97, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.

Is black or white text better on #7F9981?

Black text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 6.78:1 and white text 3.1:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.

#7F9981 color

#7F9981 rgb(127, 153, 129)

Shades of green

The hex color #7F9981 is a grayish green.

In the RGB color model it is made of 49.8% red, 60% green and 50.6% blue (127, 153, 129).

Its hue angle is 125°, with 11% saturation and 55% lightness. For print, the CMYK equivalent is 17% cyan, 0% magenta, 16% yellow and 40% black.

The closest named color is Vineyard (#819E84), a difference of 1.7 ΔE, which is barely visible.

Black text is the more readable choice on this background (contrast 6.78:1).

#7F9981 color codes

HEX	`#7F9981`
RGB	`rgb(127, 153, 129)`
RGB percent	`rgb(49.8%, 60%, 50.6%)`
HSL	`hsl(125, 11%, 55%)`
HSV / HSB	`hsv(125, 17%, 60%)`
CMYK	`cmyk(17%, 0%, 16%, 40%)`
CIE LAB	`lab(60.67, -14, 9.62)`
CIE LCH	`lch(60.67, 16.99, 145.52)`
CIE XYZ	`xyz(24.105, 28.879, 25.069)`
Decimal	`8362369`
Short hex	`None (no 3-digit form)`

Color harmonies

Colors that go with #7F9981, 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 #7F9981	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	6.78:1	Pass	Fail	Pass
Sample text	3.1:1	Fail	Fail	Pass

#7F9981 as text on	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	3.1:1	Fail	Fail	Pass
Sample text	6.78:1	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 #7F9981 looks to people with the most common types of color vision deficiency.

CSS examples

.background { background-color: #7f9981; }
.text { color: #7f9981; }
.border { border: 2px solid #7f9981; }
.transparent { background-color: rgb(127 153 129 / 50%); }
.gradient { background: linear-gradient(to right, #7f9981, #7f998e); }

Background

Text color

Border

Similar colors

Closest common color name: Sage Green.

Questions

What color is #7F9981?: #7F9981 is a grayish green, closest to the named color Vineyard. It belongs to the green family of colors.
What is the RGB value of #7F9981?: The RGB value is 127, 153, 129: 127 red, 153 green and 129 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.
What is the complementary color of #7F9981?: The complementary color is #997F97, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.
Is black or white text better on #7F9981?: Black text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 6.78:1 and white text 3.1:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.