What color is #7F9987?

#7F9987 is a grayish green, closest to the named color Parisian Patina. It belongs to the green family of colors.

What is the RGB value of #7F9987?

The RGB value is 127, 153, 135: 127 red, 153 green and 135 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.

What is the complementary color of #7F9987?

The complementary color is #997F91, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.

Is black or white text better on #7F9987?

Black text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 6.81:1 and white text 3.08:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.

#7F9987 color

#7F9987 rgb(127, 153, 135)

Shades of green

The hex color #7F9987 is a grayish green.

In the RGB color model it is made of 49.8% red, 60% green and 52.9% blue (127, 153, 135).

Its hue angle is 138°, with 11% saturation and 55% lightness. For print, the CMYK equivalent is 17% cyan, 0% magenta, 12% yellow and 40% black.

The closest named color is Parisian Patina (#7D9B89), a difference of 1.2 ΔE, which is barely visible.

Black text is the more readable choice on this background (contrast 6.81:1).

#7F9987 color codes

HEX	`#7F9987`
RGB	`rgb(127, 153, 135)`
RGB percent	`rgb(49.8%, 60%, 52.9%)`
HSL	`hsl(138, 11%, 55%)`
HSV / HSB	`hsv(138, 17%, 60%)`
CMYK	`cmyk(17%, 0%, 12%, 40%)`
CIE LAB	`lab(60.82, -12.84, 6.44)`
CIE LCH	`lch(60.82, 14.37, 153.37)`
CIE XYZ	`xyz(24.516, 29.043, 27.231)`
Decimal	`8362375`
Short hex	`None (no 3-digit form)`

Color harmonies

Colors that go with #7F9987, 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 #7F9987	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	6.81:1	Pass	Fail	Pass
Sample text	3.08:1	Fail	Fail	Pass

#7F9987 as text on	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	3.08:1	Fail	Fail	Pass
Sample text	6.81:1	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 #7F9987 looks to people with the most common types of color vision deficiency.

CSS examples

.background { background-color: #7f9987; }
.text { color: #7f9987; }
.border { border: 2px solid #7f9987; }
.transparent { background-color: rgb(127 153 135 / 50%); }
.gradient { background: linear-gradient(to right, #7f9987, #7f9994); }

Background

Text color

Border

Similar colors

Closest common color name: Smoke.

Questions

What color is #7F9987?: #7F9987 is a grayish green, closest to the named color Parisian Patina. It belongs to the green family of colors.
What is the RGB value of #7F9987?: The RGB value is 127, 153, 135: 127 red, 153 green and 135 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.
What is the complementary color of #7F9987?: The complementary color is #997F91, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.
Is black or white text better on #7F9987?: Black text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 6.81:1 and white text 3.08:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.