What color is #7F9995?

#7F9995 is a grayish spring green, closest to the named color Japanese Bonsai. It belongs to the gray family of colors.

What is the RGB value of #7F9995?

The RGB value is 127, 153, 149: 127 red, 153 green and 149 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.

What is the complementary color of #7F9995?

The complementary color is #997F83, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.

Is black or white text better on #7F9995?

Black text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 6.89:1 and white text 3.05:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.

#7F9995 color

#7F9995 rgb(127, 153, 149)

Shades of gray

The hex color #7F9995 is a grayish spring green.

In the RGB color model it is made of 49.8% red, 60% green and 58.4% blue (127, 153, 149).

Its hue angle is 171°, with 11% saturation and 55% lightness. For print, the CMYK equivalent is 17% cyan, 0% magenta, 3% yellow and 40% black.

The closest named color is Japanese Bonsai (#829F96), a difference of 3 ΔE, a small difference.

Black text is the more readable choice on this background (contrast 6.89:1).

#7F9995 color codes

HEX	`#7F9995`
RGB	`rgb(127, 153, 149)`
RGB percent	`rgb(49.8%, 60%, 58.4%)`
HSL	`hsl(171, 11%, 55%)`
HSV / HSB	`hsv(171, 17%, 60%)`
CMYK	`cmyk(17%, 0%, 3%, 40%)`
CIE LAB	`lab(61.19, -9.95, -0.94)`
CIE LCH	`lch(61.19, 9.99, 185.42)`
CIE XYZ	`xyz(25.567, 29.464, 32.768)`
Decimal	`8362389`
Short hex	`None (no 3-digit form)`

Color harmonies

Colors that go with #7F9995, 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 #7F9995	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	6.89:1	Pass	Fail	Pass
Sample text	3.05:1	Fail	Fail	Pass

#7F9995 as text on	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	3.05:1	Fail	Fail	Pass
Sample text	6.89:1	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 #7F9995 looks to people with the most common types of color vision deficiency.

CSS examples

.background { background-color: #7f9995; }
.text { color: #7f9995; }
.border { border: 2px solid #7f9995; }
.transparent { background-color: rgb(127 153 149 / 50%); }
.gradient { background: linear-gradient(to right, #7f9995, #7f9099); }

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Questions

What color is #7F9995?: #7F9995 is a grayish spring green, closest to the named color Japanese Bonsai. It belongs to the gray family of colors.
What is the RGB value of #7F9995?: The RGB value is 127, 153, 149: 127 red, 153 green and 149 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.
What is the complementary color of #7F9995?: The complementary color is #997F83, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.
Is black or white text better on #7F9995?: Black text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 6.89:1 and white text 3.05:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.