What color is #7F9B4E?

#7F9B4E is a desaturated yellow-green, closest to the named color Rosemarried. It belongs to the green family of colors.

What is the RGB value of #7F9B4E?

The RGB value is 127, 155, 78: 127 red, 155 green and 78 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.

What is the complementary color of #7F9B4E?

The complementary color is #6A4E9B, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.

Is black or white text better on #7F9B4E?

Black text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 6.7:1 and white text 3.13:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.

#7F9B4E color

#7F9B4E rgb(127, 155, 78)

Shades of green

The hex color #7F9B4E is a desaturated yellow-green.

In the RGB color model it is made of 49.8% red, 60.8% green and 30.6% blue (127, 155, 78).

Its hue angle is 82°, with 33% saturation and 46% lightness. For print, the CMYK equivalent is 18% cyan, 0% magenta, 50% yellow and 39% black.

The closest named color is Rosemarried (#819B4F), a difference of 0.5 ΔE, which is barely visible.

Black text is the more readable choice on this background (contrast 6.7:1).

#7F9B4E color codes

HEX	`#7F9B4E`
RGB	`rgb(127, 155, 78)`
RGB percent	`rgb(49.8%, 60.8%, 30.6%)`
HSL	`hsl(82, 33%, 46%)`
HSV / HSB	`hsv(82, 50%, 61%)`
CMYK	`cmyk(18%, 0%, 50%, 39%)`
CIE LAB	`lab(60.34, -22.77, 36.93)`
CIE LCH	`lch(60.34, 43.38, 121.66)`
CIE XYZ	`xyz(21.849, 28.505, 11.557)`
Decimal	`8362830`
Short hex	`None (no 3-digit form)`

Color harmonies

Colors that go with #7F9B4E, 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 #7F9B4E	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	6.7:1	Pass	Fail	Pass
Sample text	3.13:1	Fail	Fail	Pass

#7F9B4E as text on	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	3.13:1	Fail	Fail	Pass
Sample text	6.7:1	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 #7F9B4E looks to people with the most common types of color vision deficiency.

CSS examples

.background { background-color: #7f9b4e; }
.text { color: #7f9b4e; }
.border { border: 2px solid #7f9b4e; }
.transparent { background-color: rgb(127 155 78 / 50%); }
.gradient { background: linear-gradient(to right, #7f9b4e, #599b4e); }

Background

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Questions

What color is #7F9B4E?: #7F9B4E is a desaturated yellow-green, closest to the named color Rosemarried. It belongs to the green family of colors.
What is the RGB value of #7F9B4E?: The RGB value is 127, 155, 78: 127 red, 155 green and 78 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.
What is the complementary color of #7F9B4E?: The complementary color is #6A4E9B, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.
Is black or white text better on #7F9B4E?: Black text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 6.7:1 and white text 3.13:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.