What color is #7F9C8C?

#7F9C8C 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 #7F9C8C?

The RGB value is 127, 156, 140: 127 red, 156 green and 140 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.

What is the complementary color of #7F9C8C?

The complementary color is #9C7F8F, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.

Is black or white text better on #7F9C8C?

Black text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 7.04:1 and white text 2.98:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.

#7F9C8C color

#7F9C8C rgb(127, 156, 140)

Shades of green

The hex color #7F9C8C is a grayish green.

In the RGB color model it is made of 49.8% red, 61.2% green and 54.9% blue (127, 156, 140).

Its hue angle is 147°, with 13% saturation and 55% lightness. For print, the CMYK equivalent is 19% cyan, 0% magenta, 10% yellow and 39% black.

The closest named color is Parisian Patina (#7D9B89), a difference of 0.9 ΔE, which is barely visible.

Black text is the more readable choice on this background (contrast 7.04:1).

#7F9C8C color codes

HEX	`#7F9C8C`
RGB	`rgb(127, 156, 140)`
RGB percent	`rgb(49.8%, 61.2%, 54.9%)`
HSL	`hsl(147, 13%, 55%)`
HSV / HSB	`hsv(147, 19%, 61%)`
CMYK	`cmyk(19%, 0%, 10%, 39%)`
CIE LAB	`lab(61.81, -13.45, 5.04)`
CIE LCH	`lch(61.81, 14.36, 159.44)`
CIE XYZ	`xyz(25.373, 30.182, 29.295)`
Decimal	`8363148`
Short hex	`None (no 3-digit form)`

Color harmonies

Colors that go with #7F9C8C, 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 #7F9C8C	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	7.04:1	Pass	Pass	Pass
Sample text	2.98:1	Fail	Fail	Fail

#7F9C8C as text on	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	2.98:1	Fail	Fail	Fail
Sample text	7.04:1	Pass	Pass	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 #7F9C8C looks to people with the most common types of color vision deficiency.

CSS examples

.background { background-color: #7f9c8c; }
.text { color: #7f9c8c; }
.border { border: 2px solid #7f9c8c; }
.transparent { background-color: rgb(127 156 140 / 50%); }
.gradient { background: linear-gradient(to right, #7f9c8c, #7f9c9b); }

Background

Text color

Border

Similar colors

Closest common color name: Juniper.

Questions

What color is #7F9C8C?: #7F9C8C 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 #7F9C8C?: The RGB value is 127, 156, 140: 127 red, 156 green and 140 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.
What is the complementary color of #7F9C8C?: The complementary color is #9C7F8F, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.
Is black or white text better on #7F9C8C?: Black text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 7.04:1 and white text 2.98:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.