What color is #7F9F8D?

#7F9F8D 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 #7F9F8D?

The RGB value is 127, 159, 141: 127 red, 159 green and 141 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.

What is the complementary color of #7F9F8D?

The complementary color is #9F7F91, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.

Is black or white text better on #7F9F8D?

Black text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 7.25:1 and white text 2.9:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.

#7F9F8D color

#7F9F8D rgb(127, 159, 141)

Shades of green

The hex color #7F9F8D is a grayish green.

In the RGB color model it is made of 49.8% red, 62.4% green and 55.3% blue (127, 159, 141).

Its hue angle is 146°, with 14% saturation and 56% lightness. For print, the CMYK equivalent is 20% cyan, 0% magenta, 11% yellow and 38% black.

The closest named color is Parisian Patina (#7D9B89), a difference of 1.3 ΔE, which is barely visible.

Black text is the more readable choice on this background (contrast 7.25:1).

#7F9F8D color codes

HEX	`#7F9F8D`
RGB	`rgb(127, 159, 141)`
RGB percent	`rgb(49.8%, 62.4%, 55.3%)`
HSL	`hsl(146, 14%, 56%)`
HSV / HSB	`hsv(146, 20%, 62%)`
CMYK	`cmyk(20%, 0%, 11%, 38%)`
CIE LAB	`lab(62.7, -14.84, 5.76)`
CIE LCH	`lch(62.7, 15.92, 158.78)`
CIE XYZ	`xyz(25.957, 31.231, 29.855)`
Decimal	`8363917`
Short hex	`None (no 3-digit form)`

Color harmonies

Colors that go with #7F9F8D, 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 #7F9F8D	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	7.25:1	Pass	Pass	Pass
Sample text	2.9:1	Fail	Fail	Fail

#7F9F8D as text on	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	2.9:1	Fail	Fail	Fail
Sample text	7.25:1	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 #7F9F8D looks to people with the most common types of color vision deficiency.

CSS examples

.background { background-color: #7f9f8d; }
.text { color: #7f9f8d; }
.border { border: 2px solid #7f9f8d; }
.transparent { background-color: rgb(127 159 141 / 50%); }
.gradient { background: linear-gradient(to right, #7f9f8d, #7f9f9d); }

Background

Text color

Border

Similar colors

Closest common color name: Juniper.

Questions

What color is #7F9F8D?: #7F9F8D 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 #7F9F8D?: The RGB value is 127, 159, 141: 127 red, 159 green and 141 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.
What is the complementary color of #7F9F8D?: The complementary color is #9F7F91, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.
Is black or white text better on #7F9F8D?: Black text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 7.25:1 and white text 2.9:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.