What color is #7FBB5F?

#7FBB5F is a desaturated green, closest to the named color Leafy Greens. It belongs to the green family of colors.

What is the RGB value of #7FBB5F?

The RGB value is 127, 187, 95: 127 red, 187 green and 95 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.

What is the complementary color of #7FBB5F?

The complementary color is #9B5FBB, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.

Is black or white text better on #7FBB5F?

Black text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 9.18:1 and white text 2.29:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.

#7FBB5F color

#7FBB5F rgb(127, 187, 95)

Shades of green

The hex color #7FBB5F is a desaturated green.

In the RGB color model it is made of 49.8% red, 73.3% green and 37.3% blue (127, 187, 95).

Its hue angle is 99°, with 40% saturation and 55% lightness. For print, the CMYK equivalent is 32% cyan, 0% magenta, 49% yellow and 27% black.

The closest named color is Leafy Greens (#80BB66), a difference of 1.2 ΔE, which is barely visible.

Black text is the more readable choice on this background (contrast 9.18:1).

#7FBB5F color codes

HEX	`#7FBB5F`
RGB	`rgb(127, 187, 95)`
RGB percent	`rgb(49.8%, 73.3%, 37.3%)`
HSL	`hsl(99, 40%, 55%)`
HSV / HSB	`hsv(99, 49%, 73%)`
CMYK	`cmyk(32%, 0%, 49%, 27%)`
CIE LAB	`lab(70.09, -36.07, 40.3)`
CIE LCH	`lch(70.09, 54.09, 131.83)`
CIE XYZ	`xyz(28.588, 40.878, 17.208)`
Decimal	`8371039`
Short hex	`None (no 3-digit form)`

Color harmonies

Colors that go with #7FBB5F, 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 #7FBB5F	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	9.18:1	Pass	Pass	Pass
Sample text	2.29:1	Fail	Fail	Fail

#7FBB5F as text on	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	2.29:1	Fail	Fail	Fail
Sample text	9.18:1	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 #7FBB5F looks to people with the most common types of color vision deficiency.

CSS examples

.background { background-color: #7fbb5f; }
.text { color: #7fbb5f; }
.border { border: 2px solid #7fbb5f; }
.transparent { background-color: rgb(127 187 95 / 50%); }
.gradient { background: linear-gradient(to right, #7fbb5f, #5fbb6d); }

Background

Text color

Border

Similar colors

Closest common color name: Pistachio.

Questions

What color is #7FBB5F?: #7FBB5F is a desaturated green, closest to the named color Leafy Greens. It belongs to the green family of colors.
What is the RGB value of #7FBB5F?: The RGB value is 127, 187, 95: 127 red, 187 green and 95 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.
What is the complementary color of #7FBB5F?: The complementary color is #9B5FBB, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.
Is black or white text better on #7FBB5F?: Black text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 9.18:1 and white text 2.29:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.