What color is #7FFF00?

#7FFF00 is a vivid green known as Chartreuse. It belongs to the green family of colors.

What is the RGB value of Chartreuse?

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

What is the complementary color of Chartreuse?

The complementary color is #8000FF, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.

Is black or white text better on #7FFF00?

Black text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 16.21:1 and white text 1.3:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.

Chartreuse color: hex code #7FFF00

#7FFF00 rgb(127, 255, 0)

Shades of green

Chartreuse has the hex code #7FFF00. It is a vivid green.

In the RGB color model it is made of 49.8% red, 100% green and 0% blue (127, 255, 0).

Its hue angle is 90°, with 100% saturation and 50% lightness. For print, the CMYK equivalent is 50% cyan, 0% magenta, 100% yellow and 0% black.

You can use it in CSS with the keyword chartreuse.

Black text is the more readable choice on this background (contrast 16.21:1).

Chartreuse (#7FFF00) color codes

HEX	`#7FFF00`
RGB	`rgb(127, 255, 0)`
RGB percent	`rgb(49.8%, 100%, 0%)`
HSL	`hsl(90, 100%, 50%)`
HSV / HSB	`hsv(90, 100%, 100%)`
CMYK	`cmyk(50%, 0%, 100%, 0%)`
CIE LAB	`lab(89.87, -68.07, 85.78)`
CIE LCH	`lch(89.87, 109.5, 128.43)`
CIE XYZ	`xyz(44.511, 76.029, 12.33)`
Decimal	`8388352`
Short hex	`None (no 3-digit form)`

Color harmonies

Colors that go with Chartreuse, 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 #7FFF00	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	16.21:1	Pass	Pass	Pass
Sample text	1.3:1	Fail	Fail	Fail

#7FFF00 as text on	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	1.3:1	Fail	Fail	Fail
Sample text	16.21:1	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 #7FFF00 looks to people with the most common types of color vision deficiency.

CSS examples

.background { background-color: #7fff00; }
.text { color: #7fff00; }
.border { border: 2px solid #7fff00; }
.transparent { background-color: rgb(127 255 0 / 50%); }
.gradient { background: linear-gradient(to right, #7fff00, #00ff00); }

Background

Text color

Border

Similar colors

See #7FFF00 on its hex code page

Questions

What color is #7FFF00?: #7FFF00 is a vivid green known as Chartreuse. It belongs to the green family of colors.
What is the RGB value of Chartreuse?: The RGB value is 127, 255, 0: 127 red, 255 green and 0 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.
What is the complementary color of Chartreuse?: The complementary color is #8000FF, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.
Is black or white text better on #7FFF00?: Black text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 16.21:1 and white text 1.3:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.