What color is #7FBA9E?

#7FBA9E is a desaturated spring green known as Froggy Pond. It belongs to the green family of colors.

What is the RGB value of Froggy Pond?

The RGB value is 127, 186, 158: 127 red, 186 green and 158 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.

What is the complementary color of Froggy Pond?

The complementary color is #BA7F9B, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.

Is black or white text better on #7FBA9E?

Black text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 9.42:1 and white text 2.23:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.

Froggy Pond color: hex code #7FBA9E

#7FBA9E rgb(127, 186, 158)

Shades of green

Froggy Pond has the hex code #7FBA9E. It is a desaturated spring green.

In the RGB color model it is made of 49.8% red, 72.9% green and 62% blue (127, 186, 158).

Its hue angle is 152°, with 30% saturation and 61% lightness. For print, the CMYK equivalent is 32% cyan, 0% magenta, 15% yellow and 27% black.

Black text is the more readable choice on this background (contrast 9.42:1).

Froggy Pond (#7FBA9E) color codes

HEX	`#7FBA9E`
RGB	`rgb(127, 186, 158)`
RGB percent	`rgb(49.8%, 72.9%, 62%)`
HSL	`hsl(152, 30%, 61%)`
HSV / HSB	`hsv(152, 32%, 73%)`
CMYK	`cmyk(32%, 0%, 15%, 27%)`
CIE LAB	`lab(70.94, -25.16, 8.15)`
CIE LCH	`lch(70.94, 26.45, 162.04)`
CIE XYZ	`xyz(32.481, 42.097, 38.755)`
Decimal	`8370846`
Short hex	`None (no 3-digit form)`

Color harmonies

Colors that go with Froggy Pond, 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 #7FBA9E	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	9.42:1	Pass	Pass	Pass
Sample text	2.23:1	Fail	Fail	Fail

#7FBA9E as text on	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	2.23:1	Fail	Fail	Fail
Sample text	9.42:1	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 #7FBA9E looks to people with the most common types of color vision deficiency.

CSS examples

.background { background-color: #7fba9e; }
.text { color: #7fba9e; }
.border { border: 2px solid #7fba9e; }
.transparent { background-color: rgb(127 186 158 / 50%); }
.gradient { background: linear-gradient(to right, #7fba9e, #7fb8ba); }

Background

Text color

Border

Similar colors

Closest common color name: Dark Sea Green.

See #7FBA9E on its hex code page

Questions

What color is #7FBA9E?: #7FBA9E is a desaturated spring green known as Froggy Pond. It belongs to the green family of colors.
What is the RGB value of Froggy Pond?: The RGB value is 127, 186, 158: 127 red, 186 green and 158 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.
What is the complementary color of Froggy Pond?: The complementary color is #BA7F9B, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.
Is black or white text better on #7FBA9E?: Black text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 9.42:1 and white text 2.23:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.