What color is #7CA079?

#7CA079 is a grayish green, closest to the named color Money. It belongs to the green family of colors.

What is the RGB value of #7CA079?

The RGB value is 124, 160, 121: 124 red, 160 green and 121 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.

What is the complementary color of #7CA079?

The complementary color is #9D79A0, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.

Is black or white text better on #7CA079?

Black text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 7.16:1 and white text 2.93:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.

#7CA079 color

#7CA079 rgb(124, 160, 121)

Shades of green

The hex color #7CA079 is a grayish green.

In the RGB color model it is made of 48.6% red, 62.7% green and 47.5% blue (124, 160, 121).

Its hue angle is 115°, with 17% saturation and 55% lightness. For print, the CMYK equivalent is 22% cyan, 0% magenta, 24% yellow and 37% black.

The closest named color is Money (#7B9A6D), a difference of 2.9 ΔE, a small difference.

Black text is the more readable choice on this background (contrast 7.16:1).

#7CA079 color codes

HEX	`#7CA079`
RGB	`rgb(124, 160, 121)`
RGB percent	`rgb(48.6%, 62.7%, 47.5%)`
HSL	`hsl(115, 17%, 55%)`
HSV / HSB	`hsv(115, 24%, 63%)`
CMYK	`cmyk(22%, 0%, 24%, 37%)`
CIE LAB	`lab(62.34, -20.2, 16.4)`
CIE LCH	`lch(62.34, 26.02, 140.94)`
CIE XYZ	`xyz(24.333, 30.806, 22.75)`
Decimal	`8167545`
Short hex	`None (no 3-digit form)`

Color harmonies

Colors that go with #7CA079, 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 #7CA079	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	7.16:1	Pass	Pass	Pass
Sample text	2.93:1	Fail	Fail	Fail

#7CA079 as text on	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	2.93:1	Fail	Fail	Fail
Sample text	7.16:1	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 #7CA079 looks to people with the most common types of color vision deficiency.

CSS examples

.background { background-color: #7ca079; }
.text { color: #7ca079; }
.border { border: 2px solid #7ca079; }
.transparent { background-color: rgb(124 160 121 / 50%); }
.gradient { background: linear-gradient(to right, #7ca079, #79a08a); }

Background

Text color

Border

Similar colors

Closest common color name: Sage Green.

Questions

What color is #7CA079?: #7CA079 is a grayish green, closest to the named color Money. It belongs to the green family of colors.
What is the RGB value of #7CA079?: The RGB value is 124, 160, 121: 124 red, 160 green and 121 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.
What is the complementary color of #7CA079?: The complementary color is #9D79A0, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.
Is black or white text better on #7CA079?: Black text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 7.16:1 and white text 2.93:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.