What color is #7CA297?

#7CA297 is a grayish spring green, closest to the named color Japanese Bonsai. It belongs to the green family of colors.

What is the RGB value of #7CA297?

The RGB value is 124, 162, 151: 124 red, 162 green and 151 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.

What is the complementary color of #7CA297?

The complementary color is #A27C87, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.

Is black or white text better on #7CA297?

Black text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 7.47:1 and white text 2.81:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.

#7CA297 color

#7CA297 rgb(124, 162, 151)

Shades of green

The hex color #7CA297 is a grayish spring green.

In the RGB color model it is made of 48.6% red, 63.5% green and 59.2% blue (124, 162, 151).

Its hue angle is 163°, with 17% saturation and 56% lightness. For print, the CMYK equivalent is 23% cyan, 0% magenta, 7% yellow and 36% black.

The closest named color is Japanese Bonsai (#829F96), a difference of 2.6 ΔE, a small difference.

Black text is the more readable choice on this background (contrast 7.47:1).

#7CA297 color codes

HEX	`#7CA297`
RGB	`rgb(124, 162, 151)`
RGB percent	`rgb(48.6%, 63.5%, 59.2%)`
HSL	`hsl(163, 17%, 56%)`
HSV / HSB	`hsv(163, 23%, 64%)`
CMYK	`cmyk(23%, 0%, 7%, 36%)`
CIE LAB	`lab(63.64, -15.33, 1.48)`
CIE LCH	`lch(63.64, 15.4, 174.48)`
CIE XYZ	`xyz(26.817, 32.359, 34.105)`
Decimal	`8168087`
Short hex	`None (no 3-digit form)`

Color harmonies

Colors that go with #7CA297, 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 #7CA297	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	7.47:1	Pass	Pass	Pass
Sample text	2.81:1	Fail	Fail	Fail

#7CA297 as text on	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	2.81:1	Fail	Fail	Fail
Sample text	7.47:1	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 #7CA297 looks to people with the most common types of color vision deficiency.

CSS examples

.background { background-color: #7ca297; }
.text { color: #7ca297; }
.border { border: 2px solid #7ca297; }
.transparent { background-color: rgb(124 162 151 / 50%); }
.gradient { background: linear-gradient(to right, #7ca297, #7c9aa2); }

Background

Text color

Border

Similar colors

Closest common color name: Juniper.

Questions

What color is #7CA297?: #7CA297 is a grayish spring green, closest to the named color Japanese Bonsai. It belongs to the green family of colors.
What is the RGB value of #7CA297?: The RGB value is 124, 162, 151: 124 red, 162 green and 151 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.
What is the complementary color of #7CA297?: The complementary color is #A27C87, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.
Is black or white text better on #7CA297?: Black text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 7.47:1 and white text 2.81:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.