What color is #7CA482?

#7CA482 is a grayish green, closest to the named color Vineyard. It belongs to the green family of colors.

What is the RGB value of #7CA482?

The RGB value is 124, 164, 130: 124 red, 164 green and 130 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.

What is the complementary color of #7CA482?

The complementary color is #A47C9E, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.

Is black or white text better on #7CA482?

Black text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 7.49:1 and white text 2.8:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.

#7CA482 color

#7CA482 rgb(124, 164, 130)

Shades of green

The hex color #7CA482 is a grayish green.

In the RGB color model it is made of 48.6% red, 64.3% green and 51% blue (124, 164, 130).

Its hue angle is 129°, with 18% saturation and 56% lightness. For print, the CMYK equivalent is 24% cyan, 0% magenta, 21% yellow and 36% black.

The closest named color is Vineyard (#819E84), a difference of 3.6 ΔE, a small difference.

Black text is the more readable choice on this background (contrast 7.49:1).

#7CA482 color codes

HEX	`#7CA482`
RGB	`rgb(124, 164, 130)`
RGB percent	`rgb(48.6%, 64.3%, 51%)`
HSL	`hsl(129, 18%, 56%)`
HSV / HSB	`hsv(129, 24%, 64%)`
CMYK	`cmyk(24%, 0%, 21%, 36%)`
CIE LAB	`lab(63.71, -20.61, 13.31)`
CIE LCH	`lch(63.71, 24.53, 147.15)`
CIE XYZ	`xyz(25.616, 32.447, 26.028)`
Decimal	`8168578`
Short hex	`None (no 3-digit form)`

Color harmonies

Colors that go with #7CA482, 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 #7CA482	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	7.49:1	Pass	Pass	Pass
Sample text	2.8:1	Fail	Fail	Fail

#7CA482 as text on	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	2.8:1	Fail	Fail	Fail
Sample text	7.49:1	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 #7CA482 looks to people with the most common types of color vision deficiency.

CSS examples

.background { background-color: #7ca482; }
.text { color: #7ca482; }
.border { border: 2px solid #7ca482; }
.transparent { background-color: rgb(124 164 130 / 50%); }
.gradient { background: linear-gradient(to right, #7ca482, #7ca496); }

Background

Text color

Border

Similar colors

Closest common color name: Dark Sea Green.

Questions

What color is #7CA482?: #7CA482 is a grayish green, closest to the named color Vineyard. It belongs to the green family of colors.
What is the RGB value of #7CA482?: The RGB value is 124, 164, 130: 124 red, 164 green and 130 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.
What is the complementary color of #7CA482?: The complementary color is #A47C9E, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.
Is black or white text better on #7CA482?: Black text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 7.49:1 and white text 2.8:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.