What color is #7CA487?

#7CA487 is a grayish green, closest to the named color Vineyard. It belongs to the green family of colors.

What is the RGB value of #7CA487?

The RGB value is 124, 164, 135: 124 red, 164 green and 135 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.

What is the complementary color of #7CA487?

The complementary color is #A47C99, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.

Is black or white text better on #7CA487?

Black text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 7.52:1 and white text 2.79:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.

#7CA487 color

#7CA487 rgb(124, 164, 135)

Shades of green

The hex color #7CA487 is a grayish green.

In the RGB color model it is made of 48.6% red, 64.3% green and 52.9% blue (124, 164, 135).

Its hue angle is 137°, with 18% saturation and 56% lightness. For print, the CMYK equivalent is 24% cyan, 0% magenta, 18% yellow and 36% black.

The closest named color is Vineyard (#819E84), a difference of 3 ΔE, a small difference.

Black text is the more readable choice on this background (contrast 7.52:1).

#7CA487 color codes

HEX	`#7CA487`
RGB	`rgb(124, 164, 135)`
RGB percent	`rgb(48.6%, 64.3%, 52.9%)`
HSL	`hsl(137, 18%, 56%)`
HSV / HSB	`hsv(137, 24%, 64%)`
CMYK	`cmyk(24%, 0%, 18%, 36%)`
CIE LAB	`lab(63.82, -19.66, 10.69)`
CIE LCH	`lch(63.82, 22.38, 151.47)`
CIE XYZ	`xyz(25.96, 32.584, 27.839)`
Decimal	`8168583`
Short hex	`None (no 3-digit form)`

Color harmonies

Colors that go with #7CA487, 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 #7CA487	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	7.52:1	Pass	Pass	Pass
Sample text	2.79:1	Fail	Fail	Fail

#7CA487 as text on	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	2.79:1	Fail	Fail	Fail
Sample text	7.52:1	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 #7CA487 looks to people with the most common types of color vision deficiency.

CSS examples

.background { background-color: #7ca487; }
.text { color: #7ca487; }
.border { border: 2px solid #7ca487; }
.transparent { background-color: rgb(124 164 135 / 50%); }
.gradient { background: linear-gradient(to right, #7ca487, #7ca49b); }

Background

Text color

Border

Similar colors

Closest common color name: Dark Sea Green.

Questions

What color is #7CA487?: #7CA487 is a grayish green, closest to the named color Vineyard. It belongs to the green family of colors.
What is the RGB value of #7CA487?: The RGB value is 124, 164, 135: 124 red, 164 green and 135 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.
What is the complementary color of #7CA487?: The complementary color is #A47C99, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.
Is black or white text better on #7CA487?: Black text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 7.52:1 and white text 2.79:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.