What color is #7CA49D?

#7CA49D is a grayish spring green, closest to the named color Japanese Bonsai. It belongs to the teal family of colors.

What is the RGB value of #7CA49D?

The RGB value is 124, 164, 157: 124 red, 164 green and 157 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.

What is the complementary color of #7CA49D?

The complementary color is #A47C83, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.

Is black or white text better on #7CA49D?

Black text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 7.65:1 and white text 2.74:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.

#7CA49D color

#7CA49D rgb(124, 164, 157)

Shades of teal

The hex color #7CA49D is a grayish spring green.

In the RGB color model it is made of 48.6% red, 64.3% green and 61.6% blue (124, 164, 157).

Its hue angle is 170°, with 18% saturation and 56% lightness. For print, the CMYK equivalent is 24% cyan, 0% magenta, 4% yellow and 36% black.

The closest named color is Japanese Bonsai (#829F96), a difference of 3.1 ΔE, a small difference.

Black text is the more readable choice on this background (contrast 7.65:1).

#7CA49D color codes

HEX	`#7CA49D`
RGB	`rgb(124, 164, 157)`
RGB percent	`rgb(48.6%, 64.3%, 61.6%)`
HSL	`hsl(170, 18%, 56%)`
HSV / HSB	`hsv(170, 24%, 64%)`
CMYK	`cmyk(24%, 0%, 4%, 36%)`
CIE LAB	`lab(64.38, -15.07, -0.8)`
CIE LCH	`lch(64.38, 15.09, 183.04)`
CIE XYZ	`xyz(27.672, 33.269, 36.855)`
Decimal	`8168605`
Short hex	`None (no 3-digit form)`

Color harmonies

Colors that go with #7CA49D, 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 #7CA49D	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	7.65:1	Pass	Pass	Pass
Sample text	2.74:1	Fail	Fail	Fail

#7CA49D as text on	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	2.74:1	Fail	Fail	Fail
Sample text	7.65:1	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 #7CA49D looks to people with the most common types of color vision deficiency.

CSS examples

.background { background-color: #7ca49d; }
.text { color: #7ca49d; }
.border { border: 2px solid #7ca49d; }
.transparent { background-color: rgb(124 164 157 / 50%); }
.gradient { background: linear-gradient(to right, #7ca49d, #7c97a4); }

Background

Text color

Border

Similar colors

Closest common color name: Cadet Blue.

Questions

What color is #7CA49D?: #7CA49D is a grayish spring green, closest to the named color Japanese Bonsai. It belongs to the teal family of colors.
What is the RGB value of #7CA49D?: The RGB value is 124, 164, 157: 124 red, 164 green and 157 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.
What is the complementary color of #7CA49D?: The complementary color is #A47C83, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.
Is black or white text better on #7CA49D?: Black text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 7.65:1 and white text 2.74:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.