What color is #7CA598?

#7CA598 is a grayish spring green, closest to the named color Catnip. It belongs to the green family of colors.

What is the RGB value of #7CA598?

The RGB value is 124, 165, 152: 124 red, 165 green and 152 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.

What is the complementary color of #7CA598?

The complementary color is #A57C89, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.

Is black or white text better on #7CA598?

Black text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 7.69:1 and white text 2.73:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.

#7CA598 color

#7CA598 rgb(124, 165, 152)

Shades of green

The hex color #7CA598 is a grayish spring green.

In the RGB color model it is made of 48.6% red, 64.7% green and 59.6% blue (124, 165, 152).

Its hue angle is 161°, with 19% saturation and 57% lightness. For print, the CMYK equivalent is 25% cyan, 0% magenta, 8% yellow and 35% black.

The closest named color is Catnip (#80AA95), a difference of 3.2 ΔE, a small difference.

Black text is the more readable choice on this background (contrast 7.69:1).

#7CA598 color codes

HEX	`#7CA598`
RGB	`rgb(124, 165, 152)`
RGB percent	`rgb(48.6%, 64.7%, 59.6%)`
HSL	`hsl(161, 19%, 57%)`
HSV / HSB	`hsv(161, 25%, 65%)`
CMYK	`cmyk(25%, 0%, 8%, 35%)`
CIE LAB	`lab(64.53, -16.69, 2.22)`
CIE LCH	`lch(64.53, 16.84, 172.42)`
CIE XYZ	`xyz(27.433, 33.461, 34.713)`
Decimal	`8168856`
Short hex	`None (no 3-digit form)`

Color harmonies

Colors that go with #7CA598, 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 #7CA598	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	7.69:1	Pass	Pass	Pass
Sample text	2.73:1	Fail	Fail	Fail

#7CA598 as text on	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	2.73:1	Fail	Fail	Fail
Sample text	7.69:1	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 #7CA598 looks to people with the most common types of color vision deficiency.

CSS examples

.background { background-color: #7ca598; }
.text { color: #7ca598; }
.border { border: 2px solid #7ca598; }
.transparent { background-color: rgb(124 165 152 / 50%); }
.gradient { background: linear-gradient(to right, #7ca598, #7c9ea5); }

Background

Text color

Border

Similar colors

Closest common color name: Cadet Blue.

Questions

What color is #7CA598?: #7CA598 is a grayish spring green, closest to the named color Catnip. It belongs to the green family of colors.
What is the RGB value of #7CA598?: The RGB value is 124, 165, 152: 124 red, 165 green and 152 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.
What is the complementary color of #7CA598?: The complementary color is #A57C89, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.
Is black or white text better on #7CA598?: Black text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 7.69:1 and white text 2.73:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.