What color is #7CA59A?

#7CA59A 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 #7CA59A?

The RGB value is 124, 165, 154: 124 red, 165 green and 154 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.

What is the complementary color of #7CA59A?

The complementary color is #A57C87, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.

Is black or white text better on #7CA59A?

Black text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 7.71:1 and white text 2.73:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.

#7CA59A color

#7CA59A rgb(124, 165, 154)

Shades of green

The hex color #7CA59A is a grayish spring green.

In the RGB color model it is made of 48.6% red, 64.7% green and 60.4% blue (124, 165, 154).

Its hue angle is 164°, with 19% saturation and 57% lightness. For print, the CMYK equivalent is 25% cyan, 0% magenta, 7% yellow and 35% black.

The closest named color is Japanese Bonsai (#829F96), a difference of 3.5 ΔE, a small difference.

Black text is the more readable choice on this background (contrast 7.71:1).

#7CA59A color codes

HEX	`#7CA59A`
RGB	`rgb(124, 165, 154)`
RGB percent	`rgb(48.6%, 64.7%, 60.4%)`
HSL	`hsl(164, 19%, 57%)`
HSV / HSB	`hsv(164, 25%, 65%)`
CMYK	`cmyk(25%, 0%, 7%, 35%)`
CIE LAB	`lab(64.59, -16.26, 1.18)`
CIE LCH	`lch(64.59, 16.3, 175.85)`
CIE XYZ	`xyz(27.598, 33.527, 35.583)`
Decimal	`8168858`
Short hex	`None (no 3-digit form)`

Color harmonies

Colors that go with #7CA59A, 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 #7CA59A	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	7.71:1	Pass	Pass	Pass
Sample text	2.73:1	Fail	Fail	Fail

#7CA59A as text on	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	2.73:1	Fail	Fail	Fail
Sample text	7.71:1	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 #7CA59A looks to people with the most common types of color vision deficiency.

CSS examples

.background { background-color: #7ca59a; }
.text { color: #7ca59a; }
.border { border: 2px solid #7ca59a; }
.transparent { background-color: rgb(124 165 154 / 50%); }
.gradient { background: linear-gradient(to right, #7ca59a, #7c9ca5); }

Background

Text color

Border

Similar colors

Closest common color name: Cadet Blue.

Questions

What color is #7CA59A?: #7CA59A 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 #7CA59A?: The RGB value is 124, 165, 154: 124 red, 165 green and 154 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.
What is the complementary color of #7CA59A?: The complementary color is #A57C87, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.
Is black or white text better on #7CA59A?: Black text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 7.71:1 and white text 2.73:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.