What color is #7CA966?

#7CA966 is a desaturated green, closest to the named color Ferntastic. It belongs to the green family of colors.

What is the RGB value of #7CA966?

The RGB value is 124, 169, 102: 124 red, 169 green and 102 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.

What is the complementary color of #7CA966?

The complementary color is #9366A9, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.

Is black or white text better on #7CA966?

Black text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 7.72:1 and white text 2.72:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.

#7CA966 color

#7CA966 rgb(124, 169, 102)

Shades of green

The hex color #7CA966 is a desaturated green.

In the RGB color model it is made of 48.6% red, 66.3% green and 40% blue (124, 169, 102).

Its hue angle is 100°, with 28% saturation and 53% lightness. For print, the CMYK equivalent is 27% cyan, 0% magenta, 40% yellow and 34% black.

The closest named color is Ferntastic (#71AB62), a difference of 2.2 ΔE, a small difference.

Black text is the more readable choice on this background (contrast 7.72:1).

#7CA966 color codes

HEX	`#7CA966`
RGB	`rgb(124, 169, 102)`
RGB percent	`rgb(48.6%, 66.3%, 40%)`
HSL	`hsl(100, 28%, 53%)`
HSV / HSB	`hsv(100, 40%, 66%)`
CMYK	`cmyk(27%, 0%, 40%, 34%)`
CIE LAB	`lab(64.66, -27.75, 29.82)`
CIE LCH	`lch(64.66, 40.74, 132.94)`
CIE XYZ	`xyz(24.898, 33.62, 17.745)`
Decimal	`8169830`
Short hex	`None (no 3-digit form)`

Color harmonies

Colors that go with #7CA966, 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 #7CA966	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	7.72:1	Pass	Pass	Pass
Sample text	2.72:1	Fail	Fail	Fail

#7CA966 as text on	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	2.72:1	Fail	Fail	Fail
Sample text	7.72:1	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 #7CA966 looks to people with the most common types of color vision deficiency.

CSS examples

.background { background-color: #7ca966; }
.text { color: #7ca966; }
.border { border: 2px solid #7ca966; }
.transparent { background-color: rgb(124 169 102 / 50%); }
.gradient { background: linear-gradient(to right, #7ca966, #66a971); }

Background

Text color

Border

Similar colors

Closest common color name: Matcha.

Questions

What color is #7CA966?: #7CA966 is a desaturated green, closest to the named color Ferntastic. It belongs to the green family of colors.
What is the RGB value of #7CA966?: The RGB value is 124, 169, 102: 124 red, 169 green and 102 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.
What is the complementary color of #7CA966?: The complementary color is #9366A9, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.
Is black or white text better on #7CA966?: Black text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 7.72:1 and white text 2.72:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.