What color is #7CA99B?

#7CA99B 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 #7CA99B?

The RGB value is 124, 169, 155: 124 red, 169 green and 155 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.

What is the complementary color of #7CA99B?

The complementary color is #A97C8A, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.

Is black or white text better on #7CA99B?

Black text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 8.01:1 and white text 2.62:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.

#7CA99B color

#7CA99B rgb(124, 169, 155)

Shades of green

The hex color #7CA99B is a grayish spring green.

In the RGB color model it is made of 48.6% red, 66.3% green and 60.8% blue (124, 169, 155).

Its hue angle is 161°, with 21% saturation and 57% lightness. For print, the CMYK equivalent is 27% cyan, 0% magenta, 8% yellow and 34% black.

The closest named color is Catnip (#80AA95), a difference of 2.7 ΔE, a small difference.

Black text is the more readable choice on this background (contrast 8.01:1).

#7CA99B color codes

HEX	`#7CA99B`
RGB	`rgb(124, 169, 155)`
RGB percent	`rgb(48.6%, 66.3%, 60.8%)`
HSL	`hsl(161, 21%, 57%)`
HSV / HSB	`hsv(161, 27%, 66%)`
CMYK	`cmyk(27%, 0%, 8%, 34%)`
CIE LAB	`lab(65.77, -18.13, 2.34)`
CIE LCH	`lch(65.77, 18.28, 172.63)`
CIE XYZ	`xyz(28.415, 35.026, 36.268)`
Decimal	`8169883`
Short hex	`None (no 3-digit form)`

Color harmonies

Colors that go with #7CA99B, 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 #7CA99B	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	8.01:1	Pass	Pass	Pass
Sample text	2.62:1	Fail	Fail	Fail

#7CA99B as text on	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	2.62:1	Fail	Fail	Fail
Sample text	8.01:1	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 #7CA99B looks to people with the most common types of color vision deficiency.

CSS examples

.background { background-color: #7ca99b; }
.text { color: #7ca99b; }
.border { border: 2px solid #7ca99b; }
.transparent { background-color: rgb(124 169 155 / 50%); }
.gradient { background: linear-gradient(to right, #7ca99b, #7ca1a9); }

Background

Text color

Border

Similar colors

Closest common color name: Cadet Blue.

Questions

What color is #7CA99B?: #7CA99B 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 #7CA99B?: The RGB value is 124, 169, 155: 124 red, 169 green and 155 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.
What is the complementary color of #7CA99B?: The complementary color is #A97C8A, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.
Is black or white text better on #7CA99B?: Black text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 8.01:1 and white text 2.62:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.