What color is #7CAA47?

#7CAA47 is a desaturated yellow-green, closest to the named color Leaf. It belongs to the green family of colors.

What is the RGB value of #7CAA47?

The RGB value is 124, 170, 71: 124 red, 170 green and 71 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.

What is the complementary color of #7CAA47?

The complementary color is #7547AA, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.

Is black or white text better on #7CAA47?

Black text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 7.7:1 and white text 2.73:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.

#7CAA47 color

#7CAA47 rgb(124, 170, 71)

Shades of green

The hex color #7CAA47 is a desaturated yellow-green.

In the RGB color model it is made of 48.6% red, 66.7% green and 27.8% blue (124, 170, 71).

Its hue angle is 88°, with 41% saturation and 47% lightness. For print, the CMYK equivalent is 27% cyan, 0% magenta, 58% yellow and 33% black.

The closest named color is Leaf (#71AA34), a difference of 2.6 ΔE, a small difference.

Black text is the more readable choice on this background (contrast 7.7:1).

#7CAA47 color codes

HEX	`#7CAA47`
RGB	`rgb(124, 170, 71)`
RGB percent	`rgb(48.6%, 66.7%, 27.8%)`
HSL	`hsl(88, 41%, 47%)`
HSV / HSB	`hsv(88, 58%, 67%)`
CMYK	`cmyk(27%, 0%, 58%, 33%)`
CIE LAB	`lab(64.55, -31.96, 45.27)`
CIE LCH	`lch(64.55, 55.41, 125.23)`
CIE XYZ	`xyz(23.824, 33.489, 11.169)`
Decimal	`8170055`
Short hex	`None (no 3-digit form)`

Color harmonies

Colors that go with #7CAA47, 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 #7CAA47	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	7.7:1	Pass	Pass	Pass
Sample text	2.73:1	Fail	Fail	Fail

#7CAA47 as text on	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	2.73:1	Fail	Fail	Fail
Sample text	7.7:1	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 #7CAA47 looks to people with the most common types of color vision deficiency.

CSS examples

.background { background-color: #7caa47; }
.text { color: #7caa47; }
.border { border: 2px solid #7caa47; }
.transparent { background-color: rgb(124 170 71 / 50%); }
.gradient { background: linear-gradient(to right, #7caa47, #4baa47); }

Background

Text color

Border

Similar colors

Closest common color name: Matcha.

Questions

What color is #7CAA47?: #7CAA47 is a desaturated yellow-green, closest to the named color Leaf. It belongs to the green family of colors.
What is the RGB value of #7CAA47?: The RGB value is 124, 170, 71: 124 red, 170 green and 71 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.
What is the complementary color of #7CAA47?: The complementary color is #7547AA, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.
Is black or white text better on #7CAA47?: Black text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 7.7:1 and white text 2.73:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.