What color is #7CAA97?

#7CAA97 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 #7CAA97?

The RGB value is 124, 170, 151: 124 red, 170 green and 151 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.

What is the complementary color of #7CAA97?

The complementary color is #AA7C8F, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.

Is black or white text better on #7CAA97?

Black text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 8.05:1 and white text 2.61:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.

#7CAA97 color

#7CAA97 rgb(124, 170, 151)

Shades of green

The hex color #7CAA97 is a grayish spring green.

In the RGB color model it is made of 48.6% red, 66.7% green and 59.2% blue (124, 170, 151).

Its hue angle is 155°, with 21% saturation and 58% lightness. For print, the CMYK equivalent is 27% cyan, 0% magenta, 11% yellow and 33% black.

The closest named color is Catnip (#80AA95), a difference of 1.2 ΔE, which is barely visible.

Black text is the more readable choice on this background (contrast 8.05:1).

#7CAA97 color codes

HEX	`#7CAA97`
RGB	`rgb(124, 170, 151)`
RGB percent	`rgb(48.6%, 66.7%, 59.2%)`
HSL	`hsl(155, 21%, 58%)`
HSV / HSB	`hsv(155, 27%, 67%)`
CMYK	`cmyk(27%, 0%, 11%, 33%)`
CIE LAB	`lab(65.96, -19.5, 4.84)`
CIE LCH	`lch(65.96, 20.09, 166.07)`
CIE XYZ	`xyz(28.271, 35.268, 34.59)`
Decimal	`8170135`
Short hex	`None (no 3-digit form)`

Color harmonies

Colors that go with #7CAA97, 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 #7CAA97	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	8.05:1	Pass	Pass	Pass
Sample text	2.61:1	Fail	Fail	Fail

#7CAA97 as text on	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	2.61:1	Fail	Fail	Fail
Sample text	8.05:1	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 #7CAA97 looks to people with the most common types of color vision deficiency.

CSS examples

.background { background-color: #7caa97; }
.text { color: #7caa97; }
.border { border: 2px solid #7caa97; }
.transparent { background-color: rgb(124 170 151 / 50%); }
.gradient { background: linear-gradient(to right, #7caa97, #7ca6aa); }

Background

Text color

Border

Similar colors

Closest common color name: Dark Sea Green.

Questions

What color is #7CAA97?: #7CAA97 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 #7CAA97?: The RGB value is 124, 170, 151: 124 red, 170 green and 151 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.
What is the complementary color of #7CAA97?: The complementary color is #AA7C8F, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.
Is black or white text better on #7CAA97?: Black text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 8.05:1 and white text 2.61:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.