What color is #7CAB16?

#7CAB16 is a dark, moderate yellow-green, closest to the named color Green Envy. It belongs to the green family of colors.

What is the RGB value of #7CAB16?

The RGB value is 124, 171, 22: 124 red, 171 green and 22 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.

What is the complementary color of #7CAB16?

The complementary color is #4516AB, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.

Is black or white text better on #7CAB16?

Black text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 7.69:1 and white text 2.73:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.

#7CAB16 color

#7CAB16 rgb(124, 171, 22)

Shades of green

The hex color #7CAB16 is a dark, moderate yellow-green.

In the RGB color model it is made of 48.6% red, 67.1% green and 8.6% blue (124, 171, 22).

Its hue angle is 79°, with 77% saturation and 38% lightness. For print, the CMYK equivalent is 27% cyan, 0% magenta, 87% yellow and 33% black.

The closest named color is Green Envy (#77AA00), a difference of 1 ΔE, which is barely visible.

Black text is the more readable choice on this background (contrast 7.69:1).

#7CAB16 color codes

HEX	`#7CAB16`
RGB	`rgb(124, 171, 22)`
RGB percent	`rgb(48.6%, 67.1%, 8.6%)`
HSL	`hsl(79, 77%, 38%)`
HSV / HSB	`hsv(79, 87%, 67%)`
CMYK	`cmyk(27%, 0%, 87%, 33%)`
CIE LAB	`lab(64.54, -35.48, 62.73)`
CIE LCH	`lch(64.54, 72.07, 119.49)`
CIE XYZ	`xyz(23.02, 33.468, 6.006)`
Decimal	`8170262`
Short hex	`None (no 3-digit form)`

Color harmonies

Colors that go with #7CAB16, 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 #7CAB16	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	7.69:1	Pass	Pass	Pass
Sample text	2.73:1	Fail	Fail	Fail

#7CAB16 as text on	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	2.73:1	Fail	Fail	Fail
Sample text	7.69:1	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 #7CAB16 looks to people with the most common types of color vision deficiency.

CSS examples

.background { background-color: #7cab16; }
.text { color: #7cab16; }
.border { border: 2px solid #7cab16; }
.transparent { background-color: rgb(124 171 22 / 50%); }
.gradient { background: linear-gradient(to right, #7cab16, #31ab16); }

Background

Text color

Border

Similar colors

Closest common color name: Kelly Green.

Questions

What color is #7CAB16?: #7CAB16 is a dark, moderate yellow-green, closest to the named color Green Envy. It belongs to the green family of colors.
What is the RGB value of #7CAB16?: The RGB value is 124, 171, 22: 124 red, 171 green and 22 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.
What is the complementary color of #7CAB16?: The complementary color is #4516AB, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.
Is black or white text better on #7CAB16?: Black text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 7.69:1 and white text 2.73:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.