What color is #7CAB63?

#7CAB63 is a desaturated green, closest to the named color Ferntastic. It belongs to the green family of colors.

What is the RGB value of #7CAB63?

The RGB value is 124, 171, 99: 124 red, 171 green and 99 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.

What is the complementary color of #7CAB63?

The complementary color is #9263AB, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.

Is black or white text better on #7CAB63?

Black text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 7.86:1 and white text 2.67:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.

#7CAB63 color

#7CAB63 rgb(124, 171, 99)

Shades of green

The hex color #7CAB63 is a desaturated green.

In the RGB color model it is made of 48.6% red, 67.1% green and 38.8% blue (124, 171, 99).

Its hue angle is 99°, with 30% saturation and 53% lightness. For print, the CMYK equivalent is 27% cyan, 0% magenta, 42% yellow and 33% black.

The closest named color is Ferntastic (#71AB62), a difference of 1.9 ΔE, which is barely visible.

Black text is the more readable choice on this background (contrast 7.86:1).

#7CAB63 color codes

HEX	`#7CAB63`
RGB	`rgb(124, 171, 99)`
RGB percent	`rgb(48.6%, 67.1%, 38.8%)`
HSL	`hsl(99, 30%, 53%)`
HSV / HSB	`hsv(99, 42%, 67%)`
CMYK	`cmyk(27%, 0%, 42%, 33%)`
CIE LAB	`lab(65.21, -29.14, 32.11)`
CIE LCH	`lch(65.21, 43.36, 132.22)`
CIE XYZ	`xyz(25.127, 34.311, 17.101)`
Decimal	`8170339`
Short hex	`None (no 3-digit form)`

Color harmonies

Colors that go with #7CAB63, 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 #7CAB63	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	7.86:1	Pass	Pass	Pass
Sample text	2.67:1	Fail	Fail	Fail

#7CAB63 as text on	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	2.67:1	Fail	Fail	Fail
Sample text	7.86:1	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 #7CAB63 looks to people with the most common types of color vision deficiency.

CSS examples

.background { background-color: #7cab63; }
.text { color: #7cab63; }
.border { border: 2px solid #7cab63; }
.transparent { background-color: rgb(124 171 99 / 50%); }
.gradient { background: linear-gradient(to right, #7cab63, #63ab6e); }

Background

Text color

Border

Similar colors

Closest common color name: Matcha.

Questions

What color is #7CAB63?: #7CAB63 is a desaturated green, closest to the named color Ferntastic. It belongs to the green family of colors.
What is the RGB value of #7CAB63?: The RGB value is 124, 171, 99: 124 red, 171 green and 99 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.
What is the complementary color of #7CAB63?: The complementary color is #9263AB, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.
Is black or white text better on #7CAB63?: Black text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 7.86:1 and white text 2.67:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.