What color is #7CAC9F?

#7CAC9F 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 #7CAC9F?

The RGB value is 124, 172, 159: 124 red, 172 green and 159 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.

What is the complementary color of #7CAC9F?

The complementary color is #AC7C89, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.

Is black or white text better on #7CAC9F?

Black text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 8.26:1 and white text 2.54:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.

#7CAC9F color

#7CAC9F rgb(124, 172, 159)

Shades of green

The hex color #7CAC9F is a grayish spring green.

In the RGB color model it is made of 48.6% red, 67.5% green and 62.4% blue (124, 172, 159).

Its hue angle is 164°, with 22% saturation and 58% lightness. For print, the CMYK equivalent is 28% cyan, 0% magenta, 8% yellow and 33% black.

The closest named color is Catnip (#80AA95), a difference of 3.4 ΔE, a small difference.

Black text is the more readable choice on this background (contrast 8.26:1).

#7CAC9F color codes

HEX	`#7CAC9F`
RGB	`rgb(124, 172, 159)`
RGB percent	`rgb(48.6%, 67.5%, 62.4%)`
HSL	`hsl(164, 22%, 58%)`
HSV / HSB	`hsv(164, 28%, 67%)`
CMYK	`cmyk(28%, 0%, 8%, 33%)`
CIE LAB	`lab(66.74, -18.81, 1.53)`
CIE LCH	`lch(66.74, 18.87, 175.33)`
CIE XYZ	`xyz(29.321, 36.292, 38.254)`
Decimal	`8170655`
Short hex	`None (no 3-digit form)`

Color harmonies

Colors that go with #7CAC9F, 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 #7CAC9F	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	8.26:1	Pass	Pass	Pass
Sample text	2.54:1	Fail	Fail	Fail

#7CAC9F as text on	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	2.54:1	Fail	Fail	Fail
Sample text	8.26:1	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 #7CAC9F looks to people with the most common types of color vision deficiency.

CSS examples

.background { background-color: #7cac9f; }
.text { color: #7cac9f; }
.border { border: 2px solid #7cac9f; }
.transparent { background-color: rgb(124 172 159 / 50%); }
.gradient { background: linear-gradient(to right, #7cac9f, #7ca1ac); }

Background

Text color

Border

Similar colors

Closest common color name: Cadet Blue.

Questions

What color is #7CAC9F?: #7CAC9F 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 #7CAC9F?: The RGB value is 124, 172, 159: 124 red, 172 green and 159 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.
What is the complementary color of #7CAC9F?: The complementary color is #AC7C89, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.
Is black or white text better on #7CAC9F?: Black text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 8.26:1 and white text 2.54:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.