What color is #7CAD6F?

#7CAD6F is a desaturated green, closest to the named color Garden of Eden. It belongs to the green family of colors.

What is the RGB value of #7CAD6F?

The RGB value is 124, 173, 111: 124 red, 173 green and 111 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.

What is the complementary color of #7CAD6F?

The complementary color is #A06FAD, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.

Is black or white text better on #7CAD6F?

Black text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 8.06:1 and white text 2.6:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.

#7CAD6F color

#7CAD6F rgb(124, 173, 111)

Shades of green

The hex color #7CAD6F is a desaturated green.

In the RGB color model it is made of 48.6% red, 67.8% green and 43.5% blue (124, 173, 111).

Its hue angle is 107°, with 27% saturation and 56% lightness. For print, the CMYK equivalent is 28% cyan, 0% magenta, 36% yellow and 32% black.

The closest named color is Garden of Eden (#7FA771), a difference of 2.4 ΔE, a small difference.

Black text is the more readable choice on this background (contrast 8.06:1).

#7CAD6F color codes

HEX	`#7CAD6F`
RGB	`rgb(124, 173, 111)`
RGB percent	`rgb(48.6%, 67.8%, 43.5%)`
HSL	`hsl(107, 27%, 56%)`
HSV / HSB	`hsv(107, 36%, 68%)`
CMYK	`cmyk(28%, 0%, 36%, 32%)`
CIE LAB	`lab(66, -28.34, 26.79)`
CIE LCH	`lch(66, 39, 136.61)`
CIE XYZ	`xyz(26.124, 35.319, 20.477)`
Decimal	`8170863`
Short hex	`None (no 3-digit form)`

Color harmonies

Colors that go with #7CAD6F, 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 #7CAD6F	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	8.06:1	Pass	Pass	Pass
Sample text	2.6:1	Fail	Fail	Fail

#7CAD6F as text on	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	2.6:1	Fail	Fail	Fail
Sample text	8.06:1	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 #7CAD6F looks to people with the most common types of color vision deficiency.

CSS examples

.background { background-color: #7cad6f; }
.text { color: #7cad6f; }
.border { border: 2px solid #7cad6f; }
.transparent { background-color: rgb(124 173 111 / 50%); }
.gradient { background: linear-gradient(to right, #7cad6f, #6fad81); }

Background

Text color

Border

Similar colors

Closest common color name: Matcha.

Questions

What color is #7CAD6F?: #7CAD6F is a desaturated green, closest to the named color Garden of Eden. It belongs to the green family of colors.
What is the RGB value of #7CAD6F?: The RGB value is 124, 173, 111: 124 red, 173 green and 111 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.
What is the complementary color of #7CAD6F?: The complementary color is #A06FAD, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.
Is black or white text better on #7CAD6F?: Black text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 8.06:1 and white text 2.6:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.