What color is #7CAE81?

#7CAE81 is a grayish green, closest to the named color Green Goddess. It belongs to the green family of colors.

What is the RGB value of #7CAE81?

The RGB value is 124, 174, 129: 124 red, 174 green and 129 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.

What is the complementary color of #7CAE81?

The complementary color is #AE7CA9, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.

Is black or white text better on #7CAE81?

Black text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 8.23:1 and white text 2.55:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.

#7CAE81 color

#7CAE81 rgb(124, 174, 129)

Shades of green

The hex color #7CAE81 is a grayish green.

In the RGB color model it is made of 48.6% red, 68.2% green and 50.6% blue (124, 174, 129).

Its hue angle is 126°, with 24% saturation and 58% lightness. For print, the CMYK equivalent is 29% cyan, 0% magenta, 26% yellow and 32% black.

The closest named color is Green Goddess (#76AD83), a difference of 1.4 ΔE, which is barely visible.

Black text is the more readable choice on this background (contrast 8.23:1).

#7CAE81 color codes

HEX	`#7CAE81`
RGB	`rgb(124, 174, 129)`
RGB percent	`rgb(48.6%, 68.2%, 50.6%)`
HSL	`hsl(126, 24%, 58%)`
HSV / HSB	`hsv(126, 29%, 68%)`
CMYK	`cmyk(29%, 0%, 26%, 32%)`
CIE LAB	`lab(66.63, -25.82, 17.91)`
CIE LCH	`lch(66.63, 31.42, 145.25)`
CIE XYZ	`xyz(27.409, 36.141, 26.296)`
Decimal	`8171137`
Short hex	`None (no 3-digit form)`

Color harmonies

Colors that go with #7CAE81, 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 #7CAE81	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	8.23:1	Pass	Pass	Pass
Sample text	2.55:1	Fail	Fail	Fail

#7CAE81 as text on	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	2.55:1	Fail	Fail	Fail
Sample text	8.23:1	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 #7CAE81 looks to people with the most common types of color vision deficiency.

CSS examples

.background { background-color: #7cae81; }
.text { color: #7cae81; }
.border { border: 2px solid #7cae81; }
.transparent { background-color: rgb(124 174 129 / 50%); }
.gradient { background: linear-gradient(to right, #7cae81, #7cae9a); }

Background

Text color

Border

Similar colors

Closest common color name: Dark Sea Green.

Questions

What color is #7CAE81?: #7CAE81 is a grayish green, closest to the named color Green Goddess. It belongs to the green family of colors.
What is the RGB value of #7CAE81?: The RGB value is 124, 174, 129: 124 red, 174 green and 129 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.
What is the complementary color of #7CAE81?: The complementary color is #AE7CA9, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.
Is black or white text better on #7CAE81?: Black text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 8.23:1 and white text 2.55:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.