What color is #7CAF9B?

#7CAF9B is a grayish spring green, closest to the named color Beau Monde. It belongs to the green family of colors.

What is the RGB value of #7CAF9B?

The RGB value is 124, 175, 155: 124 red, 175 green and 155 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.

What is the complementary color of #7CAF9B?

The complementary color is #AF7C90, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.

Is black or white text better on #7CAF9B?

Black text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 8.46:1 and white text 2.48:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.

#7CAF9B color

#7CAF9B rgb(124, 175, 155)

Shades of green

The hex color #7CAF9B is a grayish spring green.

In the RGB color model it is made of 48.6% red, 68.6% green and 60.8% blue (124, 175, 155).

Its hue angle is 156°, with 24% saturation and 59% lightness. For print, the CMYK equivalent is 29% cyan, 0% magenta, 11% yellow and 31% black.

The closest named color is Beau Monde (#7DB39E), a difference of 1.2 ΔE, which is barely visible.

Black text is the more readable choice on this background (contrast 8.46:1).

#7CAF9B color codes

HEX	`#7CAF9B`
RGB	`rgb(124, 175, 155)`
RGB percent	`rgb(48.6%, 68.6%, 60.8%)`
HSL	`hsl(156, 24%, 59%)`
HSV / HSB	`hsv(156, 29%, 69%)`
CMYK	`cmyk(29%, 0%, 11%, 31%)`
CIE LAB	`lab(67.51, -21.21, 4.86)`
CIE LCH	`lch(67.51, 21.76, 167.09)`
CIE XYZ	`xyz(29.557, 37.31, 36.648)`
Decimal	`8171419`
Short hex	`None (no 3-digit form)`

Color harmonies

Colors that go with #7CAF9B, 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 #7CAF9B	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	8.46:1	Pass	Pass	Pass
Sample text	2.48:1	Fail	Fail	Fail

#7CAF9B as text on	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	2.48:1	Fail	Fail	Fail
Sample text	8.46:1	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 #7CAF9B looks to people with the most common types of color vision deficiency.

CSS examples

.background { background-color: #7caf9b; }
.text { color: #7caf9b; }
.border { border: 2px solid #7caf9b; }
.transparent { background-color: rgb(124 175 155 / 50%); }
.gradient { background: linear-gradient(to right, #7caf9b, #7caaaf); }

Background

Text color

Border

Similar colors

Closest common color name: Dark Sea Green.

Questions

What color is #7CAF9B?: #7CAF9B is a grayish spring green, closest to the named color Beau Monde. It belongs to the green family of colors.
What is the RGB value of #7CAF9B?: The RGB value is 124, 175, 155: 124 red, 175 green and 155 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.
What is the complementary color of #7CAF9B?: The complementary color is #AF7C90, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.
Is black or white text better on #7CAF9B?: Black text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 8.46:1 and white text 2.48:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.