What color is #7CB56F?

#7CB56F is a desaturated green, closest to the named color Soon to Be Hay. It belongs to the green family of colors.

What is the RGB value of #7CB56F?

The RGB value is 124, 181, 111: 124 red, 181 green and 111 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.

What is the complementary color of #7CB56F?

The complementary color is #A86FB5, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.

Is black or white text better on #7CB56F?

Black text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 8.7:1 and white text 2.41:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.

#7CB56F color

#7CB56F rgb(124, 181, 111)

Shades of green

The hex color #7CB56F is a desaturated green.

In the RGB color model it is made of 48.6% red, 71% green and 43.5% blue (124, 181, 111).

Its hue angle is 109°, with 32% saturation and 57% lightness. For print, the CMYK equivalent is 31% cyan, 0% magenta, 39% yellow and 29% black.

The closest named color is Soon to Be Hay (#7BB369), a difference of 1.1 ΔE, which is barely visible.

Black text is the more readable choice on this background (contrast 8.7:1).

#7CB56F color codes

HEX	`#7CB56F`
RGB	`rgb(124, 181, 111)`
RGB percent	`rgb(48.6%, 71%, 43.5%)`
HSL	`hsl(109, 32%, 57%)`
HSV / HSB	`hsv(109, 39%, 71%)`
CMYK	`cmyk(31%, 0%, 39%, 29%)`
CIE LAB	`lab(68.37, -32.16, 29.91)`
CIE LCH	`lch(68.37, 43.92, 137.07)`
CIE XYZ	`xyz(27.704, 38.479, 21.003)`
Decimal	`8172911`
Short hex	`None (no 3-digit form)`

Color harmonies

Colors that go with #7CB56F, 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 #7CB56F	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	8.7:1	Pass	Pass	Pass
Sample text	2.41:1	Fail	Fail	Fail

#7CB56F as text on	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	2.41:1	Fail	Fail	Fail
Sample text	8.7:1	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 #7CB56F looks to people with the most common types of color vision deficiency.

CSS examples

.background { background-color: #7cb56f; }
.text { color: #7cb56f; }
.border { border: 2px solid #7cb56f; }
.transparent { background-color: rgb(124 181 111 / 50%); }
.gradient { background: linear-gradient(to right, #7cb56f, #6fb585); }

Background

Text color

Border

Similar colors

Closest common color name: Pistachio.

Questions

What color is #7CB56F?: #7CB56F is a desaturated green, closest to the named color Soon to Be Hay. It belongs to the green family of colors.
What is the RGB value of #7CB56F?: The RGB value is 124, 181, 111: 124 red, 181 green and 111 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.
What is the complementary color of #7CB56F?: The complementary color is #A86FB5, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.
Is black or white text better on #7CB56F?: Black text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 8.7:1 and white text 2.41:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.