What color is #7CB977?

#7CB977 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 #7CB977?

The RGB value is 124, 185, 119: 124 red, 185 green and 119 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.

What is the complementary color of #7CB977?

The complementary color is #B477B9, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.

Is black or white text better on #7CB977?

Black text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 9.06:1 and white text 2.32:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.

#7CB977 color

#7CB977 rgb(124, 185, 119)

Shades of green

The hex color #7CB977 is a desaturated green.

In the RGB color model it is made of 48.6% red, 72.5% green and 46.7% blue (124, 185, 119).

Its hue angle is 115°, with 32% saturation and 60% lightness. For print, the CMYK equivalent is 33% cyan, 0% magenta, 36% yellow and 27% black.

The closest named color is Soon to Be Hay (#7BB369), a difference of 2.7 ΔE, a small difference.

Black text is the more readable choice on this background (contrast 9.06:1).

#7CB977 color codes

HEX	`#7CB977`
RGB	`rgb(124, 185, 119)`
RGB percent	`rgb(48.6%, 72.5%, 46.7%)`
HSL	`hsl(115, 32%, 60%)`
HSV / HSB	`hsv(115, 36%, 73%)`
CMYK	`cmyk(33%, 0%, 36%, 27%)`
CIE LAB	`lab(69.69, -32.8, 27.43)`
CIE LCH	`lch(69.69, 42.76, 140.09)`
CIE XYZ	`xyz(28.99, 40.314, 23.703)`
Decimal	`8173943`
Short hex	`None (no 3-digit form)`

Color harmonies

Colors that go with #7CB977, 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 #7CB977	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	9.06:1	Pass	Pass	Pass
Sample text	2.32:1	Fail	Fail	Fail

#7CB977 as text on	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	2.32:1	Fail	Fail	Fail
Sample text	9.06:1	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 #7CB977 looks to people with the most common types of color vision deficiency.

CSS examples

.background { background-color: #7cb977; }
.text { color: #7cb977; }
.border { border: 2px solid #7cb977; }
.transparent { background-color: rgb(124 185 119 / 50%); }
.gradient { background: linear-gradient(to right, #7cb977, #77b993); }

Background

Text color

Border

Similar colors

Closest common color name: Dark Sea Green.

Questions

What color is #7CB977?: #7CB977 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 #7CB977?: The RGB value is 124, 185, 119: 124 red, 185 green and 119 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.
What is the complementary color of #7CB977?: The complementary color is #B477B9, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.
Is black or white text better on #7CB977?: Black text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 9.06:1 and white text 2.32:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.