What color is #7CBF79?

#7CBF79 is a desaturated green, closest to the named color Exhilarating Green. It belongs to the green family of colors.

What is the RGB value of #7CBF79?

The RGB value is 124, 191, 121: 124 red, 191 green and 121 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.

What is the complementary color of #7CBF79?

The complementary color is #BC79BF, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.

Is black or white text better on #7CBF79?

Black text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 9.59:1 and white text 2.19:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.

#7CBF79 color

#7CBF79 rgb(124, 191, 121)

Shades of green

The hex color #7CBF79 is a desaturated green.

In the RGB color model it is made of 48.6% red, 74.9% green and 47.5% blue (124, 191, 121).

Its hue angle is 117°, with 35% saturation and 61% lightness. For print, the CMYK equivalent is 35% cyan, 0% magenta, 37% yellow and 25% black.

The closest named color is Exhilarating Green (#81C784), a difference of 2.3 ΔE, a small difference.

Black text is the more readable choice on this background (contrast 9.59:1).

#7CBF79 color codes

HEX	`#7CBF79`
RGB	`rgb(124, 191, 121)`
RGB percent	`rgb(48.6%, 74.9%, 47.5%)`
HSL	`hsl(117, 35%, 61%)`
HSV / HSB	`hsv(117, 37%, 75%)`
CMYK	`cmyk(35%, 0%, 37%, 25%)`
CIE LAB	`lab(71.5, -35.26, 28.78)`
CIE LCH	`lch(71.5, 45.52, 140.78)`
CIE XYZ	`xyz(30.393, 42.926, 24.77)`
Decimal	`8175481`
Short hex	`None (no 3-digit form)`

Color harmonies

Colors that go with #7CBF79, 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 #7CBF79	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	9.59:1	Pass	Pass	Pass
Sample text	2.19:1	Fail	Fail	Fail

#7CBF79 as text on	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	2.19:1	Fail	Fail	Fail
Sample text	9.59:1	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 #7CBF79 looks to people with the most common types of color vision deficiency.

CSS examples

.background { background-color: #7cbf79; }
.text { color: #7cbf79; }
.border { border: 2px solid #7cbf79; }
.transparent { background-color: rgb(124 191 121 / 50%); }
.gradient { background: linear-gradient(to right, #7cbf79, #79bf99); }

Background

Text color

Border

Similar colors

Closest common color name: Pistachio.

Questions

What color is #7CBF79?: #7CBF79 is a desaturated green, closest to the named color Exhilarating Green. It belongs to the green family of colors.
What is the RGB value of #7CBF79?: The RGB value is 124, 191, 121: 124 red, 191 green and 121 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.
What is the complementary color of #7CBF79?: The complementary color is #BC79BF, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.
Is black or white text better on #7CBF79?: Black text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 9.59:1 and white text 2.19:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.