What color is #7DAF79?

#7DAF79 is a desaturated green, closest to the named color Verde. It belongs to the green family of colors.

What is the RGB value of #7DAF79?

The RGB value is 125, 175, 121: 125 red, 175 green and 121 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.

What is the complementary color of #7DAF79?

The complementary color is #AB79AF, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.

Is black or white text better on #7DAF79?

Black text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 8.28:1 and white text 2.54:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.

#7DAF79 color

#7DAF79 rgb(125, 175, 121)

Shades of green

The hex color #7DAF79 is a desaturated green.

In the RGB color model it is made of 49% red, 68.6% green and 47.5% blue (125, 175, 121).

Its hue angle is 116°, with 25% saturation and 58% lightness. For print, the CMYK equivalent is 29% cyan, 0% magenta, 31% yellow and 31% black.

The closest named color is Verde (#7FB383), a difference of 2.1 ΔE, a small difference.

Black text is the more readable choice on this background (contrast 8.28:1).

#7DAF79 color codes

HEX	`#7DAF79`
RGB	`rgb(125, 175, 121)`
RGB percent	`rgb(49%, 68.6%, 47.5%)`
HSL	`hsl(116, 25%, 58%)`
HSV / HSB	`hsv(116, 31%, 69%)`
CMYK	`cmyk(29%, 0%, 31%, 31%)`
CIE LAB	`lab(66.82, -27.35, 22.53)`
CIE LCH	`lch(66.82, 35.44, 140.52)`
CIE XYZ	`xyz(27.238, 36.399, 23.676)`
Decimal	`8236921`
Short hex	`None (no 3-digit form)`

Color harmonies

Colors that go with #7DAF79, 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 #7DAF79	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	8.28:1	Pass	Pass	Pass
Sample text	2.54:1	Fail	Fail	Fail

#7DAF79 as text on	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	2.54:1	Fail	Fail	Fail
Sample text	8.28:1	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 #7DAF79 looks to people with the most common types of color vision deficiency.

CSS examples

.background { background-color: #7daf79; }
.text { color: #7daf79; }
.border { border: 2px solid #7daf79; }
.transparent { background-color: rgb(125 175 121 / 50%); }
.gradient { background: linear-gradient(to right, #7daf79, #79af90); }

Background

Text color

Border

Similar colors

Closest common color name: Dark Sea Green.

Questions

What color is #7DAF79?: #7DAF79 is a desaturated green, closest to the named color Verde. It belongs to the green family of colors.
What is the RGB value of #7DAF79?: The RGB value is 125, 175, 121: 125 red, 175 green and 121 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.
What is the complementary color of #7DAF79?: The complementary color is #AB79AF, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.
Is black or white text better on #7DAF79?: Black text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 8.28:1 and white text 2.54:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.