What color is #7FA08D?

#7FA08D is a grayish green, closest to the named color Parisian Patina. It belongs to the green family of colors.

What is the RGB value of #7FA08D?

The RGB value is 127, 160, 141: 127 red, 160 green and 141 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.

What is the complementary color of #7FA08D?

The complementary color is #A07F92, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.

Is black or white text better on #7FA08D?

Black text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 7.32:1 and white text 2.87:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.

#7FA08D color

#7FA08D rgb(127, 160, 141)

Shades of green

The hex color #7FA08D is a grayish green.

In the RGB color model it is made of 49.8% red, 62.7% green and 55.3% blue (127, 160, 141).

Its hue angle is 145°, with 15% saturation and 56% lightness. For print, the CMYK equivalent is 21% cyan, 0% magenta, 12% yellow and 37% black.

The closest named color is Parisian Patina (#7D9B89), a difference of 1.7 ΔE, which is barely visible.

Black text is the more readable choice on this background (contrast 7.32:1).

#7FA08D color codes

HEX	`#7FA08D`
RGB	`rgb(127, 160, 141)`
RGB percent	`rgb(49.8%, 62.7%, 55.3%)`
HSL	`hsl(145, 15%, 56%)`
HSV / HSB	`hsv(145, 21%, 63%)`
CMYK	`cmyk(21%, 0%, 12%, 37%)`
CIE LAB	`lab(62.99, -15.36, 6.18)`
CIE LCH	`lch(62.99, 16.56, 158.1)`
CIE XYZ	`xyz(26.13, 31.576, 29.912)`
Decimal	`8364173`
Short hex	`None (no 3-digit form)`

Color harmonies

Colors that go with #7FA08D, 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 #7FA08D	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	7.32:1	Pass	Pass	Pass
Sample text	2.87:1	Fail	Fail	Fail

#7FA08D as text on	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	2.87:1	Fail	Fail	Fail
Sample text	7.32:1	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 #7FA08D looks to people with the most common types of color vision deficiency.

CSS examples

.background { background-color: #7fa08d; }
.text { color: #7fa08d; }
.border { border: 2px solid #7fa08d; }
.transparent { background-color: rgb(127 160 141 / 50%); }
.gradient { background: linear-gradient(to right, #7fa08d, #7fa09e); }

Background

Text color

Border

Similar colors

Closest common color name: Sage Green.

Questions

What color is #7FA08D?: #7FA08D is a grayish green, closest to the named color Parisian Patina. It belongs to the green family of colors.
What is the RGB value of #7FA08D?: The RGB value is 127, 160, 141: 127 red, 160 green and 141 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.
What is the complementary color of #7FA08D?: The complementary color is #A07F92, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.
Is black or white text better on #7FA08D?: Black text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 7.32:1 and white text 2.87:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.