What color is #7FA090?

#7FA090 is a grayish spring green, closest to the named color Parisian Patina. It belongs to the green family of colors.

What is the RGB value of #7FA090?

The RGB value is 127, 160, 144: 127 red, 160 green and 144 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.

What is the complementary color of #7FA090?

The complementary color is #A07F8F, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.

Is black or white text better on #7FA090?

Black text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 7.33:1 and white text 2.86:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.

#7FA090 color

#7FA090 rgb(127, 160, 144)

Shades of green

The hex color #7FA090 is a grayish spring green.

In the RGB color model it is made of 49.8% red, 62.7% green and 56.5% blue (127, 160, 144).

Its hue angle is 151°, with 15% saturation and 56% lightness. For print, the CMYK equivalent is 21% cyan, 0% magenta, 10% yellow and 37% black.

The closest named color is Parisian Patina (#7D9B89), a difference of 1.9 ΔE, which is barely visible.

Black text is the more readable choice on this background (contrast 7.33:1).

#7FA090 color codes

HEX	`#7FA090`
RGB	`rgb(127, 160, 144)`
RGB percent	`rgb(49.8%, 62.7%, 56.5%)`
HSL	`hsl(151, 15%, 56%)`
HSV / HSB	`hsv(151, 21%, 63%)`
CMYK	`cmyk(21%, 0%, 10%, 37%)`
CIE LAB	`lab(63.07, -14.75, 4.6)`
CIE LCH	`lch(63.07, 15.45, 162.67)`
CIE XYZ	`xyz(26.356, 31.666, 31.104)`
Decimal	`8364176`
Short hex	`None (no 3-digit form)`

Color harmonies

Colors that go with #7FA090, 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 #7FA090	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	7.33:1	Pass	Pass	Pass
Sample text	2.86:1	Fail	Fail	Fail

#7FA090 as text on	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	2.86:1	Fail	Fail	Fail
Sample text	7.33:1	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 #7FA090 looks to people with the most common types of color vision deficiency.

CSS examples

.background { background-color: #7fa090; }
.text { color: #7fa090; }
.border { border: 2px solid #7fa090; }
.transparent { background-color: rgb(127 160 144 / 50%); }
.gradient { background: linear-gradient(to right, #7fa090, #7fa0a0); }

Background

Text color

Border

Similar colors

Closest common color name: Juniper.

Questions

What color is #7FA090?: #7FA090 is a grayish spring green, closest to the named color Parisian Patina. It belongs to the green family of colors.
What is the RGB value of #7FA090?: The RGB value is 127, 160, 144: 127 red, 160 green and 144 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.
What is the complementary color of #7FA090?: The complementary color is #A07F8F, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.
Is black or white text better on #7FA090?: Black text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 7.33:1 and white text 2.86:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.