What color is #7FA17A?

#7FA17A is a grayish green, closest to the named color Verdant Haven. It belongs to the green family of colors.

What is the RGB value of #7FA17A?

The RGB value is 127, 161, 122: 127 red, 161 green and 122 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.

What is the complementary color of #7FA17A?

The complementary color is #9C7AA1, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.

Is black or white text better on #7FA17A?

Black text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 7.28:1 and white text 2.88:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.

#7FA17A color

#7FA17A rgb(127, 161, 122)

Shades of green

The hex color #7FA17A is a grayish green.

In the RGB color model it is made of 49.8% red, 63.1% green and 47.8% blue (127, 161, 122).

Its hue angle is 112°, with 17% saturation and 55% lightness. For print, the CMYK equivalent is 21% cyan, 0% magenta, 24% yellow and 37% black.

The closest named color is Verdant Haven (#84A97C), a difference of 2.7 ΔE, a small difference.

Black text is the more readable choice on this background (contrast 7.28:1).

#7FA17A color codes

HEX	`#7FA17A`
RGB	`rgb(127, 161, 122)`
RGB percent	`rgb(49.8%, 63.1%, 47.8%)`
HSL	`hsl(112, 17%, 55%)`
HSV / HSB	`hsv(112, 24%, 63%)`
CMYK	`cmyk(21%, 0%, 24%, 37%)`
CIE LAB	`lab(62.85, -19.47, 16.57)`
CIE LCH	`lch(62.85, 25.57, 139.59)`
CIE XYZ	`xyz(25.009, 31.406, 23.153)`
Decimal	`8364410`
Short hex	`None (no 3-digit form)`

Color harmonies

Colors that go with #7FA17A, 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 #7FA17A	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	7.28:1	Pass	Pass	Pass
Sample text	2.88:1	Fail	Fail	Fail

#7FA17A as text on	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	2.88:1	Fail	Fail	Fail
Sample text	7.28:1	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 #7FA17A looks to people with the most common types of color vision deficiency.

CSS examples

.background { background-color: #7fa17a; }
.text { color: #7fa17a; }
.border { border: 2px solid #7fa17a; }
.transparent { background-color: rgb(127 161 122 / 50%); }
.gradient { background: linear-gradient(to right, #7fa17a, #7aa189); }

Background

Text color

Border

Similar colors

Closest common color name: Sage Green.

Questions

What color is #7FA17A?: #7FA17A is a grayish green, closest to the named color Verdant Haven. It belongs to the green family of colors.
What is the RGB value of #7FA17A?: The RGB value is 127, 161, 122: 127 red, 161 green and 122 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.
What is the complementary color of #7FA17A?: The complementary color is #9C7AA1, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.
Is black or white text better on #7FA17A?: Black text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 7.28:1 and white text 2.88:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.