What color is #7FA370?

#7FA370 is a grayish green, closest to the named color Garden of Eden. It belongs to the green family of colors.

What is the RGB value of #7FA370?

The RGB value is 127, 163, 112: 127 red, 163 green and 112 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.

What is the complementary color of #7FA370?

The complementary color is #9470A3, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.

Is black or white text better on #7FA370?

Black text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 7.38:1 and white text 2.85:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.

#7FA370 color

#7FA370 rgb(127, 163, 112)

Shades of green

The hex color #7FA370 is a grayish green.

In the RGB color model it is made of 49.8% red, 63.9% green and 43.9% blue (127, 163, 112).

Its hue angle is 102°, with 22% saturation and 54% lightness. For print, the CMYK equivalent is 22% cyan, 0% magenta, 31% yellow and 36% black.

The closest named color is Garden of Eden (#7FA771), a difference of 1.4 ΔE, which is barely visible.

Black text is the more readable choice on this background (contrast 7.38:1).

#7FA370 color codes

HEX	`#7FA370`
RGB	`rgb(127, 163, 112)`
RGB percent	`rgb(49.8%, 63.9%, 43.9%)`
HSL	`hsl(102, 22%, 54%)`
HSV / HSB	`hsv(102, 31%, 64%)`
CMYK	`cmyk(22%, 0%, 31%, 36%)`
CIE LAB	`lab(63.24, -22.16, 22.6)`
CIE LCH	`lch(63.24, 31.66, 134.44)`
CIE XYZ	`xyz(24.774, 31.876, 20.173)`
Decimal	`8364912`
Short hex	`None (no 3-digit form)`

Color harmonies

Colors that go with #7FA370, 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 #7FA370	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	7.38:1	Pass	Pass	Pass
Sample text	2.85:1	Fail	Fail	Fail

#7FA370 as text on	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	2.85:1	Fail	Fail	Fail
Sample text	7.38:1	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 #7FA370 looks to people with the most common types of color vision deficiency.

CSS examples

.background { background-color: #7fa370; }
.text { color: #7fa370; }
.border { border: 2px solid #7fa370; }
.transparent { background-color: rgb(127 163 112 / 50%); }
.gradient { background: linear-gradient(to right, #7fa370, #70a37b); }

Background

Text color

Border

Similar colors

Closest common color name: Matcha.

Questions

What color is #7FA370?: #7FA370 is a grayish green, closest to the named color Garden of Eden. It belongs to the green family of colors.
What is the RGB value of #7FA370?: The RGB value is 127, 163, 112: 127 red, 163 green and 112 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.
What is the complementary color of #7FA370?: The complementary color is #9470A3, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.
Is black or white text better on #7FA370?: Black text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 7.38:1 and white text 2.85:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.