What color is #7FA39C?

#7FA39C is a grayish spring green, closest to the named color Japanese Bonsai. It belongs to the teal family of colors.

What is the RGB value of #7FA39C?

The RGB value is 127, 163, 156: 127 red, 163 green and 156 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.

What is the complementary color of #7FA39C?

The complementary color is #A37F86, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.

Is black or white text better on #7FA39C?

Black text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 7.62:1 and white text 2.76:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.

#7FA39C color

#7FA39C rgb(127, 163, 156)

Shades of teal

The hex color #7FA39C is a grayish spring green.

In the RGB color model it is made of 49.8% red, 63.9% green and 61.2% blue (127, 163, 156).

Its hue angle is 168°, with 16% saturation and 57% lightness. For print, the CMYK equivalent is 22% cyan, 0% magenta, 4% yellow and 36% black.

The closest named color is Japanese Bonsai (#829F96), a difference of 2.2 ΔE, a small difference.

Black text is the more readable choice on this background (contrast 7.62:1).

#7FA39C color codes

HEX	`#7FA39C`
RGB	`rgb(127, 163, 156)`
RGB percent	`rgb(49.8%, 63.9%, 61.2%)`
HSL	`hsl(168, 16%, 57%)`
HSV / HSB	`hsv(168, 22%, 64%)`
CMYK	`cmyk(22%, 0%, 4%, 36%)`
CIE LAB	`lab(64.25, -13.8, -0.41)`
CIE LCH	`lch(64.25, 13.8, 181.71)`
CIE XYZ	`xyz(27.849, 33.106, 36.369)`
Decimal	`8364956`
Short hex	`None (no 3-digit form)`

Color harmonies

Colors that go with #7FA39C, 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 #7FA39C	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	7.62:1	Pass	Pass	Pass
Sample text	2.76:1	Fail	Fail	Fail

#7FA39C as text on	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	2.76:1	Fail	Fail	Fail
Sample text	7.62:1	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 #7FA39C looks to people with the most common types of color vision deficiency.

CSS examples

.background { background-color: #7fa39c; }
.text { color: #7fa39c; }
.border { border: 2px solid #7fa39c; }
.transparent { background-color: rgb(127 163 156 / 50%); }
.gradient { background: linear-gradient(to right, #7fa39c, #7f98a3); }

Background

Text color

Border

Similar colors

Closest common color name: Juniper.

Questions

What color is #7FA39C?: #7FA39C is a grayish spring green, closest to the named color Japanese Bonsai. It belongs to the teal family of colors.
What is the RGB value of #7FA39C?: The RGB value is 127, 163, 156: 127 red, 163 green and 156 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.
What is the complementary color of #7FA39C?: The complementary color is #A37F86, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.
Is black or white text better on #7FA39C?: Black text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 7.62:1 and white text 2.76:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.