What color is #7FA5A0?

#7FA5A0 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 #7FA5A0?

The RGB value is 127, 165, 160: 127 red, 165 green and 160 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.

What is the complementary color of #7FA5A0?

The complementary color is #A57F84, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.

Is black or white text better on #7FA5A0?

Black text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 7.79:1 and white text 2.7:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.

#7FA5A0 color

#7FA5A0 rgb(127, 165, 160)

Shades of teal

The hex color #7FA5A0 is a grayish spring green.

In the RGB color model it is made of 49.8% red, 64.7% green and 62.7% blue (127, 165, 160).

Its hue angle is 172°, with 17% saturation and 57% lightness. For print, the CMYK equivalent is 23% cyan, 0% magenta, 3% yellow and 35% black.

The closest named color is Japanese Bonsai (#829F96), a difference of 3.2 ΔE, a small difference.

Black text is the more readable choice on this background (contrast 7.79:1).

#7FA5A0 color codes

HEX	`#7FA5A0`
RGB	`rgb(127, 165, 160)`
RGB percent	`rgb(49.8%, 64.7%, 62.7%)`
HSL	`hsl(172, 17%, 57%)`
HSV / HSB	`hsv(172, 23%, 65%)`
CMYK	`cmyk(23%, 0%, 3%, 35%)`
CIE LAB	`lab(64.93, -13.98, -1.65)`
CIE LCH	`lch(64.93, 14.07, 186.72)`
CIE XYZ	`xyz(28.551, 33.959, 38.301)`
Decimal	`8365472`
Short hex	`None (no 3-digit form)`

Color harmonies

Colors that go with #7FA5A0, 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 #7FA5A0	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	7.79:1	Pass	Pass	Pass
Sample text	2.7:1	Fail	Fail	Fail

#7FA5A0 as text on	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	2.7:1	Fail	Fail	Fail
Sample text	7.79:1	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 #7FA5A0 looks to people with the most common types of color vision deficiency.

CSS examples

.background { background-color: #7fa5a0; }
.text { color: #7fa5a0; }
.border { border: 2px solid #7fa5a0; }
.transparent { background-color: rgb(127 165 160 / 50%); }
.gradient { background: linear-gradient(to right, #7fa5a0, #7f97a5); }

Background

Text color

Border

Similar colors

Closest common color name: Cadet Blue.

Questions

What color is #7FA5A0?: #7FA5A0 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 #7FA5A0?: The RGB value is 127, 165, 160: 127 red, 165 green and 160 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.
What is the complementary color of #7FA5A0?: The complementary color is #A57F84, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.
Is black or white text better on #7FA5A0?: Black text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 7.79:1 and white text 2.7:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.