What color is #7FA797?

#7FA797 is a grayish spring green, closest to the named color Catnip. It belongs to the green family of colors.

What is the RGB value of #7FA797?

The RGB value is 127, 167, 151: 127 red, 167 green and 151 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.

What is the complementary color of #7FA797?

The complementary color is #A77F8F, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.

Is black or white text better on #7FA797?

Black text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 7.88:1 and white text 2.67:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.

#7FA797 color

#7FA797 rgb(127, 167, 151)

Shades of green

The hex color #7FA797 is a grayish spring green.

In the RGB color model it is made of 49.8% red, 65.5% green and 59.2% blue (127, 167, 151).

Its hue angle is 156°, with 19% saturation and 58% lightness. For print, the CMYK equivalent is 24% cyan, 0% magenta, 10% yellow and 35% black.

The closest named color is Catnip (#80AA95), a difference of 2 ΔE, which is barely visible.

Black text is the more readable choice on this background (contrast 7.88:1).

#7FA797 color codes

HEX	`#7FA797`
RGB	`rgb(127, 167, 151)`
RGB percent	`rgb(49.8%, 65.5%, 59.2%)`
HSL	`hsl(156, 19%, 58%)`
HSV / HSB	`hsv(156, 24%, 65%)`
CMYK	`cmyk(24%, 0%, 10%, 35%)`
CIE LAB	`lab(65.27, -16.97, 3.86)`
CIE LCH	`lch(65.27, 17.41, 167.18)`
CIE XYZ	`xyz(28.155, 34.383, 34.425)`
Decimal	`8365975`
Short hex	`None (no 3-digit form)`

Color harmonies

Colors that go with #7FA797, 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 #7FA797	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	7.88:1	Pass	Pass	Pass
Sample text	2.67:1	Fail	Fail	Fail

#7FA797 as text on	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	2.67:1	Fail	Fail	Fail
Sample text	7.88:1	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 #7FA797 looks to people with the most common types of color vision deficiency.

CSS examples

.background { background-color: #7fa797; }
.text { color: #7fa797; }
.border { border: 2px solid #7fa797; }
.transparent { background-color: rgb(127 167 151 / 50%); }
.gradient { background: linear-gradient(to right, #7fa797, #7fa3a7); }

Background

Text color

Border

Similar colors

Closest common color name: Cadet Blue.

Questions

What color is #7FA797?: #7FA797 is a grayish spring green, closest to the named color Catnip. It belongs to the green family of colors.
What is the RGB value of #7FA797?: The RGB value is 127, 167, 151: 127 red, 167 green and 151 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.
What is the complementary color of #7FA797?: The complementary color is #A77F8F, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.
Is black or white text better on #7FA797?: Black text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 7.88:1 and white text 2.67:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.