What color is #7FA88E?

#7FA88E is a grayish green, closest to the named color Catnip. It belongs to the green family of colors.

What is the RGB value of #7FA88E?

The RGB value is 127, 168, 142: 127 red, 168 green and 142 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.

What is the complementary color of #7FA88E?

The complementary color is #A87F99, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.

Is black or white text better on #7FA88E?

Black text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 7.89:1 and white text 2.66:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.

#7FA88E color

#7FA88E rgb(127, 168, 142)

Shades of green

The hex color #7FA88E is a grayish green.

In the RGB color model it is made of 49.8% red, 65.9% green and 55.7% blue (127, 168, 142).

Its hue angle is 142°, with 19% saturation and 58% lightness. For print, the CMYK equivalent is 24% cyan, 0% magenta, 15% yellow and 34% black.

The closest named color is Catnip (#80AA95), a difference of 1.9 ΔE, which is barely visible.

Black text is the more readable choice on this background (contrast 7.89:1).

#7FA88E color codes

HEX	`#7FA88E`
RGB	`rgb(127, 168, 142)`
RGB percent	`rgb(49.8%, 65.9%, 55.7%)`
HSL	`hsl(142, 19%, 58%)`
HSV / HSB	`hsv(142, 24%, 66%)`
CMYK	`cmyk(24%, 0%, 15%, 34%)`
CIE LAB	`lab(65.33, -19.33, 8.97)`
CIE LCH	`lch(65.33, 21.31, 155.12)`
CIE XYZ	`xyz(27.636, 34.469, 30.783)`
Decimal	`8366222`
Short hex	`None (no 3-digit form)`

Color harmonies

Colors that go with #7FA88E, 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 #7FA88E	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	7.89:1	Pass	Pass	Pass
Sample text	2.66:1	Fail	Fail	Fail

#7FA88E as text on	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	2.66:1	Fail	Fail	Fail
Sample text	7.89:1	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 #7FA88E looks to people with the most common types of color vision deficiency.

CSS examples

.background { background-color: #7fa88e; }
.text { color: #7fa88e; }
.border { border: 2px solid #7fa88e; }
.transparent { background-color: rgb(127 168 142 / 50%); }
.gradient { background: linear-gradient(to right, #7fa88e, #7fa8a3); }

Background

Text color

Border

Similar colors

Closest common color name: Dark Sea Green.

Questions

What color is #7FA88E?: #7FA88E is a grayish green, closest to the named color Catnip. It belongs to the green family of colors.
What is the RGB value of #7FA88E?: The RGB value is 127, 168, 142: 127 red, 168 green and 142 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.
What is the complementary color of #7FA88E?: The complementary color is #A87F99, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.
Is black or white text better on #7FA88E?: Black text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 7.89:1 and white text 2.66:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.