What color is #7FA96F?

#7FA96F is a desaturated green, closest to the named color Garden of Eden. It belongs to the green family of colors.

What is the RGB value of #7FA96F?

The RGB value is 127, 169, 111: 127 red, 169 green and 111 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.

What is the complementary color of #7FA96F?

The complementary color is #996FA9, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.

Is black or white text better on #7FA96F?

Black text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 7.81:1 and white text 2.69:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.

#7FA96F color

#7FA96F rgb(127, 169, 111)

Shades of green

The hex color #7FA96F is a desaturated green.

In the RGB color model it is made of 49.8% red, 66.3% green and 43.5% blue (127, 169, 111).

Its hue angle is 103°, with 25% saturation and 55% lightness. For print, the CMYK equivalent is 25% cyan, 0% magenta, 34% yellow and 34% black.

The closest named color is Garden of Eden (#7FA771), a difference of 1 ΔE, which is barely visible.

Black text is the more readable choice on this background (contrast 7.81:1).

#7FA96F color codes

HEX	`#7FA96F`
RGB	`rgb(127, 169, 111)`
RGB percent	`rgb(49.8%, 66.3%, 43.5%)`
HSL	`hsl(103, 25%, 55%)`
HSV / HSB	`hsv(103, 34%, 66%)`
CMYK	`cmyk(25%, 0%, 34%, 34%)`
CIE LAB	`lab(64.99, -25.32, 25.49)`
CIE LCH	`lch(64.99, 35.92, 134.81)`
CIE XYZ	`xyz(25.809, 34.035, 20.245)`
Decimal	`8366447`
Short hex	`None (no 3-digit form)`

Color harmonies

Colors that go with #7FA96F, 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 #7FA96F	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	7.81:1	Pass	Pass	Pass
Sample text	2.69:1	Fail	Fail	Fail

#7FA96F as text on	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	2.69:1	Fail	Fail	Fail
Sample text	7.81:1	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 #7FA96F looks to people with the most common types of color vision deficiency.

CSS examples

.background { background-color: #7fa96f; }
.text { color: #7fa96f; }
.border { border: 2px solid #7fa96f; }
.transparent { background-color: rgb(127 169 111 / 50%); }
.gradient { background: linear-gradient(to right, #7fa96f, #6fa97c); }

Background

Text color

Border

Similar colors

Closest common color name: Matcha.

Questions

What color is #7FA96F?: #7FA96F is a desaturated green, closest to the named color Garden of Eden. It belongs to the green family of colors.
What is the RGB value of #7FA96F?: The RGB value is 127, 169, 111: 127 red, 169 green and 111 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.
What is the complementary color of #7FA96F?: The complementary color is #996FA9, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.
Is black or white text better on #7FA96F?: Black text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 7.81:1 and white text 2.69:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.